Prayer is powerful so what keeps us from praying? How can we develop lives of prayer? One of my kids is always "hungry." So much so that it's a running joke between me and one of my best mom friends. If she sees me talking to that particular child, she walks up to me and says, "But, Mom, I'm hungry." Because she knows, as well as I do, that if this kid is making ...
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3 FREE Christmas Printables for You!
Take time to prepare your heart and your home for Christmas with these 3 FREE Christmas Printables! I hope this Wednesday finds you well. It finds me busy. Very busy. That's why this post won't have many words, but I hope the few you'll find will encourage you today. It is Encouraging Word Wednesday, after all. As I sit here trying to get everything done today, ...
4 Ways to Keep Christmas Focused on Christ
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and we're all busy to prove it! How can we keep Christmas focused on Christ this year? Over the past few weeks, there has been a recurring thought in my mind; a couple of words keep being whispered in my heart and head. "Make room." The gentle nudge to clear out the old to make room for the new is becoming ...
Why is Thanksgiving So Important?
It's the week before Thanksgiving, and I'm busy getting ready for the kids' school luncheon, planning what I'll bake and looking for Egg Bowl tickets because that's all my teenager wanted to do for her birthday. I now have a teenager. Did I mention that? Time flies when you're having fun. Or having babies. Or both, I guess. Anyway, as I look toward the day we here in the U.S. set aside ...