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I sat across the cafe table and I asked a good friend, “Is it worth the battle? The battle to do family devotions and encourage my kids to connect with God’s Word. Sometimes there’s not enough time, and other times they are in a bad mood. I feel like I’m paddling upstream.” She shared that …
In your faith journey, you’ve probably heard over and over again the importance of having a quiet time and doing family devotions with your kids. One day I wondered if the term “devotional” is even in the Bible. Does the Bible ask us to have family devotions? Are Family Devotions Even Biblical? Well, the term …
We are all looking for happiness. If you look up the word happy or joy you’ll come up with millions of articles with tips and tricks to find joy. I was pregnant with my 2nd child. The thing about my pregnancies that I often forgot is how sick I got during the 9 month pregnancy. …
Once upon a time, I decided that we were going to “go easy” on all of our routines and rhythms. I thought that maybe if I did things a little more “carefree” they would just fall into place all on their own. After all, we’d been doing these rhythms and routines for years. The result …
In my parenting classes, one of the things that I often teach parents is the difference between “acceptance” and “approval”. Parents sometimes equate acceptance with approval as they come across differences or unwanted behavior in their children. As I was reading Psalms 1 this morning. I was reminded of how important it is to process …
