As followers of Jesus and parents, we want to create habits of faith that are contagious. This is what I contiously saw in my home and has forever changed me. It was night time and I opened the door to her room thinking she was watching tv because I heard chattering. But what I saw was far from late-night entertainment. She was kneeled down at the foot of her bed with her hands clasped and her voice pleading to God on behalf of the world, her family, the sick, the starving, her children. I saw … [Read more...]
Praying Through the Names of Jesus this Christmas
This past Sunday marked the beginning of Advent. You may have found that the word "advent" has become quite trendy as more and more "advent" calendars pop up all over the place used to countdown the days til Christmas. It's derived from the latin word "adventus" which means "coming"--someone wonderful is coming! It is a time of expectation, wonder, hope! As believers of the Gospel, we know our Savior has already come and rescued us from darkness but He will come again and take us to our … [Read more...]
God Will Meets Us Where We Are At Not Where We Pretend to Be
Faking fine is something we get caught up in but God want's to meet us where we are not where we pretend to be. My son was riding his bike one evening while we stood outside and watched him. The audience made him want to show off. He came around the corner at a super fast speed and next thing we know he flew off and hit the ground shoulder first. He screamed uncontrollably so my husband ran to him and tried comforting him. He immediately noticed the deep open wound on his shoulder. Blood … [Read more...]