When your teenager sees the power of prayer
Backstory: Zachary is doing high school through Liberty University Online Academy. To say it’s an adjustment is an understatement. High school math online is crazy hard. He’s been struggling through it, several weeks behind, secured a tutor for one week to get unstuck. And then I basically gave him permission to fail the test and […]
Giving the Holy Spirit space to work in my child’s life
I took a walk and prayed, “God, fill me with your Spirit. I’m losing strength. Use me as an instrument of your grace in my children’s lives.” I love that phrase Paul Tripp uses, instrument of grace. Parenting is refining. Homeschool is next level refining. Nothing I’ve ever done has exposed my need for Jesus […]
Grow in Discernment, Maturity, & Faith
Grow in Discernment You may find yourself needing more encouragement this week. I pray these mini-devotions will help you cast your gaze upon the Lord. He is good. “You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” 1 Thes 5:5 Therefore, […]
When you are battered by the waves and the wind is against you
What are you facing today that feels impossible? Is something scary, overwhelming, sad, or unfair? Are you in your boat with the wind against you battered by the waves? If so, I have some encouragement for you. In Mark 6:45-52 the disciples were in a boat in the middle of the sea. “He saw them […]
What we need in a darkening world
The world feels darker by the day as chaos and confusion increase. We are desperate for light. The world moans for hope. What can we expect in the coming days, weeks, months, and years?
According to the Bible, we can expect the days to become darker. At the same time, the light within us will not dim when we are illuminated by God. The darker the world, the brighter our lights shine.
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Those Were the Days – But So Are These
Fingers splayed wide, he placed both palms on the microwave door, which he used as a wall for his standing push-ups “Jacob, please! The handprints!” The moment the words escaped my lips, I saw this now 17-year-old as the little, sticky-fingered toddler setting his marks on any shiny surface he could find. Those handprints I’d […]
