We landed on Friday, Bible Challenge Readers! I hope you’ll find a minute to check in and know that I am praying for you today. Yesterday I received an email from a dear one whose heart is hurting so. Her struggles are common to many of us. Her pain is…
When I wrote Scheduling Time with God Midst the Busyness of Life, the topic didn’t seem very new, but God was speaking to my own heart about spending time with Him in my current stage of life. Usually when the Holy Spirit is whispering to me about something, then I…
Update: 11/2/12 9:00 pm: Through the wonderful outreach of Samaritan’s Purse (along with a few tweets, facebook messages, and phone calls), the Begs are sleeping warmly in their own home tonight!! GO God!!! AND through one of the incredible blog readers of this blog, by tomorrow 30 gallons of gas…
You know we are about to start the Unglued study here in Columbus tonight, right? My sweet friend, Mindy, tweets this week: “Bathroom stalls make great prayer closets.” -Lysa Terkeurst Well, it’s true. All the mamas know it. We can Amen! it. So just a little tip for ya today:
I have a confession to make.  As much as I love reading books, I rarely buy books. As a blogger, my reviews are greatly appreciated and most of the books I read, I get for free. (Yes, I’m frugal- mom to 7, remember? 🙂 ) I first heard of the…
About six years ago, the first time I began to pray for my awesome husband every day was  when I read Stormie Omartian’s book, The Power of a Praying Wife.  The “Power of a Praying” book series transformed my prayer life in many ways, but the most specific change I…
My sweet baby girl, Tessa, is developing quite the opinion at her ripe age of 15 months. Â I love watching her learn. Her little eyes wide open to her world, taking it all in. Each night my husband and I say prayers with our children individually. Â Yes, it takes a…
When January rolls around, instead of saving or pitching the Christmas cards we received, our family keeps them in a basket and pulls one out each night at dinner. Â We pray for the people who sent the card and it’s a great way to remind ourselves to pray for others!…
I can’t believe it. This week we celebrated Tarah’s birthday and already, she’s two. Her birth story is such a blessing to tell and here’s why: In 2007, Matt and I discovered that I was pregnant and we were thrilled to anticipate the sixth addition to our merged, growing family….
Toddler T has a winning way. I was watching the reactions of people the other day as they watched her; they couldn’t help but smile at her. Joyfully treading through the store, somewhat alongside Mommy, her pigtails bouncing. A gray and white leopard dress with its red trim seemed to…
Psalm 136:3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. Psalm 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. I Chronicles 16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his…
Each night when the Woj tribe gets tucked into bed, we say prayers. Matt and I pray individually for and with each child. Even on the rare occasions when either of us are away, our children want their prayers, even if it’s over the phone. Interestingly enough, Tristina, our 7…
