Homemade Prayer Cards: Gifts that Keep on Giving
After surgery, homemade prayer cards from my teen daughters were truly a blessing.
Parenting
Changing perspectives with opposite thinking… even with teens.
Perhaps you know a person who can out-argue any potentially successful advice. Kaia could teach a class on how to shoot down suggestions of any plausibility level. I often want to roll my eyes and say “Ok, whatever, you’ve got it all figured out. Let me know how it goes next time.” This time, before I spoke, I paused and prayed for guidance, and God heard.
Same Family, New Traditions: Preparing to Wait for Jesus
My mom died fifteen years ago, and it’s still tough to think about “doing the holidays” without her. But through God’s grace and our love for Jesus, we’ve created new ways to celebrate the baby who changed the world.
In case of emergency… create a spiritual toolkit
We have insurance policies, health insurance, spare tires, first aid kits, and AAA. What preparation do we have for when we have a spiritual emergency?
We made church in the wilderness (a Hurricane Matthew story).
Sixteen of us from four congregations joined at the top of a mountain to share communion and pray together.
We drove the wrong way on the highway (a Hurricane Matthew story).
We were lucky to have 36 hours to prepare before we evacuated. In Baton Rouge this August, people had 5 minutes.
I prayed and remembered Scripture (a Hurricane Matthew story).
I asked God to hear my prayer: “I know it’s just stuff, God, but it’s ours.”
Faith at Home Book Author Interview & Giveaway
An interview with Wendy Claire Barrie about the purpose behind her new book Faith at Home: A Handbook for Cautiously Christian Parents.
Math, Sin, and Faith Formation in the Car
Responding to kids’ faith questions when they come – including in the car on the way to ballet – helps them understand that faith matters every day of the week.
E Pluribus Unum – A United, Broken Family
Maybe faith is just this: to accept that we are loved, even in the brokenness.