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Less Stress and More Peace: A Secret to Help You!
We have a special gift for you. Every Friday in December, 12-year-old Bekah and I will be sharing a devotion with you. These Friday posts are adapted from our mother-daughter devotional book, Girl to Girl. We wrote the book with a vision for moms and daughters to read each devotion together, but we invite you to join us even if you aren’t a mother or daughter! We hope to help you have less stress and more peace with today’s post! Let’s get to it! How to Have Less Stress and More Peace And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord…
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Exciting News: We’re Launching a Tween and Teen Girl Devotional Blog!
I’m excited to share some fun news today! Bekah (our 12-year-old daughter) and I are launching a tween and teen girl devotional blog together! If you’ve been hanging around lately, you know we just released a book called Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith. The blog is written in a similar format to the book and is a way to reach more women of all ages. We are so excited to share our hearts with moms and daughters around the globe. We hope to help mothers and their girls connect with each other and go deeper in faith together. The Backstory In 2020,…
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Scriptures to Speak Over Your Child: 8 Powerful Verses
Not long ago, one of our children was struggling with a challenging school year. As I aimed to help him navigate the difficult transition, I felt led to begin speaking biblical declarations over his life. Today, we’ll look at 8 powerful Scriptures to speak over your child as declarations. These declarations changed the trajectory of our child’s school year. I pray that they will bless your child as well. 8 Scriptures to Speak Over Your Child Speaking God’s Word as declarations over our children can lead forces in the heavenly realm to move. I encourage you to do more than simply read these verses; instead, speak these Scriptures out loud…
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7 Gifts for Christian Moms This Christmas
Last week, I took the kids shopping with hopes to find the perfect gifts for their grandparents. We spent at least ten minutes perusing the women’s clothing department and giggling as we imagined Grandma wearing the silly Christmas sweaters and tie-dyed smocks hanging on the racks. “Can you imagine Grandma wearing this?” twelve-year-old Bekah kept giggling. We didn’t do much better in the kitchen department or even the decoration aisle. If you’re like us, it can be tough to find the perfect gifts for Christian moms and grandmas! These dear women are content to use the same bakeware they’ve been using for 40 years, and they prefer to pick out…
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The Role of a Christian Mother: 4 Ways to Love Well
Not long ago, I decided I was done yelling at my kids. Ten minutes after I decided to give up yelling, someone dumped a whole box of cereal on the kitchen floor in an attempt to pick out the marshmallows. If you can relate—if you want to learn how to step into the role of a Christian mother who extends love and grace—you’re in the right place. Most of us want to parent with love and gentleness, but it’s so much easier said than done. Ask me how I know. I’ll never forget the day my sweet daughter offered me a powerful example of what to do when I feel…
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A Sneak Peek into Our New Mother-Daughter Tween and Teen Devotional Book
Calling all moms and daughters! Today’s post will be a bit different! Bekah and I are just dropping by to share an excerpt from the mother-daughter tween and teen devotional we wrote together this year! In case you missed our announcement last week, it’s called Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith. The book is designed for mothers and daughters to read the devotions out loud together (or aunts and nieces, grandmas and granddaughters, or mentors and younger women), and we’re excited to share one of our devotions here with you today. The book will go on sale in mid-November, but we want to…
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Girl to Girl: A Life-Changing Mother-Daughter Devotional Book
We have huge news to share with you today! This might be the biggest news I’ve shared throughout my past six years of blogging! Drumroll, please! Eleven-year-old Bekah and I wrote a mother-daughter devotional book together! Last winter, Bekah saw a mother-daughter devotional written by an older mother-daughter pair sitting on our kitchen table. “We should write a mother-daughter devotional!” she declared. “That sounds great, babe. Brainstorm some ideas, and we’ll get started,” I suggested. I hate to admit that I never thought I’d hear another word about the big idea. Our New Mother-Daughter Devotional Book Well, 259 pages later, we are thrilled to tell you that our new book…
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How to Exude the Joy of the Lord When You’re Frustrated by Interruptions
First light pours through the curtain slow and thick, like buttermilk. Lost in the glory of dawn’s hazy glow, I read a few Psalms as I soak in God’s love. My mornings by the window fill me with the joy of the Lord and restore my soul like nothing else. A few days ago, I’d been sitting by the window for less than ten minutes when a bleary-eyed little boy shuffled up beside me dragging a chair. After pushing his chair next to mine, he sat down and snuggled against me. The scene would have been cute if the little guy had remained quiet as he sat at my side. …
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God’s Grace Is Sufficient in Every Season
Do you need the reminder that God’s grace is sufficient for whatever you are facing today? Let’s learn how to lean into his grace and trust that he is working in our lives. God’s Grace Is Sufficient Not long ago, I wrote myself a letter. I desperately needed the reminder that God’s grace is sufficient in every season of life. If you need this reminder today, too, these words are for both of us: A Gentle Reminder That God’s Grace Is Sufficient for Us Dear friend, no matter what happens today, remember to breathe. When the to-do list mocks and the work is overwhelming and the noise is deafening, breathe.…
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A Surprising Way to Keep in Step With the Spirit
Every summer, we clean our house by spraying it with a soapy, homemade concoction. Due to a malfunctioning sprayer, we had a hard time reaching the upper story of the house last summer. After volunteering to undertake the task, I had no idea that our moldy siding was about to be a lesson on how to keep in step with the Spirit of the Living God. A Surprising Way to Keep in Step With the Spirit “No problem,” I declared, “We can pop the screens out of the upstairs windows and spray it from inside.” On a blazing hot August afternoon, I stuck my head out my son’s open bedroom…