We devalue prayer a bit like we devalue motherhood. We don’t see prayer as an accomplishment in itself. In the same way that being a Mom isn’t often viewed as a “real job”, prayer isn’t a “real solution”.

I'm rebranding overwhelmed to overflowing. I'm using recognition and gratitude as my tools.

Trust isn't the absence of anxiety; anxiety is the opportunity to build trust muscles.

Sin is sneaky, when I leave the door cracked, it pushes its way into my life.

I like to fix. I usually believe that I know the answers. I need to trust God more than I trust myself.

Momentum for motherhood can be found in grace. I've decided to let myself take in some deep breaths of God's grace for my motherhood.

Lots of days, I forget, I get comfortable, and I don’t remember to go to battle. Satan doesn’t take days off. I can’t either.

Repetition. It works. That is what every personal trainer on the planet will tell you. It's not about how much weight it's about how many...

Dear God, sometimes I can't let things go. I want to hold onto Your gifts, like You aren't going to give again. Forgive me ...

Motherhood is not for the faint of heart. Our culture tells us that we need to maintain our selves when Jesus calls us to die to ourselves.

Jesus, you can take the wheel. Also, can you help me let go of it? Thanks.

We have twenty-four hours in a day... that’s it. We never get twenty-five. Sixty minutes in every hour of our lives. No matter how hard...

I always feel like I need to figure things out. My brain rarely stops calculating and planning. I waste so much energy trying to...

Summer is fading and I’m desperate to make her last. My Enneagram one self, even though I try not to show her that much in public, feels...

Church is wonderful, and it builds up the family, but the family is the unit where things are cemented and lived.

Mary was chosen by God because of her belief. She believed even when she didn't have all the details.

Every summer our family meditates on a verse a week together. It's a manageable way to implant God's word in our hearts.

I seem to always measure my day in tangible things I got done, but that's not how God measures my day.

Today is my day to reflect on the 14 years of her life and all the years left to be written. The best gift I can give her is prayer.

My last blog promised practical ways to get God's word in your life and family... This is it! I love the translation of this charge in...