The Necessity of Joy
Recently, the Lord has been challenging me to remember one of my life messages: the joy of the Lord. I feel like there is a really important word right now for us to live full of joy, despite our circumstances.
The joy of the Lord is far more important to the well-being of the believer than we’ve known. In fact, it’s the determining factor in whether we receive the inheritance God is trying to give us. I’ll show you what I mean in Psalm 2, it starts off with the writer under attack from an enemy.
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A Key to Being Refreshed in God’s Presence
Are you or your kids in need of being refreshed? There’s actually an amazing key to being refreshed in God’s Presence tucked away in the story of Gideon. This powerful truth is impactful for your whole family!
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Reminder: Your Children Are A Gift!
Do your children know they are a gift from God? Sometimes as parents we struggle in those difficult moments when our children don't particularly feel like a gift. We say things we shouldn’t, and if we're not careful, little by little we make our children think they're a bother rather than a gift.
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Parenting From Peace
As a parent, it seems so easy to worry about our kids. Sometimes we don’t even realize that we’re carrying anxiety in our parenting, and this can affect our whole family. I actually created an ebook, Worry-Free Parenting Hacks, to help parents live worry free and teach their children to do the same! I wanted to share an excerpt from this ebook because it seems so relevant for where we are right now.
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A Home Full of Thankfulness
With Thanksgiving coming, it’s the perfect time for us to talk about kids and thankfulness, especially since it seems as though we have entitlement sneaking into our kids’ lives more and more. Oftentimes, entitlement can be boiled down to a lack of being thankful for what we have…
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Declaration Card Sets for the Whole Family
Why are declarations important? Declarations are a powerful form of prayer, so powerful in fact that God spoke declarations to create the entire universe. When we declare the truth of who God says we are, it not only helps line up our beliefs about our families with the Truth of God’s word, but it will also recreate our homes and relationships to look like God’s home and relationships.
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5 Effective and Loving Ways to Discipline Your Child Part 4: The Hassle Timer
What do you do when your child just isn’t listening to you? I’m excited to share today’s effective and loving way to discipline: the hassle timer. It’s another one we learned from Danny Silk, and it is my absolute favorite tool to use because it’s perfect for on-the-go or in the car.
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Do You Pray Like an Orphan?
Have you ever prayed with someone else, and you realized their view of God was drastically different than yours? When we pay attention to how we pray, it can reveal what we truly believe about God and our relationship with Him. This was made so clear to me one day when my own daughter acted like an orphan; it made me realize asking God for things is vital to our relationship with Him as our Father…
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Childlikeness through Imitation
Today I noticed another attribute as I was playing with my youngest son. My son repeats what he hears me say; he does what his brother and sister do, and he even mimics a bird when he sees it take flight. I see his childlikeness in how he imitates everything.
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Why You Should Be More Like Your Child
In childlikeness, exploration is more important than our fear. Children are not afraid to keep pushing boundaries to discover places they’ve never been. They don’t let fear override their sense of exploration.
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