Every year, we spend a week in the mountains in a house kindly provided by the church my husband and I serve. It’s the highlight of my year: spending a week with my family, resting and recovering from the busyness of life, soaking myself in …
Motherhood
A Mother’s Prayer: Godly Children
Have you whispered this prayer? “Oh God, please make my child a godly man or woman. Help them to obey Your Word and to act in a godly manner.” This prayer has been in my heart and on my tongue often. Psalm 119:9 asks, “How …
Tips for Family Bible Reading
* Read small portions at a time. Sometimes we read a chapter in the morning and another in the evening. * Don’t set a timetable when reading with young children. You probably won’t be able to complete the Bible in a year if your children …
The Child’s Story Bible: A Classic
The Child’s Story Bible I love reading The Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos to our children. It is captivating enough to interest our three-year-old, but rich and meaty enough for our 11-year-old. Points of doctrine are explained right in the text in the same …
Hiding the Word in Our Family
In Train Up a Child…Train Up a Mom, we looked at starting with memorizing a verse a week. I shared that my family was beginning with Philippians 4:18, followed by Romans 12:2. The Bible is FULL of great verses to hold in our hearts, and …
Heroine of the Faith
We read in Hebrews 13:7, “Remember your leaders, who spoke the Word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.” While I have many living heroines and mentors, many of my heroines died long ago. Each one …
Priorities for the Day
Have you ever questioned your ability as a mother? Felt inadequate? Felt yourself sinking? That was the situation I found myself in a few years back. I was writing in my prayer journal one morning when I was abruptly interrupted by some sibling squabbles, name …
Train Up a Child…Train Up a Mom
I sincerely desire that my 11 and 13-year-old daughters hunger to read God’s Word daily. But what if I don’t? I would love my children to hide the Word in their hearts. But what if I’m not? I hope their prayer life is a sincere …
Golden Rule Days
“Schooldays, schooldays, good old Golden Rule days . . . ” Every year when the morning air carries a hint of coolness and school buses begin to wind their way through neighborhood streets, I recall again my schooldays. And seldom do I think of high …
What Will I Be When I Grow Up?
My four-year-old grandson, Owen, and I love to read together when we travel. While Grandpa chauffeurs us, we sit together in the back seat reading stories. What Will I Be When I Grow Up? by Susan Snyder and illustrated by Valeria Cis, is one of …