A Prayer When You’re Tired of Waiting
In my life, I’ve prayed and asked God for certain outcomes and it feels like nothing is happening. There have been days that I’ve waited patiently and there have been others when I’ve felt discouraged...
View ArticlePrayer to Share Your God Story
This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine! In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells us to let our light shine. Now, I don’t know about you but sometimes I can get a little nervous when I’m...
View ArticlePrayer for Direction
What do you do when you don’t know what to do? It can be frustrating. And confusing. But what would it feel like if you could simply ask for direction and then trust that you’d know the right thing to...
View ArticlePrayer for Sleepless Nights
There has been more than one night in my life where I’ve found myself wide awake with worry, fear, or just whirling thoughts. It made me wonder if you’ve ever had a night where you just can’t seem to...
View ArticlePrayer for a New Baby
I can’t tell you how excited I am that Will III and my daughter-in-love, Amy, are close to expecting the newest addition to their family. We’re on baby watch – ready to help whenever the time comes....
View ArticlePrayer For Mothers
I’ve been a mother since my early 20’s, and I can tell you from firsthand experience that I spent a lot of my time since praying for my children—as many mothers do. (Maybe you too?) A mother’s prayers...
View ArticlePrayer for the Heart of Family
Do you have a bible verse that you love to pray over your family? I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, and they will return to me...
View ArticlePrayer for Healing in Your Family
Family is a lot of things. It’s precious, wonderful, and life-giving, but also can be messy and even disappointing or heartbreaking at times. In those times, we need to go to Jesus for healing and ask...
View ArticlePrayer for Fathers
We all need strong father figures. Men who are wise and walk in that wisdom. Men who are faithful and show up for their families. Men who honor God and submit to him in all things. Father’s Day is a...
View ArticleA Prayer for Your Marriage
Will and I recently celebrated our 39th anniversary. We met when I was 16 years old, got married when I was 21, and two years into our marriage we started our family. We basically grew up together –...
View ArticlePrayer to Slow Down
A couple of weeks back, my son and his two oldest sons (my precious grandsons :), came to visit. We enjoyed a rainy June morning following a small frog hop around our patio. Then we curled up on the...
View ArticleA Prayer to Trust God in an Unsafe World
On Saturday, after dinner, Will and I were sitting in the family room. I was watching a movie and he was on his computer. He simply said, “Someone just tried to kill Trump.” What …? “Someone shot and...
View ArticleBald Pate Inn Cornbread
The first time I tasted cornbread that I truly loved was sitting at the lovely Bald Pate Inn in Estes Park, Colorado. Though The Bald Pate Inn is now longer The Bald Pate Inn (new owners named it Seven...
View ArticleA Blessing for Teachers
Here we are at the start of a new school year. I see the school bus rolling down the road and I’m thinking back to teachers throughout my life— and the teachers my kids had growing up. I am so grateful...
View ArticleA Prayer Guide for the Fearful One
I’ve heard from so many of you. The worried mom in Texas, the anxious attorney in California, the fearful daughter in Florida. You are my people. I love you. You need to remember you’re not crazy. I...
View ArticleA Prayer for Courage in Uncertainty
Curiosity can change your life. It allows you to reframe your past, your present, your future. It leaves room for the realization that God does things his way – which doesn’t always coincide with our...
View ArticleA Prayer with No Words
What do you pray when you don’t know what to pray? Especially when it’s a prayer for a person you love who is experiencing difficulty? What do you do when you run out of words and wonder if God is...
View ArticleWhat to Wear: Fall Edition
A million years ago when I was in college at Baylor University, we’d wear wool skirts and sweaters to the football game because it was fall y’all. Pull out the cardigans. And of course, we’d be...
View ArticleJoy Journal & Simple Prayers
Thanks, God. You are good. I’ve been living this prayer in all kinds of different ways these days. Like first thing in the morning, coffee in hand,“Hi God. Thank you for this one beautiful life you’ve...
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