The Best Parenting Prayer I Know
Two simple prayers: “Help me, help me, help me.” and “Thank you, thank you, thank you.” have sustained my parenting.
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Praying with kids matters – for a lifetime
Praying together was one of the ways my parents taught us what it meant to be family. Those childhood prayer practices still shape my life today.
Second Secret of a Pew Whisperer: Respect
At the end of the day, respect is not just a social virtue — it’s a theological virtue too. Sharing worship with my kids is one more opportunity to practice.
Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude
The practice of gratitude – rooted in Scripture, lived out daily – is worth cultivating at home.
Learning to trust God and let go
I’ve learned over the years that letting go is one of the primary and most challenging practices of parenting. That’s especially true as my son flies away to begin adult life.
As a parent, I am my child’s guide
As parents and caregivers, our children are our guests as they learn to find their way through life.
A House of Prayer for All People (Even Young, Wiggly Ones)
I want to be in a place that embraces all people, including young, wiggly, wandering ones, as a blessing, not a burden.
God’s Grace & Love Can Never be Earned
I don’t ever want my children to think for one second that love and grace have to be earned.
What if all we did was tell our kids the story?
How can we tell our kids the whole story of Scripture – not bit by bit as moral fables, but as a big story which is also their own?
Handing on Faith Isn’t Easy
Reading another post on this blog prompted me to ask my girls about their personal prayer lives. It went NOTHING like I thought it would.
