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Bedtime Routine for Kids: Now I lay me down

As a child, my mother would tuck my siblings and I into bed each night around 8pm. The routine would fluctuate slightly, but always end the same.We might have indulged ...

Teach Us To Pray

This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give ...

Undaunted: Daring to Do What God Calls You to Do

Watch the Undaunted Video TrailerThis compelling video Bible study by Christine Caine will take you on a journey through the stages of pain and loss that ultimately lead to hope, ...

Overcoming the Trap of Labeling Kids

It’s easy to fall into the trap of labeling kids. Even if you tend to be an incredibly positive person, you might have gotten yourself caught in a swirl of ...

When Your Mess Becomes Your Message

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for You are the one I praise. — Jeremiah 17:14For twenty years, my brother was ...

Teaching Older Siblings to Care for Younger Children

Teaching older siblings to care for younger children is especially important to my family. My four children’s ages span a range of about eight years. My oldest is closing in ...

Questions to Help the Control Freak (Me)

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. — Proverbs 31:26The other day my son, a smart preteen, was up to the challenge ...

Let God Define Good

God at times permits tragedies. He permits the ground to grow dry and stalks to grow bare. He allows Satan to unleash mayhem. But he doesn’t allow Satan to triumph. ...

Words Lead to Actions

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18 I used to teach elementary school, and each year for ...

3 Studies on Prayer

There are many mysteries in the Christian faith, and prayer is one that I know many people have a hard time grasping. There are many questions on the hows, whys, ...

Fear Factor

No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave ...

Mom Time: Why It's Important to Find Time for Yourself

For me becoming a mom was the fruition of a lifelong dream. I used to wonder why women would talk about needing a break, needing some mom time. I thought ...

Family Night Tips: Make It Fun Not Forced

There’s nothing worse than forced, family nights! I can hear that parent now, “You will have fun whether you like it or not!”I don’t want to have to twist my ...

God Promises Good Plans For Your Life

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then ...

Speak Love: Making Your Words Matter

We have two options when we use our words: we can build or we can destroy. The Bible puts it even more seriously than that: Proverbs 18:21: The tongue has ...

Thank You, Lord

When you pray, how much of your prayer is spent praising and thanking God, and how much is spent making requests? What’s wrong with having too little gratitude in your ...

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