Mothering Tips from the Bible
Planting Seeds
Planting the Word in our Children’s Hearts Timothy was a powerful leader and helper to Paul. In 2 Timothy 1:5, the apostle Paul gives credit to Timothy’s mother and grandmother for teaching him a sincere faith (see my blog post entitled “A Sincere Faith”- you can search it on the…
A Sincere Faith
Faith that Dwelt in Your Mother and Grandmother As mothers and grandmothers we have a great responsibility before God to pass on our faith to our children and grandchildren. Timothy acquired his faith from his mother and grandmother, and Paul recognized that Timothy’s faith came from them. We see in…
Perfectly Imperfect Devotions
Simple Devotions with Children I am sharing my journey through devotions with our children in the hope that it will encourage you. I did make some mistakes along the way. Does everyone struggle with doing regular devotions with their children? I know I did. I did what I would call bus-stop devotions. I read a…
He Came to Serve
It all started with a simple prayer. Like any mother, I just wanted the best for my children. One day I prayed, “God help my children be GREAT in your kingdom,” At the time I felt frustrated and thought that I was not teaching my children enough because I was…
Serving from a Place of Identity
Freely humbling Yourself to Serve Jesus knew who He was and out of that place, He chose to lay down His life and serve. There is an example for us here to follow. Our serving comes out of knowing who we are -knowing our IDENTITY in God. When we are…
He Leads Gently
So if Jesus is leading us gently, why do we lead ourselves so harshly? Why are we so hard on ourselves?
Living as Aliens
We Really Are Aliens Here Aliens are fascinating especially to children. They imagine little creatures with green skin, pointy antennas and shriveled up faces. There are countless TV shows, movies and books speculating whether or not aliens exist, and there are even stories of those who have supposedly had alien…
His Law in Their Hearts
His Law Leads Our Children to Christ Before I knew Jesus, I did not behave well. Believe me, I tried – see my previous post on my story of redemption. So as a parent, I used to wonder, can I hold my children accountable to how the Bible says to…
Hope in the Middle
Lost but Found Let’s just pretend that you and your family were vacationing in a small community together with a several other extended family. You all were staying a couple of blocks away from the beach. Your preteen told you he would be walking to the beach with his cousins…
Faith-filled Prayer
Praying in Faith for our Children I used to feel so defeated, so discouraged as I prayed for my children. When I prayed I had a picture of them in my head, but it was a picture of them as they were then, with all their struggles, trials, difficulties, misbehaviors,…
He Understands Your Mama Heart
Your Mothering Heart My happiest moments are when our entire family is together-children, spouses, grandchildren-everyone! Our immediate family is growing and we are up to 9 people now with kids, their spouses and grands! It’s always crazy when we are altogether, but it’s also wonderful! Most moms are like mother…
God Causes the Growth
Planting Seeds of Faith in Our Children Yes, I believe in seed stuffing. If I had anything to do over in raising our children, I would get more of the Word of God in them any way I could. Romans 10:17 New American Standard Bible says: So faith comes from hearing, and hearing…
Small Beginnings
Do Not Despise Small Beginnings As mom’s I think we are in a unique position to encourage our children’s giftings. Often we can see the beginning of what God is doing in our children’s lives before anyone else can. Sometimes the gifting starts small, like a glimmer. Let’s look at…
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