Do you ever forget to pray? I have. Many times. Whether we forget to pray for a day or for a decade, we can always start again. Having kids made me pray in ways I never imagined. Not elaborate prayers, but more desperate prayers. Prayers that came from a place of knowing that I can’t
Faith
5 Quick Prayers to Help You Really Connect with God
These quick prayers will help you connect with God even when you aren’t sure what to say. Sometimes I don’t know what to say to God. That’s hard to admit because it feels like I’m always supposed to know. I’m a Christian and he’s God, so it should be simple. But sometimes it’s not. I
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Books
The Best Books to Help You Grow Your Prayer Life
These are some of my favorite books about prayer. This collection of books will help you grow, learn and connect with God in new ways in your prayer life! Daily Prayer Guides The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian This 31-day journey walks with you through what it means to be a woman
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Feelings
When You Can’t Make One More Decision
With endless decisions to be made every day, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with decision fatigue. Here are 3 simple tips to help. It should have been so simple. All I needed was to figure out what to eat for breakfast. I stood in my kitchen, one hand holding the fridge open and the other
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Faith
Help for Praying During the Pandemic
While one may think a worldwide pandemic like Coronavirus would help me pray, I found I was struggling to talk to God. I wanted to talk to God. Telling Him all my fears and feelings, my hopes and frustrations sounded like exactly what I needed. But whenever I thought about it, Instagram felt easier. What’s
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Learning
6 Things I Learned this Fall
There’s something magical about seasons. Some of it has to do with the weather, but more of it has to do with my heart. Today, let’s join Emily Freeman and appreciate the things, both big and small, that I learned this fall. I thrive on deadlines I’ve always known this to be true, it’s part
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Faith
Do You Long to Spend Time with God but Don’t Know How to Really Make it Happen?
Have you ever thought you should spend more time with God, but don’t know how to really make it happen? Lately, I have felt a disconnect and longed (desperately) for a way to shake it. I wanted to want to spend time with God. I wanted to enjoy my time with God. I didn’t want it to be a
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Faith
Do You Feel Disconnected?
Everything was perfect. The band was playing. The lights were dim and filled with people worshiping. My kids were behaving. I was singing the words. It was the perfect setup to worship God. Except I couldn’t. It didn’t matter that I was in the perfect environment. Everything I did seemed to fall flat. I couldn’t
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Faith
When Prayer Feels Hard
Sometimes I’m not sure what to pray. I know there are words I can say, things I can tell God or ask Him, but nothing seems quite right. Instead of praying anyway I’ve been quiet, closing off the communication between me and God because it doesn’t feel quite right. In all honesty, I should know
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3 Simple Ways to Connect with God Today
Discover how to connect with God. There are simple ways we can make space for God in our everyday life. It doesn’t need to be complicated, it just needs to be real. I still don’t know how I can be praising God in worship on a Sunday morning and feel so far away from Him