Help & Encouragement for Busy Moms
When it comes to Bible Journaling, my goal is to simply journal the lessons God is teaching me in the margins. I’m a busy Mom with barely 5 minutes to sneak in a shower, at this point in my life Bible Journaling must also fit in small windows of time. There are smudges and hastily written notes more often than beautifully hand-lettered lessons in the margins of my journaling Bible.
Shame is something most Christians suffer with- whether shame from sin, body image, relationships, or a multitude of other things.
Several months ago I wrote how the aftermath of the past few years left me without any dreams. No dreams for the future could be mistaken for the absence of hope. However, instead of a place of despair, it’s a time of peace and hope.
The road has been long and rocky. My heart feels numb, weary from it all. For the first time in my life I look forward in anticipation at nothing. For as long as I can remember, whether blissfully happy or in a rough spot, there was always the anticipation of something coming. Maybe it was as simple as a vacation, or as wonderful as the birth of a child. Even
Have you heard the song, Blessings, on the radio? You know, the one that goes: …We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering And all the while, You hear each spoken need Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things ‘Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops What if Your healing comes through tears What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it
Often as I walk through different seasons of life, God puts a specific verse in my way. Everywhere I turn I bump into it. My Bible opens to it, I hear it on the radio, eventually I hear it in a whisper all through the day. I’m hard-headed like that; it takes a lot of repetition to really grab my attention! The passage I keep coming back to right now? Psalms
My family and I are going through a really rough time. Really, really tough. The truth is, it isn’t going to get much easier for us in the coming month…year…or more. Life is forever changed. Now isn’t the time to go into details about our situation, but I would really appreciate your prayers for us. The thing is, as hard as this is, I have faith that we will get
Romans 12:6-8 (NCV) We all have different gifts, each of which came because of the grace God gave us. The person who has the gift of prophecy should use that gift in agreement with the faith. Anyone who has the gift of serving should serve. Anyone who has the gift of teaching should teach. Whoever has the gift of encouraging others should encourage. Whoever has the gift of giving to
