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(The following prayers are based on the ESV translation.) Praying for a daughter’s future husband: 1.Lord God, I pray that he would love You with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength and know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. May these things be true of our daughter as she waits for a godly […]
TRIGGER WARNING: This article addresses trauma commonly experienced by pastors and their families. If you have had a traumatic experience within the church walls, please read with caution and with permission to care well for yourself afterward. Call a friend. Take time to journal. Breathe deeply. And please, reach out for further support when needed.
The Lord shows us new things even as we get older. I’m learning new ways to pray, new depths of communion with the Lord, and new ways to worship Him. After years of being a pastor’s wife I’ve learned to be able to pray for anyone and everyone and even their cousin. I’ve prayed for […]
“Mrs. McCready?” the young boy inquired as we passed each other in the school hallway one day. “Yes?” I replied. “I lo-o-ve you!” he sang as he threw out his arms wide. So simple. So unaffected. So genuine. And such a blessing to me that day and any day this boy simply expresses affection for […]
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. Proverbs 31:10 One afternoon my husband came home from a lunch meeting with a young man from our church. “How did it go?” I asked. “It went well,” he replied. “He’s wrestling a bit. He feels God has called him to full-time […]
I taught high school for 16 years and, while there were many things I enjoyed about that experience, one of the most frustrating parts was when I needed to repeat myself over and over because no one was listening. There were two ways this played out, sometimes the students couldn’t hear me over the noise […]
When my middle son was born he had terrible colic. He would cry for up to six hours a day. It was awful. When I asked his doctor about it, he responded, “This is very common and typically clears up after about the first six months.”
Christmas is about atmosphere. We all have the atmosphere ingredients that stir us. Cinnamon scented pinecones, or the smell of a fresh tree. Christmas music, children’s excitement over presents. The muted glow of Christmas lights in a dark room, or the flicker of candlelight. Something warm from the oven – pumpkin pie, or sugar cookies, […]
Years ago, someone said that we were living in the “instant era.” Meals that used to take hours to prepare, could now take minutes. Baked potatoes went from an hour in the oven to 4 minutes in the microwave. Cakes from scratch changed from individual ingredients to a cake mix where we add eggs, oil, […]
Do you believe God is good? Really, do you honestly, deep down to your core, wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to say, God is good? Do you live like you believe that? Have you directly applied to your life the belief that God is good, that He is capable of only good, and that all […]
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