Welcome to day 3 of 31 Verses to Pray for Your Girl! I'm thrilled you are joining us and pray both you and your girl will be blessed by your commitment to pray Scripture on her behalf! Scripture: Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Prayer: Friendships are so important, Lord. And finding those people who will be "iron friends" can be difficult. I pray You will place people in my duaghter's path who will sharpen and strengthen her and point her to ... [Read More]
{31 Verses to Pray for Your Girl} Romans 2:4
Scripture: Or do you presume on the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? Romans 2:4 Prayer: Oh Lord, how rich is Your kindness and forbearance and patience! What a joy to know Your kindness is intended to draw us closer to You. I pray that kindness will draw my girl to repentance. Help her know the richness of Your mercies and the vastness of Your love. Amen. Some reminders: Join the community by ... [Read More]
{31 Verses to Pray for Your Girl} Proverbs 4:23
Scripture: Guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 Prayer: Father, please help my girl learn to guard her heart. Cause her to grasp the significance of what she lets into this sacred space. Open her eyes to the truth of this verse and the importance of building a hedge of protection around her heart and and mind. Amen. Some reminders: Join the community by using this hashtag on Facebook, Twitter, Instagam, etc. — #PrayersforGirls Don't forget, every post in ... [Read More]
31 Verses to Pray for Your Girl
Pray the World Journal from Million Praying Moms{May 2019 update: Y'all, I cannot even with where this little series has gone. Literally TENS OF THOUSANDS of moms have read these posts and prayed these prayers and THOUSANDS of you are praying Scripture every day for the girls you love. If you haven't already, check out my book just for us moms who want to pray with boldness and confidence for our girls. And be sure to check out the Pray the World Journal from Million Praying Moms where I am ... [Read More]
Don’t Just Pick the Right Battles — Focus on the Real Enemy!
Soooo ... remember yesterday when I shared what I had learned about not exasperating our kids and all that? Yeah, well, apparently, I didn't really learn it because this morning was sheer disaster. It was ugly here, y'all. Really ugly. In fact, after my girl left for school {an early meeting of the Christian students club ironically}, I went back to bed. Because sometimes you do the first hour of the day so badly all you want is to go back to sleep and try to start it over. {And I'm pretty sure ... [Read More]
Parenting Is Hard …
and some days I just want to give up
It's been a rough few weeks around here. I'm not saying having a teenager is the hardest thing in the world because obviously there are people who deal with far greater challenges. But, I am going to say it's just really hard. And honestly, some days I just want to give up. I feel so inadequate for this task. There are so many things I'm not ... patient and gentle being at the top of the list lately. I have felt like we are in constant battle and I am so tired. As my friend Stacey would say, ... [Read More]
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