A huge thanks to Sarah Holmstrom from raisingprayerfulkids.com for this wonderful interview. Listen in and pick out ONE PRAYER IDEA that you’d like to try on your own or with your kids. (we can’t do it all, but we can start with one thing!) Link to their page of prayer games: https://www.raisingprayerfulkids.com/prayer-games
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The best way (possibly the only way) to effectively start a new habit is to keep it REALLY tiny. In this video, I explain the concept of the TINY habit (as outlined in BJ Fogg’s bestselling book) and how we can use his behavior model to effectively begin new faith habits at home. The book
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Janet shares the 4 images of redeemed motherhood that God showed her when her kids were young. Be prepared to be hugely encouraged as Janet shares how we can impact the “soil” of our children’s hearts, and when we can expect to see the fruits of our labors. Janet has a specific post on this
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If the words “church calendar” make you think of committee meetings and potlucks, you need this episode! Let’s talk with Danielle Hitchen, author of the Baby Believer series of board books. If you’re unfamiliar with the church calendar, listen for a Gold Nugget about how it can help you both connect deeper with Jesus and
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Diane Stortz is the author of multiple children’s storybook Bibles, including the wonderful “I AM: 40 Reasons to Trust God”, which goes through the Bible and shows how specific stories illustrate the various names and qualities of God. Diane is also a mom and grandma, and she shares how God grew her faith deeply when
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What IS gentleness? Is it a weakness? Or is it something else? If you struggle with gentleness, check out Beverly’s wisdom on the topic. She also shares what it was like to transition from a great, but overwhelming job into something that brought her life more into balance, and the practice that has brought deeper
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In this interview, Janet and I talk about being a pastor’s wife, how to connect with God when you deeply struggle to read the Bible, how to help our kids choose their friends and the joys of having other adult mentors in our teenager’s lives. Janet is the wife of the pastor at my church
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Lynn Donovan shares fro the heart about living as a Christian wife in a spiritually-mismatched marriage. If you feel like you’re pressing in toward God and your husband isn’t, you’ll definitely want to listen in. You can find more from Lynn and check out her books (all on the topic of the spiritually mismatched marriage)
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This is definitely not a Mom Mentor! Instead, I’m sharing an interview with Pastor MJ Quick, who is very knowledgeable about the Jewish roots of the Christian faith. To read a fuller post about doing a Passover meal in your home, check out this article on my main website: https://www.christiethomaswriter.com/encourage/messianic-passover-seder-and-seder-meal-script/
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Careen is a mother of 5 adult sons and 11 grandchildren, and she’s learned the two MOST important things to know about being a faithful mom and passing on faith to our kids. Connect further with Careen online! Careen’s book: https://www.careenstrange.com/book Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Careen-Strange-389854971649633/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careenstrange/?hl=en Website: https://www.careenstrange.com/
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