Lord, you’re the source of our most lavish gifts and precious blessings. You put breath in our lungs each morning. Our marriage provides a loving partner to share whatever comes our way. Children bring laughter, hugs, […]
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Our journey of foster care and adoption did more than grow our family. It also grew our faith in God, who asked us to release our children to his care. We discovered that in letting go, […]
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Lord, my kids know the name of Jesus. They’ve heard your Word that tells of your love and power. They have been taught your ways—to love you fully and love others as themselves. Even so, I […]
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Rob and I had the delight of getting to know Tiffany Jo Baker last fall at a training conference for Christian communicators. Tiffany exudes joy, and she inspired us to grab hold of joy for ourselves […]
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Lord, my highest calling is to introduce my children to you. Your strength is able to keep them going. Your wisdom can guide their choices, relationships, and dreams for the future. You offer comfort in their pain, […]
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Lord, our relationship is a beautiful gift from you. No matter the struggles we face in this life, you give us all we need to keep our love alive. We lift up this Valentine’s Day prayer […]
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No matter how much we plan and prepare, life drops the unexpected in our laps every day. This week brought our family the surprise of icy weather and school cancellations—who knew we’d spend a couple days […]
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Lord, you are the vine and we are the branches–we cling to you for life. (John 15:5) For our families to be fruitful—growing in wisdom, obedience, and love—we need to abide in you. Apart from you […]
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Meet ‘Red’. This flannel nightgown is celebrating her 10th birthday this January, the same month we moved to Michigan ten years ago. When we showed up in the middle of that freezing winter (with snow piled […]
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Lord, I thank you for a new year and the fresh beginnings it holds. Yet I recognize that the pain my family and I suffered at the end of December didn’t fade away on New Year’s […]
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