The ABCs of Praying for Students has started arriving in mailboxes, and I am so encouraged by the first feedback from readers. After all, it's time for our thoughts to turn to the approaching school year. Even if you won't send off your own student, communities are all about Back-to-School. Some ...
Read More > about Changing Teachers
What was I thinking? I'm not sure where I got the idea our kids would outgrow my worries. Now that they're grown, I feel somewhat surprised I'm still wringing my hands. Is it ever gonna stop? Prayer has been my greatest tool against the worries of life, especially parenting. From the days when my ...
Read More > about Never gonna stop (them or me)
When I wrote the first devotional for the Summer Pray the Word Journal, Psalm 3:3 felt very personal to my professional life. "But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head." Haven't we all experienced what it feels like to be mistreated, to have someone else's choice ...
Read More > about Praying for a Shield & a Cover Reveal!
Before winter left, I longed for spring. It's a natural urge, the eagerness to move from "this" to "next." It's a natural need, though, to pause on purpose and sift out sweet things from where we've been before we rush on. But it's not natural. For the past few years, while online communication was ...
Read More > about What Every Ending Needs … an Exhale
She did so much because she cared so much. Sometimes I felt embarrassed by her extra efforts to ensure I went to school warm, well-fed, and willing to learn. It's hard to hide a red plastic Snoopy lunchbox filled with enough food and treats to feed a stranded track team. But the most powerful thing ...
Read More > about The ABC’s of Praying for Students Devotional
