A huge thanks to Rachel from Titus 2 Homemaker for this article on prayer activities for kids! When my sisters and I were young, we had a book we called “the Ryan book.” The actual title is Adventure at Hidden Haven Ranch,and it’s a chapter book about a young boy named (you guessed it) Ryan, who learns […]
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How to Hear From God: Listening Prayer for Kids
On whether listening prayer is Biblical, and teaching our kids how to hear from God. Giggling, my boys scurried into their beds. One up the ladder to the top bunk, the other underneath. Damp hair curled around their ears, smelling fresh from the bath. It was time to listen to God. I asked them to […]
How To Make the Most of Bedtime Prayer for Toddlers
Thank you to Kayla Alonso from Baby Devotions for this incredibly helpful post with 4 practical steps toward meaningful bedtime prayer for toddlers! Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. We all know the […]
8 Prayers to Help a Child With Anxiety
Need a prayer for an anxious child? Here are 8 prayers to help a child with anxiety, based on the Bible. My cell phone chimed just as I sat down to drink my coffee. It was the school. As soon as I picked up, my son’s complaint came through: “Mommy, I’m sick.” The scent of […]
Did I just hear from God? (+4 ways to know if it was actually God)
Have you ever heard God speaking to you? Maybe you can answer this question. Maybe not. But there’s another question we have to answer first: how does God speak? The traditional Sunday School answer is that God speaks through the pages of the Bible, but the Bible itself is full of men and women who heard […]
Pray This Biblical Blessing For a New Baby
I often find myself praying blessings over babies when I drop off meals for new moms or welcome them into our church nursery, and I’d love to share this Biblical blessing for a new baby with you. It’s perfect for a baptism/dedication, a birth, or anytime you want to pray God’s word over a baby! […]