I am so excited to introduce you to my friend Teri Lynne Underwood and her latest project. As a mom of girls – I am SO grateful she is doing this. Will be using, for sure. – Courtney What is Prayers for Girls? Prayers for Girls is brand new community for moms (and grandmothers …
PRAYing for Our Kids
Interview with Kelly Stanley, Author of Praying Upside Down
As you know, I am trying to find ways to slow down and add margin. I am not able to read all of the awesome books coming my way. However, I still wanted you to meet and know about this one, Praying Upside Down. I am a huge fan of Kelly and the idea behind …
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Friday Faves – Prayers to Save
Source There are so many prayers out there. Prayers that are simple from our desperation – crying out to God. Prayers that someone else writes that truly touch our hearts. Good news – God is not picky. He just wants us in conversation with him. Presenting our requests to God. Offering thanksgiving and adoration. …
What would you say to your child’s teacher?
It’s Courtney DeFeo… introducing a new Courtney in a bit. In just 5 days, my teeny tiny Larson will head off to Kindergarten. And my first baby to second grade. My heart is pounding just typing it. We made their key chains today. We’ve got the uniforms hanging, new water bottles and lunches planned. My heart …
Guest Post by The Teacher’s Wife
A few weeks ago on Instagram, I invited some of you amazing moms to share your hearts with me and I would post some of those stories each month. My regular contributors are dear friends, but there are mounds of awesome moms out there – stories, insights and tales that need to be told. This insight is …
A Summer Prayer
I wrote this prayer Wednesday morning as the emotions hit… my first grader turning second grader. It was a hard year and a great year. I had a moment just to sit and write my heart’s desire for both of them – but for definitely my girl girl on such a special day. Larson and I …
When You Fear You’ve Lost Your Kids
by Regina Williams Nothing completely prepared me for parenting . . . not really. I read books, I watched how other moms parented, I listened to teaching, I went to retreats and conferences. I must say, now that I’m on the other side of raising my children, parenting stretched my faith like nothing else. I’ve …
Does Fear Cripple You as a Mom?
by RACHEL BROWN Fear…what a beast. I mean seriously…why is it that I struggle so much as a mom with this craziness. I feel it so much more when summer starts? Do you? Every new story of a child drowning and then there’s the new stories of secondary drowning. Goodness, every cough becomes a …