Six Ways to Cultivate a Prayer Habit

Six Ways to Cultivate a Prayer Habit Our garden this year is completely overrun. We had grand plans for green beans, green peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, squash, and even broccoli. Unfortunately, we let it be overrun with weeds and failed to water it during the drier days. It is a sad little plot of land, barren and empty. Cultivating a garden takes work, and so does cultivating a prayer life. If we neglect prayer in our Bible study time, we might find our…

Honest Prayer

Today I’m happy to introduce Jennifer! She is going to share some beautiful wisdom on prayer. Jennifer Holmes is a Christian, a wife, a mom to three beautiful children, a music teacher, and a writer.  She has struggled with depression and is passionate about sharing how the Bible helps her deal with the struggles of life.  Her community is about acknowledging that life can be hard, while always thanking God for how good He is. Does this ever happen to you?…

{Part 4} When You Don’t Know Where to Go

Part 2 of a 4 Part Series entitled The God Who Knows  The God Who Knows The Way    Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 I know my husband loves sweets. Any and all things made with sugar are his favorite. But his absolute favorite is yellow cake with chocolate icing. Last month, I…

{Part 3} When God Is Still Writing Your Story

Part 3 of a 4 Part Series entitled The God Who Knows  The God Who Knows My Past  Before 2015, I really thought I was the one writing my story.  I knew that God was leading, but I was really the one planning where I wanted to go. In the course of ten years I had graduated college, married, quit my job teaching, and was a busy home-school mom of three little ones, all under four years old. When our…