“So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today.” Proverbs 22:19 NIV I was reading my Bible this morning and came across this profound proverb. I underlined it. Meditated on it. Made a note of it to hang this somewhere in my classroom. Ultimately it resonated most with my role as…
Parenting can be one of the hardest and most rewarding thing we ever do. Raising two teenage girls is not for the faint hearted, that’s for sure. I find I go back to 5 verses to get me through the rough patches. I hope they minister to you as well. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel: …
“Louise, you need to write about transitions,” one of my friends said to me this week. I laughed. I’m not really the best person to write about life’s transitions, I thought. I have a calendar where I write my blog post ideas. For this blog post I had something already in the date box and…
We are at the end of our book study. It is my prayer for you that this study would have strongly impacted the way you pray for you kids for years to come. Let’s jump right into the final chapter of Praying Circles around Your Children by Mark Batterson. This chapter is entitled “Holy Complications.” …
We are almost finished reading Praying Circles around Your Children. I have received quite a bit of positive feedback that you are really enjoying the book. I just knew you would. How could we not when we are encouraged to pray for our kids? Today we are reading chapter 7, “The 4th Circle: Forming Prayer…
Today we are reading Chapter 6 of Praying Circles around Your Children by Mark Batterson. “Over the years, our family has adopted a handful of mantras from a wide variety or sources.” (p. 66) We have a family motto: You can always turn around. This comes in handy when we are driving, but we…
I love this chapter! To be honest this is my favorite chapter of Praying Circles around Your Children by Mark Batterson. Instead of me listing them off right now, let’s read through the chapter. Here are my favorite parts: “…prayer is not about our agenda for God at all; it’s about discovering God’s agenda for…
Are you ready to look at circle number 1? Let’s jump right in! “Part of your role as a prophet-historian is to know your children and know Scripture so you can train them in the way they should go.” (p. 45) What a great point! We must know the Bible so that we can pray…
I hope you have been enjoying Praying Circles around Your Children. Today we are reading chapter 3. It’s a short chapter but full of great nuggets of wisdom. “I have come to terms with the fact that I’ve done more things wrong than I’ve done right as a parent, but I’ve taken courage from this…
Welcome back! Today we are looking at Chapter 2, “The Legend of the Circle Maker.” Please share in the comments your favorite parts of the chapter. Let’s get a good discussion going. Here are my favorite sections of chapter 2. “It’s imperative to distinguish between your will and God’s will. Every prayer, including your prayers for…