by Gina Smith | May 17, 2023 | Motherhood, Prayer
“Is anger always a sin issue?” she asked. That is a good question! As parents we see our children’s behavior on a surface level. This mom wanted to get to the root of the problem. She knew that it is easy to correct a behavior yet be too busy to take the time to find...
by Tara Cole | May 9, 2023 | Motherhood, Prayer
I was an angry child. Not just frustrated but explosive anger. From an early age, I learned to fear my anger. To hide it, shove it down, lock it up, and throw away the key. Early in my marriage, I learned that way of handling my anger wasn’t helpful. Slowly, through...
by Gina Smith | Apr 21, 2023 | Motherhood, Prayer
As my children entered their teens and young adult years I began to see, more clearly than ever, that as much as I worked to teach them the truth about where their true value is found, build them up, encourage them, and point out all the wonderful gifts and abilities...
by Gina Smith | Mar 29, 2023 | Motherhood, Prayer
“God doesn’t want us to rescue our children. He’s the Rescuer.” – Elizabeth Musser She was about 3 years old and we were at the playground across the street from our little townhouse. She was happily playing with the little girl that lived a few houses down from...
by Gina Smith | Jan 25, 2023 | Motherhood, Prayer
On the coffee table in my office sits a stack of books – some Christian books and some secular books. All of these books relate, in one way or another, to how one should live out being a parent of adult children. These books suggest what I should or should not be...
by Tara Cole | Oct 27, 2022 | Motherhood, Prayer
What about when God doesn’t answer my prayers? What about my wayward child who hasn’t come back? What about the bully who isn’t stopping? What about the learning disability that isn’t improving? What about the child who is in heaven that I prayed would be healed? What...
