Challenge begins 4/16…
I Choose Wisdom – Declarations of Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs
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...draw people into the inspired, dynamic, life-changing Word of God, so that His Word can be implanted into their hearts.Love Dare for Families
I am very excited about this challenge! Putting a twist on the popular "Love Dare" book from the movie Fireproof, join me as we walk through a love dare for FAMILIES.
On Facebook, and also on Twitter! @LoveDareFam
31 Days to Clean
I will be posting the Mary and Martha challenges here daily.
You can also join us on Facebook as we work through this challenge together.
Don't have a copy? Buy the book here.21 Days of Prayer for Children Challenge
We really enjoyed this challenge. In June we focused on sons. I enjoyed this so much, we did this again in September - but for sons and daughters. Grab your copy now! or view the challenge here.
True Woman Makeover Challenge
Praying Proverbs 31 – Prayers for a Daughter’s Virtue
We walked through nine weeks of daily prayers for our daughters using Tracy Glockle's book, Praying Proverbs 31 - Prayers for a Daughter's Virtue. Read my intro post here or buy the book here. Join our Facebook page here.
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A Surrendered Marriage, Day 19
Day 19: Forgiveness
As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. – Psalm 103:12
Father God, thank You for the forgiveness of sins. Thank You for sending Your Son to die on the cross – conquering sin and death. In as much as I have been forgiven, may I learn to forgive my spouse! Lord, help me to understand my depravity, so that when the time comes that I must cast my spouse’s sin as far as the east is from the west, I will not hesitate. Help me to pour out grace and mercy quickly and without delay.
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Praying Proverbs 31 Week 9: A Fear of the Lord, Day 1
Week 9: A Fear of the Lord
Verses of the week: Favor is decietful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13
Day 1 Prayer: May _________ grasp the reality of who God is. Continue reading
Blessed & Loved Set – review and giveaway!
I feel so blessed to be able to review this for you today.
One of my favorite blessings to read from the Bible is from Numbers 6:24 – May the Lord bless you and keep you…
Twila Paris has a song called “Blessing” on her Bedtime Prayers CD. I would to sing this over and over to my children when I were pregnant with them, and when they were very young.
This “Blessed and Loved” collection from Dayspring includes teacup with coaster/lid, flip calendar for any year, a book-bound journal, and a gift bag. Continue reading
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When Did Sabbath Change to Sunday?
The New Testament is totally silent with regard to any change of the Sabbath day or any sacredness for Sunday. There is not one scripture claim it was changed (there are 40 clarifying circumcision).
The adoption of Sunday observance in place of the Sabbath did not occur in the early Church of Jerusalem by virtue of the authority of Christ or of the Apostles, but rather took place several decades later.
In 132 A.D. Bar-Kokhba led a revolt against the Romans. When he was done, 50 percent of the population of Judea was dead and tens of thousands of men and women who remained alive were sold into slavery. Jews were forbidden to set foot in Jerusalem, and the province was renamed Palestine. It was a dangerous time to be identified with the Jews. During this period, the predominate day of worship among Christians gradually began to change from the Sabbath to Sunday. The day changed, in part, because of the need to disassociate the Christian movement from the Jewish nation.
Years later, the Church of Rome: Canon 29, Council of Laodicea, 364 C.E., worried about Judaizing and gave the following statement: “Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, the Sabbath, but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day (Sunday) they shall honor, and as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ.” Continue reading
Love Dare for Families – Day 17: Love Promotes Intimacy
Day 17: Love Promotes Intimacy
Today’s Challenge
Determine to guard your family’s secrets (unless they are dangerous to them or to you) and to pray for them. Talk with them, and resolve to demonstrate love in spite of these issues. Really listen to them when they share personal thoughts and struggles with you. Make them feel safe. We don’t need to share every detail of life.
Verses to Memorize
He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear. 1 John 4:18
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and I will dine with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20 Continue reading
10 Commandments for Mothers
Thou shalt know that God selected these children for you, and you for them, for a special reason.
Thou shalt remember how to be a child again–laugh, play, sing, dance, pretend.
Thou shalt not worry about messy faces and places.
Thou shalt pray daily for patience, energy and strength.
Thou shalt affirm thy children’s feelings, but be firm with their behavior.
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We Choose Virtues – one day left to enter and win!
I wrote a review for We Choose Virtue products – and I thought you’d all like to know the giveaway ends tomorrow! Don’t miss out!
Excerpt from my review:
We have been having SO much fun with charts and cards from We Choose Virtues. My children’s behavior has improved dramatically! Two days passed before I realized my daughter didn’t say ONE single negative thing to or about her brother (wow!). For a couple of weeks now, we have had the 100 Days of Virtue Chart with Stickers hung on the refrigerator, right beside the Kid’s Virtue Poster. Let me tell you these two make a powerful combo!
Coming up next…The Love Dare
We’ve done a challenge for ourselves, for our children, and now I want to focus on our marriage. Beginning October 3rd, I will be posting an excerpt from the book The Love Dare as a challenge for strengthening your marriage. You can also use this as an opportunity for strengthening your relationship with other family members – consider this another version of random acts of kindness! However you choose to implement this challenge, I hope you will join us! I will be posting the challenges here, as well as on our Facebook page.
TWMO: Day 58 – Overview
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Don’t Get up Early to Read Your Bible
No, I’m serious. If you are a mom to young children, I am sure you can understand what I mean when I say this.
You want to get up early and have some quiet time with your Bible. Five minutes (if you’re lucky to get that long) later, your baby wakens or your toddler scurries out and your quiet time ceases to exist.
Does it matter that you got up a full hour before everyone usually wakes? Nope. Your children (especially those under five) seem to sense when mom is vertical. It’s almost like they can hear the rustling of the pages.
So, since that’s obviously not an option, I have a better one. Continue reading
Beginning the day declaring truth and promises from God’s word will strengthen your family’s spirit. Speaking the Word aloud with our children is the greatest blessing we can give them. 
Discover and experience God’s design and calling for your life! Join me as we walk through Nancy DeMoss’ True Woman Makeover series.
The Word of God is opened up to me in such depth with the amplified version. I like that I have the NASB right there as well. So blessed!
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