Raising Kids On Your Knees

Nothing robs us of the joy of being a mom more thanfear.  Mom fear runs the gamut of things to be afraid of. It is something that begins a lot of times before we even become a mom. For me, it was a fear of whether I would be able to conceive or not.  Once we do conceive, we fear that we will lose the baby. There is fear of the birthing process and if everythingwill be okay. And the struggle contin...

Are you feeling like you can’t get things right as aMom?  Are guilt, fear, shame, loneliness,and lack of patience all too often your traveling companions on this road of Momming.  Tina is beginning a series for the month of May called TheMom Life Series!  I know how hard this mom gig is.  I have four children.  The oldest is 36 and the youngest is 25.  There are days, even after all these years, I...

As the foundation of the world on which we stand becomesshakier, the more critical it is that we shore up the foundation of our faith. But not just any faith, a courageous faith that is victorious over all the circumstances we are going through. Faith is having confidence in what you cannot see with yourhuman eyes. It is trusting in the promises of God in His Word, knowing that what He says He wil...

I have never had hopeless despair crouch at the door before,but it was sitting right there waiting for me to open it and let it waltz right in. It’s easy for that to happen when you look around and see the state of our country and the world. Since the pandemic, it feels like we are on a fast track to the end times. No one knows when that will happen but God,but the signs are surely here. The one t...

This time of the year can significantly changeour children’s lives. Maybe your child is just graduating from preschool, high school, or college.  Maybe you have a newly engaged child or are expecting their first child.  No matter what the change may be, some significant emotions come with each change of seasons in our lives. The only way we can navigate all the change is by clingingto the truths o...

Many of us fear the protection of our children when we leavethem anywhere these days.  No one knows what to expect and violence has been steadily ramping up. Not only are we concerned about the physical protection of our children, the reports of the conditioning of our children are alarming.  At every turn, the biblical values that we teach our children are under attack.  It is becoming a world wh...

Fearless faith is choosing to trust God beyond the unknown. There are a lot of unknowns in the world and what is going on in it these days, but we should not be surprised or panicked at all. Things are going according to God’s plan, and He is the One in control, despite what our human eyes are telling us. The temptation is to fear just about everything. There arewars and rumors of wars, nations ri...

We have an enemy who lies about who God is and every day we are bombarded with those misconceptions of who God is.  We are exposed to all kinds of beliefs and gods in our world and praying that our children will be able to discern the truth is vital.  Peter reminds us that the enemy who prowls around trying to deceive us and our children and lure us to worship everything but the one true God.  In...

Humble pie is hard to swallow sometimes.  But, what I’ve learned is, done right, it can have a sweet taste. Let’s face it, Jesus gave us the perfect recipe for humble pie.  And teaching our children this secret will give them a great start to peaceful living with others. Humility comes with its own set of misconceptions.   I believe we see what we may think "looks" like humility when, in...

Integrity isn’t something we see too much of in our societytoday.  Lying has become the native tongue of our culture.  Unfortunately, it is also the native tongue of the devil. I expect the world to speak the native tongue of the enemy, but when we, as God’s children, don’t walk with integrity, we are just like our enemy.  You see, the only thing God can’t do is lie and it should also be true of H...

Forgiveness is also a subject that sparks many emotions inall of us.  Walking in unconditional obedience to Jesus in this area has been one of the hardest places I've had to walk personally.  Forgiveness is at the very foundation of our ability to walk in freedom and victory with Christ over our past and our present.  It will also require the utmost of integrity on our part to pull it off! In this...

Prayer has the power to transform your children’s lives.  I do not doubt because I’ve seen God do it in my own children’s lives.  And seeing answers to your prayers for your children is one of the biggest blessings you have outside of the privilege of being their parent. Teaching your children to pray will set them up for victory in their lives.  Prayer is one of our greatest offensive weapons aga...

All we have to do is open our eyes and see that there is a battle playing out more and more in our world. This battle is real and we must engage in it as followers of Jesus.  But, for his followers, it isn’t a battle fought on an earthly playing field.  It is a spiritual battle that must be fought in the spiritual realm with spiritual weapons. Spiritual warfare is something that is often misunders...

In a world demanding conformity, it is easy for us to feel worthless when we don't conform.  That simply isn’t the truth about our identity in Christ.  When we were spiritually dead in our sins, we had an extremely poor sense of our worth. Unfortunately, as a child of God, we still believe the lies the enemy tells us about our worth and value. Join Tina this week as she shares with you the pow...

We have been dealing with a spirit of fear that has overtaken our world, and we are feeling anything but secure and safe.  I want to caution you not to fall for a sense of false peace and security as things may seem to be getting better. We have a deceiving enemy. The good news is, we don’t have to live with feelings of fear and insecurity and as a child of God, your identity is wrapped up in the...

If you don’t like what someone says, just cancel them.  If you don’t agree with the way someone lives their lives, just move on from them. We live in a world where rejection is becoming the norm.  Thankfully, our identity and acceptance don’t rest on the actions of others. In this episode, Tina is sharing about how the acceptance of God is our identity and that is what matters for those of us who...

I asked Jesus to be my savior at a coffee house at our church when I was eighteen years old.  Then, I made the biggest mistake of my Christian life. I didn’t follow Jesus. Maybe you can relate or perhaps you've been wondering why this Jesus thing is working for you. This may be your answer. In this episode, Tina shares how to walk under the Lordship of Jesus Christ so that you can walk victoriousl...

After celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, it’s easy to pack up the Christmas decorations for next year and move on with our lives, and put the story to bed until next year. There was a very intentional purpose for Jesus being born as a baby to come and live with us. We are the reason for the Christmas Season. It was because of our sins that Jesus had to come in the first place. One of th...

We are standing at the door of a whole new year. What will 2025 hold for us individually as well as our communities and our country? Although no one knows the answer to that question, God has already gone before us, sees all of 2025, and will walk us through it one day at a time. There are a few new things He wants to do in your life this year. Join Tina as she shares what those are and how to get...

As we dig into the story of the birth of our Savior, there are many timeless lessons we may not have noticed.  Personally, the more I dig in and ponder all the events of the Nativity, the more I learn and the more I can apply to my life all year long. Just reflecting on all that God did in Mary and Joseph’s lives gives me great pause and wonder.  They were ordinary people that God did the extraord...

Parenting is never easy and certainly not for the faint of heart, but can you imagine being charged with the responsibility of raising God's own son?  Our responsibility isn't all that different than what Mary and Joseph were asked to do. The children we have are a gift from God to be raised for His Kingdom, just like Jesus was. As we stare into the story of Mary and Joseph, there are at least fiv...

Treasure is something that adds great value to our lives. But, if you want treasure, you must dig for it. Within the story of the birth of Jesus, there are some treasures we don’t traditionally see or talk about.  As we go digging for treasure this week, Tina has found some treasures in the Christmas story that I haven’t seen before that she is sharing with you in this episode. Little Ones on Thei...

Generally speaking, joy is pretty easy to find at this time of the year.  Christmas music, the lights, and the gatherings all bring joy, but what about when the music silences, the lights are put away and the gatherings aren’t a part of the day? Christmas is a season of joy for most.  It’s a time when family and friends gather around beautifully decorated trees and tables full of all kinds of good...

This is the week our focus is on all the things we are thankful for. But, did you know that learning to be thankful all year round has the power to bring you much more peace in your life?  Learning to practice thankfulness in all seasons of life will be critical to your emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual health.  Thankfulness keeps us focused on Jesus and the more we are focused on Him the...

Admitting that you hear voices in your head may not be at the top of your list of things to bring into the light. But I want you to rest assured you aren’t the only one who hears them. Truth be told, we all do. The tricky part comes when we need to discern whose voice they are. You might think I’m crazy when I tell you I have heard voices in my head over the years.  I used to think it was normal t...