Everyday Prayers with Million Praying Moms

1300 new stepfamilies are forming every day. Over 50% of US families are remarried. The average marriage in America lasts only seven years. One out of two marriages ends in divorce. 75% remarry. Can there be any doubt that ministry to blended families is desperately needed. I don't think so, and that's why I've chosen to devote this entire season to supporting the blended family. We have some amaz...

THIS MONTH'S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child's Anxiety We've spent the last entire month trying to understand anxiety so that we can support our children, and I don't know about you, but I've found it a bit overwhelming. The stats are staggering, and I sometimes wonder why God made me a mom in this season, when the stakes feel so high.   Can you relate?    The good news is that God...

THIS MONTH'S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child's Anxiety What are some practical ways moms can serve their children who are struggling with anxiety? What should they NOT do? How can we understand our children's anxiety when we might not experience it ourselves, and how can that knowledge motivate us to support them better?  Becky Keife is a beloved speaker and is the Community Manage...

THIS MONTH'S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child's Anxiety I'm so glad to have you join me for this important podcast series on anxiety in children. last week we talked to Nashville counselor, Sissy Goff. Sissy is a wealth of information for the girl moms, so if you missed it, please go back and listen to that one. Today though, we're focusing on boys. Anxiety can be just as much a pro...

THIS MONTH'S PRAYER GUIDE: Praying God's Word for Your Child's Anxiety To kick off our conversation about anxious kids this month, I dug all the way back in the archives of the Million Praying Moms podcast to episode #21, where we interviewed author, podcaster, and counselor, Sissy Goff about her new book at that time called Raising Worry Free Girls. Since that time, Sissy has released several mor...

Anxiety is at an all time high in our teenagers. One study found that the number of girls who often felt nervous, worried or fearful jumped by 55 percent over a five-year period. And while anxiety might look different in boys, it is still very much there. Our children are experiencing an all out war for their peace. An epidemic of anxiety. I don't know all of the reasons it seems so much more prev...

GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer It is so hard to be silent before the Lord and wait on Him to act. Psalm 37:7 says we should wait patiently, like we believe with all our hearts that God is about to move. I don't about you, but I think I'm more likely to wait impatiently—grumbling, complaining, and struggling to believe God is going to come through someho...

Proverbs 16:32 says, "Patience is better than power, and controlling one's emotions than capturing a city."  This verse grabbed my attention because I like to be in control. In fact, most of the time when I lose control of my emotions it's because I feel out of control in some way.  I lose my power over a situation to make it be what I think it should be, and it doesn't feel good.  But my ability...

"What are You doing, God??" I've asked that question more times that I can count in my 45 years. So any times I've wondered why, how, and what when it comes to the circumstances in my life, and in that of my children. If you've struggled to trust what you can't see, today's episode is for you. Together, we'll learn more about what faith really is, and the dependable gift God promises us in every c...

There can be no doubt...God uses motherhood to train our character.  In fact, motherhood is almost directly responsible for the deepening of my personal prayer life BECAUSE it was hard. And that's ok.  Motherhood will bring trials and tribulations unlike any other, but what will we do with them? How can we understand them, and use them to grow in our ability to trust and wait on God?  Tune in to t...

Are you afraid to pray for patience? Since I started talking about our newest prayer journal, Everyday Prayers for Patience , I've realized that many people are afraid to pray for patience. I think this stems from years of hearing people warn against it. It gets a bad rap, doesn't it? All my life I've heard people say, "Don't pray for patience. God will answer by testing yours!" We've almost train...

GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer All this month, we're going to be talking about praying for patience... Listen...I know what you're thinking...​​​​​​​​​ You've heard people say, "Don't pray for patience. God will answer by testing yours!" Me too. In fact, last summer, when I told my pastor what topic I was writing next, he said, "GIRL! You know what they...

GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer We've been talking all this month about our children's purpose. And in the big picture, the message that I've tried to make run throughout each episode is that the main purpose God has for our children doesn't have anything to do with what they do for a living, or what job they have, or even what person they marry. Ultimat...

GET YOUR FREE DEVOTION: Grace to Grow: A 5-Day Study of Patience and Prayer The other day, on our way home from a trip together, my son asked me how I can be sure that I'm hearing God's voice. I've been there. I get why he's asking that. This world has a lot of voices, and a good number of them conflict not only with each other, but also with the message of the Bible. So how do we help our childre...

Let's face it... Sometimes our children make choices we wouldn't have made, if we had the right to make those decisions for them. I'm not talking about bad decisions here...I'm just talking about decisions that lead them on a different path, or that don't line up with the dreams we had for them. It can be hard to let them lead when we aren't sure about where they're going, but learning to let our...

Where do our children belong? How do they know what God's plans for them include? How has God gifted them to contribute in this world? Should they compare themselves to everyone else? These are some of the questions I'm tackling on the podcast this week with my friend Heather MacFadyen, of Don't Mom Alone. Heather walks us through some of the brilliant concepts in her new book, Right Where You Bel...

This season is dedicated to helping our children find their purpose. Ideally, purpose is something we're talking about with our children well before they leave our homes. And for the Christian family, this discussion goes way deeper than just profession, or career choice. Hint: Purpose doesn't come by deciding what they want to do when they grow up...not that a career or profession can't be an exp...

What should I do?? I'm confessing today, friends, that most of the time I have no idea what to do, or how to correctly respond to the challenges I face as a mom of two...one who has just launched into the world. There is so much I don't know...but I know the One Who knows it all. That's why I believe there is one prayer that is the most important for a mom to pray during the launch season (and may...

This week we're looking forward.  Your kids are launched, you've settled into a new routine, and are (hopefully) thriving in your new season, when all of the sudden it's time for their first visit home! How can you prepare your home (and your heart) so that they are places your child wants to come home to?  Tune in as I interview three time launch veteran, Lisa Whittle, on what we can do now, ahea...

All this month, we're focusing on the launch season...preparing our hearts for it, knowing what to expect from it, and navigating it with grace. I am so excited to have this conversation with my friend, Melanie Young, because I happen to know that she enlisted her grown children, who are home from college right now, to help shape what she'll be sharing with us about conversations we need to have w...

How will things change when our children leave our homes? And how can we begin to prepare for those changes now, before they even happen? Joining us today is author, speaker, and mom, Erica Wiggenhorn.  Launching a child is EMOTIONAL... It can bring so much joy, but it can also bring fear, anxiety, tons of choices that bring with them pressure to make the right ones. On today's show, Erica is goin...

This season is dedicated to the moms who are launching their children. Maybe your child, like mine, has just graduated from high school, and you're prepping for a new taste of freedom, more independence, and less time at home. Maybe your child is graduating from college, or getting married, or simply leaving the safety of your nest permanently as they step out into the workforce. Whatever your cir...

We have spent this entire season talking about anger, both in our children and in ourselves. We had a crash course in what anger is from a science or biology standpoint, talked about the cycle of anger, learned what anger is from a biblical standpoint, and even touched on the power of learning to control our thoughts so we can help our children do the same (go back and listen to the season if you...

What does the Bible have to say about anger? When we're talking about the Biblical application, or understanding of what anger is, we're talking about what's happening in the heart. Early philosophers and scientists, like Aristotle, believed the heart was the place to find the human soul, and the Bible, in some ways, supports this. The Bible has a lot to say about anger, and as a Christian first,...

I'm a reactor. My gut response is to react to the circumstances of life. I can feel it bodily. My heart rate speeds up, my face gets flushed, and I start having ALL the thoughts. All of them—good, bad, and everything in between. In 20 seconds or less, my mind has already contemplated every worst-case scenario and may or may not have tried to convince me they're eminent. Thankfully, I've almost (ke...