Lord, I ask you to allow my children to rejoice as they go into Your house today. May they be found saying, "Let us go into the house of the Lord." May they invite their friends. May they show Your love always. May it be more than just church to them. May church be a hospital to them in their brokenness and a place of celebration in their joy. May they love You fiercely all their days. Psalm 122:1  ... Read More about Day 16: Prayer for Sundays

"Show Emily your ways, O Lord, teach her your paths; guide Emily in your truth and teach her, for you are God, her Savior, and her hope is in you all day long." Psalm 25:4-5   ... Read More about Day 15: Prayer for guidance

I think that we neglect one of the most powerful passages on prayer in the Bible when we don't teach our children the Lord's Prayer!! I think in most modern churches today this prayer is overlooked. However, when Jesus wanted to teach the disciples to pray, He used this very prayer!! I think that says a lot and is a great example for how we should be teaching our children to pray! The Lord's Prayer is a great scripture to memorize with your kids - and then, don't just memorize it, PRAY IT ... Read More about Day 14: Praying the Lord’s Prayer with our kids

I titled this series 31 Days of Prayer FOR our children and WITH our children. I wanted to spend a little bit of time focusing on praying with our children. This portion will not be as lengthy, because I am (again) no expert, but my children are also young. I am just learning everyday right along with them!! I don't have years of wisdom in praying with my children!! While my kids are young and since we do home school, I consider this a huge opportunity to share and instill in my children many ... Read More about Day 12: Praying WITH our kids