You know you’re the second mom in a big family when… You start saying the same things to your siblings that your mom said to you. Your siblings accidentally call you Mom. You’re always counting heads to make sure everyone is accounted for. Your siblings ask you what’s for dinner even when it’s not your…
My family loves music and our little ones are no exception. From the time he was very small, Cedar loved to bop around to music and he had surprisingly good rhythm for a baby. As he got older and more mobile, such “dancing” evolved into assorted hops and jumps and spins. Anything with a beat…
It was the summer before I turned 13. The summer before I met Merritt. The summer my world changed from that of a little girl to a teenager. It was the summer I read His Perfect Faithfulness by Eric and Leslie Ludy. All I knew about dating was what I observed from afar in the…
I wonder what God would do if the young women of this generation got down on their knees and prayed that faith in Jesus would be the “one thing” that defines their future husbands – and thus the young men of this generation?!
I don’t know how old I was when I prayed for him first – all I can remember is praying for him “all my life”. I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve covered in my prayers in the hope that, if you don’t already pray for him, you’re inspired to pray for “him who is to be your husband”.
Praying for our future husbands is a wonderful way to follow the example of the woman in Proverbs 31:12 and do our future husbands “good and not evil all the days of our lives.” But how do we do that in reality? How do we make it practical? It can be daunting! We don’t know the guy’s name, his age, his family, church, education and work situation – we don’t even know if he’s a Christian yet! Here are some ideas …
