~by Kimberly Knowle-Zeller It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I love to walk. I love to put one foot in front of the other. I love to get outside and move. My daughter, too, loves to walk. The simple joy of seeing her stroller brings cheers. She waves to anyone who passes … Continue reading
~ by Arianne Braithwaite Lehn Lord Jesus, I now stop what I’m doing, what I’m thinking, what I’m scrambling to plan, and hustling to finish so that I can be here. Be here in the safety and warmth of your love. This love that holds me fast and keeps me grounded. What I want to … Continue reading
Maybe you know this scenario: It’s 8:30pm on a school night. You’re just getting the last kid into bed. She’s exactly 30 minutes past her usual bedtime, she’s already had a solid 30 minutes to read and her mother is solidly ready for lights-out so that she can plop onto the couch with some Fritos … Continue reading
I have been thinking a lot about prayer lately. I had my bi-weekly appointment scheduled with my spiritual director this week, and I wanted to talk to her about my thoughts on prayer, but she was sick, so I have been hashing this one out on my own. So, let’s pretend that you are all … Continue reading
Photo by Matt Clingan It was Martin Luther who said, “Work, work, from early until late. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” I always have the same reaction to this quotation: Guilt. Capital-G Guilt. And I’ll be honest with you, I sometimes also … Continue reading
—by Joanna Harader As one of the founding editors of this blog, I feel like I should be a shining example of family spiritual practices. But the truth is that most weeks we’re doing well to pray before meals and get everyone to church. Family devotions, bedtime prayers, Bible coloring pages, prayer walks . . … Continue reading
by Jennifer DiFrancesco Prayer God of Awakening, stir our hearts to come alive to all of the invitations that quietly surround us… God of Compassion, open our eyes to the unseen suffering around us… God of Justice, disturb us to take the side of the poor and wronged… God of Healing, turn our wounds into … Continue reading
Writing Guidelines for Practicing Families Blog Practicing Families is an on-line ministry that seeks to support families in their efforts to follow the way of Jesus. A key component of this ministry is our blog at PracticingFamilies.com. We would love for you to be part of the conversation! Unsolicited submissions are welcome for the following … Continue reading
~by Jill Clingan This morning I was sitting on the couch praying the morning office from Phyllis Tickle’s Divine Hours: Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime when my son Jack walked out of his room in tears. I thought maybe he had woken up from a bad dream. We had watched an episode of Stranger Things … Continue reading
by David Grummon So let’s leave it alone ‘cause we don’t see eye to eye There ain’t no good guy, there ain’t no bad guy There’s only you and me and we just disagree -Dave Mason, 1977 So I wanted to write a piece on teaching kids how to disagree without being disagreeable. That is … Continue reading
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