My youngest daughter, Olivia came to our bed several nights in a row saying that she was afraid. We offered hugs and kisses and allowed her to sleep in our bed. After night number infinity, my husband and I decided we needed to try to help get her on the other side of this stage in life! He put her to bed one evening and talked to her about praying to God for comfort and followed that up with something pretty special. He shared with her that he too had trouble sleeping through his fears as a Continue Reading
From Weeping to Announcing
It’s The Fall
When my daughter was a baby, she used to throw herself flat on the floor at the sound of the word “no.” This was an attempt to persuade authority figures to give her her way. It seemed to come out of nowhere! She’d literally fall to the floor, have her fit, then, when she was done, the “no” would still be there waiting for her embrace. In scripture we read about another person who, one day, out of nowhere, just fell. Turns out, his motive was a wee bit different than my daughter's. Mark Continue Reading