A mom once shared, in talking about parenting young children into those good things you mention, how she literally prays with them during a hard time, showing how we can ask for help. It is so simple, but its a step I often forget - to invite them into the bigger picture through short prayers in the moment. We can *show* children what it looks like to keep in step with the Spirit and invite him in, even as their behavior (and ours) are being formed.
The most important thing is to pray every day. For moms with young kids asking for prayer seems like adding more work, but prayer really does make the load easier. Spend time with God talking to him. There is nothing more important you can do. Even if it is just 5 minutes.
This is so good, Sara. It reminds me of a snippet of a Father Gregory Pine my husband recently shared with me -- which I went to snag so I don't butcher it: "you just go and you pray and that's it, without worrying about what comes next...& rely upon the Lors to draw you into that relationship & to convict you of the things you need to profess or confess (or etc.) I just don't think we need to worry about that"
Maybe it's not directly correlated but both draw the same conclusion in my heart - just pray. Start with prayer, every day, as the point is relationship. And the rest will come.
I would love a post from you about prayer and prayer life! Or maybe you’ve already written about this?
Only this!
https://open.substack.com/pub/wholeandholy/p/family-prayer-is-not-performative
A mom once shared, in talking about parenting young children into those good things you mention, how she literally prays with them during a hard time, showing how we can ask for help. It is so simple, but its a step I often forget - to invite them into the bigger picture through short prayers in the moment. We can *show* children what it looks like to keep in step with the Spirit and invite him in, even as their behavior (and ours) are being formed.
YES! I love this! What a timely reminder—our 3yo is going through a yelling phase and I’m having such a hard time with it. Thanks for sharing!
As a scrupulous person, this was wonderful to read.
The most important thing is to pray every day. For moms with young kids asking for prayer seems like adding more work, but prayer really does make the load easier. Spend time with God talking to him. There is nothing more important you can do. Even if it is just 5 minutes.
This is so good, Sara. It reminds me of a snippet of a Father Gregory Pine my husband recently shared with me -- which I went to snag so I don't butcher it: "you just go and you pray and that's it, without worrying about what comes next...& rely upon the Lors to draw you into that relationship & to convict you of the things you need to profess or confess (or etc.) I just don't think we need to worry about that"
Maybe it's not directly correlated but both draw the same conclusion in my heart - just pray. Start with prayer, every day, as the point is relationship. And the rest will come.