by Sami | Feb 28, 2018 | Articles, Faith, FaithGateway, Tommy Nelson
If you were on a game show and asked to list off all the prayers you learned as a small child, how many could you name? I would guess several would quickly come to mind from a few different categories, like: Bedtime Prayers: “Now I lay me down to sleep…” Mealtime...
by Sami | Jun 6, 2017 | Articles, Faith, FaithGateway, Tommy Nelson
Summer (for those of us with school-aged children) lasts about 60 days. It might be unrealistic to expect our kids to follow a devotional plan for each of those days, but these 40 days of summer devotionals should set your kids on the right course. Even if school...
by Sami | Nov 11, 2016 | Faith, FaithGateway, Parenting, Tommy Nelson
Losing a parent is never easy. I know- I lost my father one year ago this month. Even as I write those words, I can hardly believe it. I had fallen into a rut of telling people I lost my dad six months ago. Then last week, I started getting emotional about him all of...
by Sami | Jun 29, 2016 | Faith, FaithGateway, Parenting, Tommy Nelson
Wake up, get dressed, read the Bible, do devotions, pray, drink water, brew tea, make breakfast for the kids, get in a load of laundry, clean up the kitchen from last night, pack bags for swim team, fill water bottles…and that’s all before the kids even woke up. I...
by Sami | Feb 10, 2016 | Articles, Faith, FaithGateway, Family, Kid Tip, Tommy Nelson
We are called to be more like Christ. Right? I mean, I know we all know that as Christians, but sometimes that is easier said than done! We are filled with the Holy Spirit, so the same characteristics that Jesus embodies live within us as well. But sometimes we have...
by Sami | Jun 29, 2015 | Articles, Faith, FaithGateway, Tommy Nelson
Thank you. Two simple words, yet they mean so much. When said with warmth, sincerity and integrity, they communicate love and appreciation. Yet when said with sarcasm and guilt, they leave you feeling worse than you did before. Ironically, these are also some of the...