And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Luke 2:52 NIV Earlier this month, we started talking about what it takes to raise godly men. I shared a little bit about how God captured my heart and gave me the desire to be a boy mom. If you have…
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Raising Godly Men, Part 1
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Luke 2:52 NIV From the very first moment I found out that I was pregnant with my first child, I just “knew” that I was going to be a “boy mom.” I don’t know how or why, but I just knew…
Reclaim Your Commute
This past Sunday while I sat in church there were many great challenges and ideas thrown out that day. My hand was furiously writing as I tried to keep up with all the notes that I wanted to put down on paper as the pastor was preaching. Notes were lining the edges of bulletin and I loved…
Leaky Faucets
“Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.” Proverbs 15:2 The Message Nonsense! Wow, what an amazingly fantastic word. I know we “know” what it means, but digging a little deeper, look what I found out about nonsense… According to Merriam-Webster.com nonsense means; 1a : words or language having…
Apple of His Eye
When it seems as if the whole world is against you, the bills are piling up, the laundry is never ending, the dishes have formed a mountain in the sink, the job you used to love is now a chain around your ankle, the friends you thought would be there forever have stabbed you in…
Heart for Missions
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 NIV Never did I think a girl that grew up in a small town of rural Kentucky would ever have a heart…
Multi-Taskers Anonymous
Hi. My name is Melissa and I need to find a multi-taskers anonymous group. {insert awkward chuckle here} For years I have thought it was some sort of great gift to be able to do lots of different things at the same time. Like it was some sort of super power or something, but it’s not….
The Gift of Girlfriends
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV I’ve been blessed in my life to have many different girlfriends. The women come from different backgrounds, ages, and stages of life and that just fascinates me. I have always surrounded myself with this beautifully…
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Barbie, Managing Editor
Hello! I'm Barbie, Managing Editor here at 5MinutesforFaith. I am so glad you stopped by! I live in Northern California with my husband and our four children, and I I love to openly and honestly share about God from my heart...
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