I pushed my red Target cart forward thinking of all I needed to get. I wandered past an endcap with the 50% off sign I stopped and looked at all the things I didn’t know I might need to have. Notecards, cute little media boxes, and stickers caught my eye. As I stood there I…
Category Archives: Parenting
Teaching Through My Imperfectness
As a mother, I’ve observed how my daughter watches me. In some cases, I think she learns more by watching what I do than by listening to what I say. As a child of God, I want to be a Godly mother, but as a human, I’m a sinful being. With my flaws and insecurities,…
Pefecting Parenting
I was never a nervous or controlling person growing up. I always thought of myself as pretty relaxed and down to earth. Then I got married and had children. When my children were small, I remember how every little thing concerning their young lives was such a huge deal. My life became rigorous and scheduled,…
Five Finger Prayer
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Eph 6:18 Of all the spiritual disciplines, prayer is often the hardest for me. I do talk to God all day, and I guess that’s…
Rejoicing in small beginnings
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” – Zechariah 4:10 NLT I walked down the hall into my daughter’s room only to find her entire toy box and dollhouse emptied onto the floor. She looked up and smiled. She’d just gotten to the age where I could…
I Can’t Do It
As a mother, I feel this way quite often. When I haven’t had much sleep and I have to get up and take care of children, when I’m on day ten of sick children, or when I’m cleaning up messes…again, I often think… I can’t do this. I hear other women say the same thing,…
Big Lessons from a Little Devotion
“If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find it.” Matthew 16:25 One morning, when my youngest two were three and five years old, I sat down with them for a quick devotion. I usually didn’t get around to devotions with…
She is His
My heart is breaking. Transition is taking place. Change is happening and I don’t like it at all. I told the Lord she was His long ago, even reminded Him on occasion about our deal when she annoyed and irritated me. This day seemed so far off. Tucking her into bed, reading her stories, watching…
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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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