By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Dear Heavenly Father, I lift up these treasures that You have entrusted to my care during this brief life. You are their Creator. You are familiar with each cell in their bodies. You are familiar with each moment of their lives. You know their strengths and weaknesses. You know […]
My Sovereign Joy, Through Christ Jesus I ask that You would put a willingness in my children’s hearts to bear the reproach Your Son endured. May they grow to love the world less and love You more; to love me less and love You more. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek […]
The opposite of planning is the rut. If you don’t plan a vacation you will probably stay home and watch TV. The natural, unplanned flow of spiritual life sinks to the lowest ebb of vitality. There is a race to be run and a fight to be fought. If you want renewal in your life […]
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I am LOVING the new prayer guide I’ve been using: Setting Their Hope in God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children by Andrew Case. It makes prayer SO EASY and SO PURPOSEFUL! It is rich with Scripture…and encouraged my own heart as I praise the Sovereign Preserver of my […]
I guess there are two more posts in my “Praying For Your Children” series due to the fact that I received Setting Their Hope in God: Biblical Intercession for Your Children by Andrew Case in the mail yesterday, and, after using for my morning prayer, I’m so excited to recommend it! There is a condensed […]
Even as the moon influences the tides of the sea, even so does prayer…influence the tides of godliness. –Charles Spurgeon Well. This got longer than I intended. If you want to skip listening to me wax and wane, feel free to just glean from the information below. Prayer Guides I Have Used Over the Years […]
“But isn’t that selfish?” you may wonder. “Not if your motive is that God be glorified through your life,” Nancy Leigh DeMoss says. Read the rest of this article HERE.
No praying man or woman accomplishes so much with so little expenditure of time as when he or she is praying. –A.E. McAdam Go to a room where you can be alone and pray out loud. This does wonders for helping to stay focused! Our thoughts wander, but if we are voicing our prayers, we […]
Desire gives fervor to prayer. The soul cannot be listless when some great desire fixes and inflames it…Strong desires make strong prayers…The neglect of prayer is the fearful token of dead spiritual desires…There can be no true praying without desire. –E.M. Bounds My first video post. Sort of goes on and on, but if you […]
Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God. –Jerry Bridges Quiet Time: Sitting in my chair, I’d read a portion of Scripture and then commence with my daily prayers. They went something like this: “Dear Heavenly Father, please help me get an A on my Spanish test today. Help me not to be […]
Facebook Hissy Fits (and How to Avoid Them)
I love and hate Facebook. I love to use it for my business and this blog, and I love the handful of groups I participate in. But otherwise, I think it’s the pits. Just think about election season, for example. The season for “friends” and “followers” to put down the masks and start shooting. But […]
You’ve seen it. The arched back. The clenched fists. The scrunched up face. The flailing feet. The hideous shrieks of indignation. And all you wanted to do was put their shoes on so they could do what they wanted to do: go outside and play. They thought you wanted to torture them, because, you know, […]
Choosing Which Hills to Die On
By Contributing Writer, Molly Evert This week’s posts have touched on some hot button issues including higher education, vocation, and living “off the grid.” Unfortunately, there are no debate-ending proof texts on any of these issues that clearly tell us which choices are “the biblical ones.” In her post about college yesterday Natalie went after […]
Potty Training: Mom of Nine Tells All
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Potty Training: A Necessary Evil I’ve been potty training for 16 years now (well, not me—but, you know—my kids) and have succeeded, during that time, in potty training four girls and three boys so far. I won’t tell you how much poop and pee I’ve cleaned up from walls, […]
Help! Pregnancy is Making My Body Fall Apart!
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I received the following e-mail recently: My husband and I are in the long slow process of changing our thinking about family size. We are currently expecting our fifth little treasure, and we are so grateful, and excited. And a little scared sometimes, too, haha. :) Our oldest is […]
Demystifying the Institute for Excellence in Writing
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Home educating mothers tend to be overwhelmed by two subjects in particular. Science and writing. OK. Upper level math too. Since I’m not much of a left-brained gal, I won’t be writing any posts about dead animal dissections or the wonders of […]
Medical vs. Natural Childbirth: A Personal Story
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Twenty years ago I was pregnant with our first baby and determined to have a mid-wife and experience pregnancy and birth in the most “natural” way possible. Nineteen weeks into the pregnancy I began to spot a little. Since I could feel the baby moving and had no […]
Eating the Placenta: A Christian Worldview Perspective
By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Placentophagy, the practice of eating the placenta after giving birth, is a subject of some interest among Wemmicks these days. After googling it, I only found one other “voice” out there raising the question of whether or not it is a morally viable option for those who claim […]
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