I come from a broken family. And despite my very best attempts to produce a formulaically perfect Christian family in my second—the reality is that I still come from a broken family. We are messy – gooey in the middle – and I love my family more than I ever thought possible, brokenness and all. I love who they are …
“God, please. Please keep them safe today, please don’t let anything happen.” I hear it in her voice as she prays. She’s terrified. And she isn’t alone. You aren’t alone. There is something different about the women who have prayed for a long time in Moms in Prayer International. On the outside, they do all the normal things. They grocery …
I have fond memories of my Moms in Prayer sisters. This small group of Christ loving women was led by a military wife who wanted to make Christian friends in her new home in the D.C. area. Like the Moms in Prayer leader, I had just relocated from my hometown of Cincinnati. With my husband and four kids in tow, …
“Come here little sweetheart.” I miss those words. It’s been awhile since I last heard them. Grandpa has been in heaven for a full year. A year missing summer drives around our farm, a year of Father’s Days, birthdays, wedding anniversaries and Christmas. One of the things I miss the very most is that tender place to land. Because there …
Precious moms of prodigals— I’m praying for each of us that this New Year brings renewed resolve to pray our prodigals back into the arms of our Loving and Faithful Savior. As we pray, know that our Powerful, Sovereign God is at work for their good and His Glory! The image above is a sweet member of my family, Harley. …
“I will make streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water and the arid land into springs.” Isaiah 41:18 (NET) We’re told that Spain is arid land, spiritually speaking. You see it everywhere; much effort, little outcome. Nonetheless, you follow Jesus and take it …
She didn’t need a positive pregnancy test to tell her what she already knew. She was pregnant. And it wasn’t going to go well with her parents, her friends, or even her fiancé. Motherhood has a way of interrupting plans. She had been planning a wedding full of joy with a husband she esteemed, a party with her friends and …
Names. What is in a name? I didn’t used to think a name amounted to much. Until years later… Now, you all might see me as a fighter kind of girl. I wrote a book called, “Fear Fighting.” The point is not me; it is my name. My name means “warrior.” Kelly is warrior. I never knew that. I never knew …
The shepherd and angel are missing a hand, the angel’s wings are broken off, the donkey is missing his ears. As I unwrapped each piece of my nativity to put under our Christmas tree, I was tempted to put it away and go buy a new one. It has certainly seen better days. Then I took a closer look and …
Sixteen years ago, I drove to an unfamiliar church and sat down among a dozen or so women. Looking back, I can say that was the start of a journey that has changed my life. The first time I heard about Moms in Prayer (MIP) I was drawn to it, not because I was good at praying, but because I …
