What is the point of Christian prayer? Do you limit your prayers to Sundays at church? Do your prayers look like a long list of demands for God to fulfill? What does the Bible say about prayer? Prayer is a beautiful, intimate conversation between you and God. There’s not necessarily a wrong way to pray, but you can choose a better way to pray. One of my goals with Muddling Through Together is to help Christian women with their prayer…Continue Reading
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Prayers for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a joyful holiday for many Christians worldwide, but it’s also a challenging holiday for many of us as well. Mother’s Day has been hard for me ever since my mom passed away in 2015, but it’s also a painful reminder that I have yet to become a mother myself. A few years ago, I wrote a blog post inspired by Romans 12:15. “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” I’ve written these prayers for…Continue Reading
Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Christians
While I am not a mother myself, I was raised by a Christian mother and a Christian father. In fact, I started this website Muddling Through Together in honor of my mother, two years after her death. Mother’s Day is complicated for me, but I do love celebrating my many wonderful friends who have become mothers in recent years. If you are shopping for a Christian woman this Mother’s Day, then these gift ideas will help you. While I have…Continue Reading
7 Simple Prayers for Holy Week
With a relatively early Easter for 2021 (April 4th or May 2nd), and the pandemic still an ongoing issue, I feel quite unprepared for Holy Week. Normally I love Holy Week, from the joy of Palm Sunday to the sorrow of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. When I truly allow myself to think and to feel about the events leading up to the Resurrection, my soul is better prepared to rejoice on Easter Sunday. As I write this briefly before…Continue Reading