Half-Truth Series: God Wants My Child to Be Happy
My daughters and I recently saw the remake of Disney’s Aladdin. With “Friend Like Me” playing in the car, my youngest let out a sigh and said, “If only I had a genie in a bottle.” I asked…
My daughters and I recently saw the remake of Disney’s Aladdin. With “Friend Like Me” playing in the car, my youngest let out a sigh and said, “If only I had a genie in a bottle.” I asked…
Welcome to this month’s Rooted Parent Top 10- a list of parenting articles from across the web for the Rooted community. This list represents ten articles we believe will encourage and equip you as you parent your kids….
Pain, need… and gratitude. One of these things is definitely not like the others, but they are intimately related. A friend shared a moment with me that perfectly illustrates how these opposites work together. She recently took a…
God’s mercy isn’t generic. It is personal grace, situational care, and concrete help.
For those of you who are not familiar with Risen Motherhood, you are in for a treat. Their aspirations are simply stated, but profound: according to their website, Risen Motherhood “exists to encourage, equip, and challenge moms to…
Yesterday on Rooted Parent we provided a script for parents and youth pastors to use when praying one-on-one with a child or student. Today we offer you a slightly different version, modified for the teenager to pray for…
In the midst of our over-busy lives, there’s nothing quite so sweet as one-on-one time with an individual child. Grabbing coffee or walking a dog together allows us to listen and to share in ways we can’t do…
Father, we pray that our students would know the blessing of trusting in You. If they put their hope in You, they would be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads its roots out by the river.
Today, we give thanks to God for the children and students He has entrusted to our care, using scripture as the foundation of our prayer. Almighty God, we thank You that You have made our students in Your…