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My 2026 Easter Favorites To Help Your Family Focus On Jesus
Easter is a beautiful opportunity to celebrate the hope, joy, and new life we have in Christ. Whether you’re building meaningful family traditions or looking for thoughtful gifts, choosing resources that point hearts back to Jesus can make this season even more impactful. From Bibles and devotionals to simple, faith-filled gifts, here are some intentional Easter ideas for Christian families. Easter Favorites for Younger Kids (Toddler/Preschool) Holy Week Easter Board Book: We have a book from this series on Psalm 23 and I love it!…
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How to Honor God with Your Body
I’m continuing to take my kiddos through the identities we’ve been given through Jesus and this week we talked about how our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Honestly the intersection of the physical and spiritual when it comes to how we treat, think about, and care for our bodies is something I want to dig deeper into this year. Let’s consider this the intro, shall we? “Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the…
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Experiencing God’s Goodness in the Pain of Miscarriage
“I don’t know how I’ll ever learn to trust God again.” Those words echoed in my heart as I waited for a D&C to remove the remains of our second child—our second loss in just six months. We had prayed, believed, and pleaded with the Lord based on His word. And still, I sat there—empty, broken, and furious with a God I no longer understood. Where is God’s goodness in the midst of something like a miscarriage? AN UNEXPECTED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY It was June 2019.…
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Why I Left The Mormon Church: TeriLyn’s Powerful Story
TeriLyn’s Story Of Why She Left The Mormon Church TeriLyn shares her story of what it was like growing up in Utah as a Mormon and her journey of how she eventually left the Mormon church. Her story is raw, genuine, and powerful. We’re so thankful for her sharing her story! Recommended Resources From This Episode More On YouTube Click HERE for more videos on the SIE YouTube Channel! Don’t forget to subscribe while you’re there.
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Helpful Tools To Teach The Bible To Your Kids
How I teach my kids the Bible has been a conversation I’ve had many times over the years with friends. Teaching other women and discipling adults in the faith is something I’ve always been passionate about. But, I know that because I’m a Mama of four kiddos, one of the main callings of my life is to teach them the way of Jesus. There are 2 primary avenues for teaching my kids about what it means to follow Jesus: First is teaching them the truth…
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Giving My Life To Jesus After Tragedy (Episode 2)
The Awakening Series Episode #2: Giving My Life To Jesus After Tragedy Jen interviews Ashley as she tells her story of giving her life to Jesus after her friend died in high school. They talk about what it was like growing up in the Bible Belt where “cultural Christianity” is rampant and everyone attends church. Jen and Ashley also discuss what life is like as a new Christian and what it looks like to mature in your faith. Resource Recommendations From This Episode More On…
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The Awakening Series Episode 1: Leaving New Age For Jesus
Leaving New Age For Jesus Olivia shares her journey of faith as someone who grew up in church but started dabbling in new-age practices in high school and college. She shares her mental health struggles and how encountering Jesus radically changed her life. Olivia shows us the importance of community and how a friend played an important role in her coming to faith in Christ. I hope you enjoy this powerful story of her leaving new age for Jesus. Resource Recommendations From This Episode Mere…
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How A Year Devoted To Prayer Changed My Life
It had been a particularly hard Tuesday. My 7-month-old daughter was on Day 8 of an upset stomach and consequently, a severe diaper rash. I was battling sleep loss, changing my umpteenth diaper of the day, and giving as much energy as I could muster to our 2-year-old whose clinginess was signaling her need for attention. If you’re a mom of young children, you might be able to relate. My husband shared with me about a conversation he had with a close friend of ours…
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Spiritual Battles and How To Fight Back
I had two people in mind when I was writing this article on spiritual battles. Here are the two hearts I’ve been praying for as I finish this bit of writing: I’m thinking of the discouraged believer. The one wrestling with doubt, burnout, and maybe even despair. You may feel like you’re in a spiritual rut. Maybe you’re in a season of life that feels like a grind right now and you’re ready for a break. You’re tempted to take your foot off the metaphorical…
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To The Girl Battling An Eating Disorder
I never thought I would be the girl battling an eating disorder… It was a warm July evening. I was sitting in my bedroom reading a fiction book by a well-known Christian author. That’s when the idea to purge the dinner I had just eaten came to me. I was 15 and had only heard of eating disorders in textbooks before that day. Not as a ‘solution’ to difficulty as this book was unintentionally proposing. My story is found in the 1 in 4…
