If you were to choose one song to sum up the past 18 months, what would it be? Mine, hands down, is Goodness of God. These lyrics get me every time: All my life You have been faithful. All my life You have been so SO good! with every breath that I am able, I’m going to sing of the goodness …
Self-Control | Fruit of the Spirit Prayer Season
Self-control. Sigh. It’s a word we’ve been talking about a lot in our home lately, and not just because summer means ice cream season. It’s because self-control (and the lack of self-control) affects every part of us: from our food choices to our word choices, to our media choices, to our relational choices, and everything in between. For some of …
Joy | Fruit of the Spirit Prayer Season
Do you struggle to find joy in the hard places? Perhaps it seems more like a dream to have this deep-rooted happiness that’s unshaken regardless of headlines or circumstances? As I shared last week, it’s been a rough couple of weeks here in the Ciuciu household. I don’t think we’ve quite fully recovered from COVID. And it’s been heartbreaking here …
Kindness | Fruit of the Spirit Prayer Season
From the podcast… “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 NIV Let’s begin by Reciting God’s Goodness, praising Him for who He is and what He has done in our lives… O Jesus, You were kind and compassionate to all who came to You in need. …
Praying to be Patient | Fruit of the Spirit Prayer Season
Would you consider yourself to be a patient person? I used to think I had a lot of patience… and then I had kids. Honestly, motherhood has been the most humbling thing in my life. I didn’t think I was selfish… until I had kids. I didn’t think I was anxious… until I had kids. I didn’t think I was …