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A Special Interview with Christy Nockels
In this episode of the Everyday Prayers Podcast, worship leader and mother Christy Nockels joins Nicolet Bell to share how God used seasons of motherhood, stillness, and surrender to birth lullabies that are now ministering to families around the world. Christy opens...
A Prayer to Finish
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify In this episode of the Everyday Prayers Podcast, we look at 1 Kings 6:14 and 1 Chronicles 28 and reflect on the faithfulness of Solomon in completing the temple that his father, David, had long desired to build. Although God...
A Prayer to be Weak
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify In this episode of the Everyday Prayers Podcast, the focus is on 2 Corinthians 12:9–10, where Paul reminds us that God’s grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness. The message speaks directly to moms who...
A Prayer for a Firm Foundation
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Recently, we were at the beach on family vacation when my husband, my daughter, and my niece were working on building a super tall sandcastle. The girls are three years old and were trying to figure out...
A Prayer to Walk Like Lions
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY For the past several weeks, my family has struggled to control our response to hurtful words and actions. We have tried to take an appropriate posture through it, one that honors God, and that...
A Prayer for Our Children’s Salvation
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY All throughout Jesus’ ministry, people asked, "Who is this guy?" They were attempting to gain an understanding of who he was, how he could perform miracles, how he could teach with such authority, and what...
A Prayer for Our Children to Make Right Choices
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY What do I wear today is a serious question to my three -year -old little girl. She is really liking to exert her independent fashion sense. She will often say, "Mama, what are my options? She likes to...
A Prayer to Be More Loving
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I'm a homeschool mom, and teaching my daughter to read was far more challenging than I anticipated. We spent months sitting at our table as she agonizingly attempted to sound out each letter and form the...
A Prayer for Grace to Handle Mean People
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I knew it was coming almost two months before the day arrived. Sixty days I had to prepare myself for the blow I could since was coming, and prepare I did, but when it came, it still felt like I'd been...
A Prayer for Rest
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY If there has ever been a time when I've desperately felt the need for rest. It is right now. Between writing and managing my family's health and driving everywhere and running all the errands. Oh, and...
A Prayer for Identity in God
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Have you ever seen someone suffering, someone sitting alone, or left out, and known you should've invited them in...should have reached out in some way, but didn't. Today's podcast episode is all about...
A Prayer for Being OK With Second Place
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Are you still joyful when all the attention is taken away from you or your family? To whom do you compare yourself or your kids? Often, we try to find joy by being the center of attention and being...
A Prayer to Love One Another
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I didn't want to see my mom here again. This was her second cancer diagnosis in seven years. This particular time I visited with her for a portion of her hospital stay for a stem cell transplant. Despite...
A Prayer to be Refreshing
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY I will never forget the days I spent with my friend Bonnie. She welcomed me into her home and family in a way that I had never experienced before. She spent time with me, even though I was a rough -around...
A Prayer to Stop Comparing
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY It's a Thursday afternoon and my daughter and I are having a play date at a friend's house. Their kids have a dreamy playroom, with many cool things that are all neatly organized. As I look around and see...
A Prayer for Freedom from Fear
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY Have you ever looked for something, afraid you'd actually find it? Maybe a job you worried you'd fail miserably at, so you never applied. Maybe friendship at a moms group, but you doubted anybody would...
A Prayer for Your Son to Be Accountable
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY One of the most difficult transitions into manhood involves being accountable for our own actions. My sons have had a favorite excuse over the years that my husband and I have shot down time and time...
A Prayer for the Weight of Motherhood
APPLE PODCASTS † SPOTIFY The callings of motherhood can loom large. We live in a world filled with various voices who tell us what must be, should be, better be done. Through the constant barrage of insistent opinions, expert...