Million Praying Moms Blog
{Praying Mom Live} The Role of a Healthy Prayer Life on Marriage
Welcome to Praying Mom Live, the newest feature of Million Praying Moms! Can I tell you a little about it? I've been feeling led for a few months now to partner with other women in the Christian world to bring you gospel-centered voices that blend with mine, but touch...
Join the 30 Days of Joy Prayer Club!
Here's what I know about prayer: Individual time spent praying and in active relationship with God is vital. Time spent praying together with friends who are like-minded and have a common goal helps to start a new habit. Both done together, over the space of about 30...
How to Find Joy in the God of Hope
Still haven’t decided if you're going to get your copy of our latest prayer journal, Everyday Prayer for Joy? Take a moment to listen to the author, Gina Smith, read the Day 3 devotion, titled "How to Find Joy in the God of Hope, and see if you don’t want to run grab...
{S10-E4} Root #3: Not Dealing with Distractions
This is the third podcast in a brand new series where we're getting to the bottom, or maybe perhaps better said, the ROOT, of why believers like us, don't have more joy in their lives. Over the next few weeks, we're going to look at the REAL problem behind our lack of...
Do we really pray when we say we will?
It's the signature of the well-meaning, the blessing of the kind-hearted, the encouragement of those who truly do care, those words we see on social media whenever we share something hard. I really do believe we mean it. When we say, "praying!" Or, "thoughts and...
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{S10-E3} Root #2: Choosing Good Over God
This is the second podcast in a brand new series where we're getting to the bottom, or maybe perhaps better said, the ROOT, of why believers like us, don't have more joy in their lives. Over the next few weeks, we're going to look at the REAL problem behind our lack...
Brooke’s Favorite Books on Prayer
A little quiz for you. Tell me your answers in the comments? A). Prayer is simple. B). Prayer is complicated. C). Both A and B D). None of the above. Personally, I believe C is the correct answer. In its simplest form, prayer is just talking to God. That's it....
{S10-E2} Root #1: A Misunderstanding of True, Biblical Joy
This is the first podcast in a brand new series where we're getting to the bottom, or maybe perhaps better said, the ROOT, of why believers like us, don't have more joy in their lives. Over the next few weeks, we're going to look at the REAL problem behind our lack of...
{S10-E1} New Season Welcome! Getting to the Root of Joylessness
Doesn't joy, at least for the Christian, go beyond Christmas? In fact, it does, but between you and me, I think most of us get joy terribly wrong. We look for a feeling, a circumstance, or certain personality type to bring us joy, when God says true, biblical joy is...
A State of the Ministry Address, Closing Out 2021
For the Moms Who Didn’t Get it Right This Christmas
Every year I reflect on December, and every year I come up short. (To listen to Brooke speak on this subject, click here). I'm not a crafty mom, a creative mom, or even a very organized mom. My husband works shift work, and consistency with schedules has always been...
Creative Ways to Pray at Christmas
Christmas is always a busy time, which is ironic, because it's also the time when we most want to slow down and enjoy the blessings God's given us. At least I know it is for my family. There's nothing I enjoy more than a peaceful room filled to the brim with my loved...
Introducing Everyday Prayers for Joy!
Would you take a minute and get excited with me? After almost 2 YEARS of praying, Prayer Journals are BACK, and I'd love to tell you the story! For several years, producing prayer journals for moms was the heartbeat of all we did at Million Praying Moms. Then, Covid....
{Mentor Monday} When the holidays rob your joy (& how to fix it)
I don’t know a single person who hasn’t at sometime been disappointed when the holidays fell below their high expectations. As we get older, and experience more life, it’s normal to feel disappointments, heart breaks, or even deep loss at the holidays. But we don’t...
What Can Prayer Do?
What does prayer do in YOUR life? A few weeks ago, my friend Stacey Thacker asked me to share a few things that having a vibrant prayer life has done in MY life. It was an interesting question, because I more frequently get asked to share answers to my prayers...
5 Things to do when it feels like God isn’t listening
We’ve all been there. Poured out our hearts to God, begged Him, and crickets. Here are five things we can do when we’re in this apparent situation. If you’d like to go deeper, I wrote a bonus chapter for Praying Mom called Overcoming Biblical Obstacles to Prayer that...
{Mentor Monday} What to Do When You Don’t Have a Support System
Most moms long for a support system...friendships to help them through the difficult seasons of parenting...biblical mentors to point them in the right direction, and help them see their children's lives through the lens of scripture. But sometimes, in spite of our...