Posts Tagged ‘ Elizabeth Grace ’

Evangelizing my Childrens’ Hearts

In all of our attempts to “shepherd” Elizabeth’s heart, I realize that God did no such thing to my own. He just created a new one. “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give [ READ MORE ]

Grace, Grace, Grace

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Elizabeth is Two

Yesterday we celebrated Elizabeth turning two-years old on December 26th. I had the deep joy of praying a birthday blessing over Elizabeth… In Jesus’ name by grace- May the LORD bless you, my daughter, to shout and sing for joy as an inhabitant of Zion. May He bless you to give thanks, to seek, to declare, to ascribe, and [ READ MORE ]

“Elizabeth, Obey Your Daddy” is Actually a Call to Faith in Jesus

Both of my hands are gently gripped on the shoulders of my toddler. As I try to square up our eyes, she squirms and looks away. I say with a Spirit-granted firm tenderness, “Elizabeth, obey your daddy.” She doesn’t get this yet, but I am really calling her to faith in Jesus. It goes this way: I [ READ MORE ]

How My Daughter Helped Me Know That I Do Believe in ‘a Canon Within the Canon’ (or something like that)

I saw Elizabeth with my Bible and with a pen. My first reaction was, “Elizabeth, oh no!” My second reaction was, “Well, at least it’s not Romans” (it was Numbers 7). [ READ MORE ]

Having Kids Saved My Marriage

If your marriage is struggling, do not have children in attempt to fix it. That is not what I am suggesting. Let me explain… It’s my senior year of college during the last semester. Melissa and I have been married right over a month or so and we’re still floating up in honeymoon clouds. We haven’t [ READ MORE ]

Welcome, Hannah Katherine Parnell !

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I’m Glad My Daughter Likes Books, I Hope One Day That She Loves to Read

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