Over the years and mentoring women I have often gotten the question or the remarks they just don't have the time. Or they can't figure out when they will be able to have their Jesus time. As much as I get it being a mom of 5 and a wife this can't be your crutch or justification. Jesus wants to meet with you on a daily basis and be invited into every part of your life including being a mom and wife. Today I am hoping you will find some practical tips on how to carve out devotion time for yourself. Remember moms you can't pour from something you don't have. Being a mom and a wife takes a lot of work and leading from the Holy Spirit. I've always told people that I have had a spirit led parenting role. There were things I did unconventional, but were some of the most effective ways. It all came from my time with the Lord and sitting at the feet of Jesus. I will start with when my kids were just babies and littles. I woke up early before them or stayed up later tha
So I thought it would be fun to share my salvation story. I haven't shared it with many others in public just in private. Mine is not one like many others. It's actually quite different than most peoples. I feel like it's kind of been the rhythm of God with me though. So here it goes. In 2004 I decided to move to Texas, but the move wouldn't happen for at least 6-9 months. I was planning on moving in the summer of 2005, however come January of 2005 I just knew I needed to move sooner. I needed to live on my own and stand on my own two feet. So I decided to make the move. In the midst of it all is when I met my now husband of 16 years. I promise you he is part of this story. At the time we both lived very secular. Both raised with faith and beliefs, but weren't living what we were taught. It was kind of like that part of our beliefs were put on a back burner. After we moved in together it was kind of like our house became party central. I had 2 young kids not from