Generally speaking, joy is pretty easy to find at this time of the year.  Christmas music, the lights, and the gatherings all bring joy, but what about when the music silences, the lights are put away and the gatherings aren’t a part of the day? Christmas is a season of joy for most.  It’s a time when family and friends gather around beautifully decorated trees and tables full of all kinds of goodies. However, finding your joy in tradition, material gifts, and peace on earth will leave you...

This is the week our focus is on all the things we are thankful for. But, did you know that learning to be thankful all year round has the power to bring you much more peace in your life?  Learning to practice thankfulness in all seasons of life will be critical to your emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual health.  Thankfulness keeps us focused on Jesus and the more we are focused on Him the more at peace we will be every day.  Being thankful in, not for, what we walk will be crucial....

Admitting that you hear voices in your head may not be at the top of your list of things to bring into the light. But I want you to rest assured you aren’t the only one who hears them. Truth be told, we all do. The tricky part comes when we need to discern whose voice they are. You might think I’m crazy when I tell you I have heard voices in my head over the years.  I used to think it was normal to have a committee meeting in my head every time I needed to make a decision or simply sit still...

When you think hospitality, do you think of throwing parties and having people in your house? I did too, but that isn’t exactly what the bible talks about when it tells us to practice hospitality. You don’t need a gift of hospitality to be hospitable. Have you ever watched someone with a gift of hospitality love on others? Maybe you’ve been loved on by someone with a gift of hospitality.  You can’t outdo someone with a gift of hospitality, but you can learn from them. So, what’s the big deal...

If there is anything that the last few years have shown us as a church, it is that there is a battle going on that we must engage in.  But, for the Christian, it isn’t a battle fought on an earthly playing field.  It is a spiritual battle that must be fought in the spiritual realm.  Tina is sharing with you the necessity of fighting the spiritual battle that is waging all around us. Hurricane Relief https://RaisingKidsonYourKnees.org/hurricane-relief Listen to Legacy - A Mom Podcast...

We live in a world that revolves around how many likes or views a social media post gets.  Or sometimes we work so hard behind the scenes and no one even notices…like doing dishes and folding laundry.  Whatever the case may be, feelings of insignificance bombard us daily.  But they don’t have to. When we were spiritually dead in our sin, we had a very poor sense of our worth and unfortunately, as a child of God, we are prone to still believe the lies the enemy tells us about our worth and...

A spirit of fear is again trying to overtake our country and we are feeling anything but secure and safe. The good news is, we don’t have to live like that as a child of God. As a child of God, part of our identity is that we are secure in Christ no matter what. In this episode, Tina is talking about what it means to be secure in Christ and how this is your identity in Him. Hurricane Relief https://raisingkidsonyourknees.org/hurricane-relief Subscribe to the Prayer Tribe...

We are having an identity crisis in the world, but what’s worse is that the church is having an identity crisis of its own.  The Bible tells us that Jesus fully accepts us as His children. Yet we are always looking to be accepted by the world and those around us. Why do we struggle so much with acceptance?  Neil Anderson in his book Victory Over the Darkness says this: “Acceptance was replaced by rejection; therefore, we have a need to belong.”   Do you wrestle with rejection from others? ...

We are having an identity crisis in our world today. People are confused over their gender and some even their species. It’s a sad situation. Unfortunately, the church is having the same identity crisis.  We don’t know who we are. This week I’m diving into some deep cultural waters concerning identity.  I know this is a very touchy subject in the world, but it shouldn’t be among those of us who know Jesus as our Lord and Savior.  And that is who I want to talk to today, those who are...

Prayer has the power to transform your children’s lives. Seeing answers to your prayers for your children is one of the biggest blessings you have outside of the privilege of being their parent. Teaching your children to pray will set them up for victory in their lives.  Prayer is their greatest offensive weapon against the attacks of the world, their flesh, and the devil. In this episode, Tina shares with you five specific disciplines that she has learned that have transformed her prayer...

Praying for the salvation of your children will be the most important prayer you ever pray for your children.  Let’s face it, eternity is hanging in the balance and the last thing any of us want is to spend our eternity separated from God and those we love. Just like how the foundation of our home ensures stability and safety, the foundation of our spiritual lives must be on a firm foundation as well.  That firm foundation begins with believing that the Word of God has absolute authority and...

Is there wisdom we can trust?  If so, where is it?  How do we find it? Fortunately for the JesusMom, we have the best source of wisdom there is. This week I want to peel back the curtain on the differences between godly wisdom and worldly wisdom. We live in the prove-it-to-me culture where it’s become more fashionable to lean on the research and data rather than leaning on the wisdom of the Bible. After all, isn’t the Bible outdated?  Hasn’t the research proven that what was appropriate in...

Joy and trials seem to be opposing forces. When you are walking through a trial, the days can turn into weeks, weeks months, and months to years. Have you ever seen those people who seem to be joyful no matter what is going on?  They are quite frankly a joy to be around. The only way you will have joy during trials is through the joy of the Lord.  It is a supernatural joy God reserves for those he calls his own and walk in the power of His Spirit. Join Tina in this episode as she shares with...

September singles the beginning of the school year the subtle start of the Holiday Season. It is during this time of the year that many begin to feel the pains of loneliness at deeper levels. Maybe, like us, you have kids who have all moved out and are making their own lives now.  Maybe you’ve lost a loved one or moved to a place where you don’t really have any connections yet. I can honestly remember feeling so lonely being a mom at home with kids. Let’s face it, we can be lonely in a room...

Trusting God has more to do with us than it does with God.  He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.  He loves us unconditionally and his faithfulness is the same. Trusting that God is in control and has everything in His hands will be imperative to our peace and joy as we navigate these uncertain times. In this episode, Tina shares how you can choose to trust God and gives you five tips to help you step up your spiritual parenting. Ten Prayers That Will Transform the School Year:...

If you are like most moms, you are very intent on keeping your children safe.  Safe from sickness, hurt feelings, and bumps and scrapes. Fortunately for those of us who claim Jesus as Lord, we can trust that every word of God proves true and that He is a shield to all who come to Him for protection. Trusting Jesus and the word of God all sounds great until the rubber meets the road and one of our kids gets hurt either physically or emotionally.  That is when God asks us: “Do you believe...

This time of the year is a time of transition with our children.  Some of them are just starting kindergarten while others are going to be graduating high school or college this year. Maybe you don’t have children who are starting school, or maybe you have adult children who are done with school. No matter what stage of parenting you find yourself in, there is always change. In this episode, Tina is talking about what to expect emotionally as you are going through these changes and how to...

I had a wise woman once tell me – it’s always right to do the right thing.  These are words I always try to live by and words I taught my children as they were growing up. Have you noticed that teaching your children to always do the right thing isn’t always so easy? This week I want to look at the spiritual side of teaching our children obedience. I’m sure you already know that teaching children obedience is exhausting.  What I want to tell you is the benefits of having obedient children...

I can say, hands down, forgiveness was the open door for me to freedom.  Once I learned what forgiveness is and isn’t, God began changing my life and the lives of my kids in profound ways. Forgiveness has that much power. Choosing unconditional obedience to Jesus in this area of forgiveness may very well be one of the hardest places you have to walk personally.  Forgiveness is at the very foundation of your ability to walk in freedom and victory with Christ over your past and your...

I know that the topic of pornography isn’t one we like to talk about too much but burying our heads in the sand as parents when it comes to our children and pornography is going to do more damage in the long run than hitting it head on now. Not talking about it has allowed it to become a huge problem in children’s lives. The porn industry is a multi-billion dollar industry and it is less concerned for your children than it making money. In this episode, Tina shares with you steps to spiritual...

The Bible warns us that there will be many false teachers in the last days.  The Bible also teaches us how to spot a false teacher when we see one. Many false teachers are rising up around us and it is imperative that we learn to spot them and then teach our children what to look for in a false teacher. False teaching is anything that is taught that conflicts with the truth as revealed to us in the bible. The Bible warns us that there will be many who will come along and teach things that...

Raising a daughter to be a woman of God has become culturally challenging.  We live in a society where anything godly has become old-fashioned and outdated, and at times confrontational.  Not to mention that the godlier we raise our daughters, the more they are under attack for walking in truth. And can I be honest, it’s getting harder and harder for our sons to find godly women these days. Join Tina this week as she unpacks five biblical principles to raise our daughter's in. Stories from...

We all want freedom. Freedom to say what we want to.  Freedom to do what we want to. Freedom to be ourselves without judgment.  True freedom is what Jesus came to give us. I truly never understood the freedom that Jesus died for until years into my walk with Him. Even after becoming a believer, I was in slavery to my every whim until I began to understand and choose to walk in the freedom of Christ discussed in the Bible. The freedom I am talking about in this episode is a freedom that is...

Do you find your motivation waning these days?  With the current world events and news cycles, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and that what you are doing on a day-to-day basis just doesn’t matter.  And if that isn’t enough, studies show that the constant dopamine hits we are getting on our cell phones are depleting our motivation and changing how our brains are wired at unheard-of rates. Fortunately, for Jesus mom, our motivation comes from a heavenly source and not the world. Our focus on...