by Tara L. Cole | Jun 17, 2019 | Abide, Motherhood, Parenting
Did you know quiet time doesn’t always work? Shocker, right? As much as I love to sit down with God each morning and sip my coffee while reading my Bible, my three sons would rather run, climb trees, dig in the dirt, or build with Legos. At first, I thought I was a...
by Tara L. Cole | Jun 11, 2019 | Motherhood, Parenting
I’ve had God Stories on the blog for many years. One of the ones that have influenced me the most is Kristi Dye’s God Story “When I Started Listening.” Her story shared five years ago has influenced my parenting by making me a much more...
by Tara L. Cole | May 27, 2019 | Motherhood
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. Mark 2:15, ESV Growing up my childhood was less than idyllic. Though I do have some happy childhood memories, most of them are...
by Tara L. Cole | May 20, 2019 | Motherhood
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Psalms 19:14 My son stoops down and tells his little brother, “If you wear your new shoes and get them muddy, they won’t glow-in-the-dark anymore.”...
by Tara L. Cole | Apr 16, 2018 | bible, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal Growth, quite time
This was the message I didn’t know I needed to hear. As a mom, many days I find myself thinking, “I can’t do this!” Brooke McGlothlin’s message in Gospel Centered Mom: The Freeing Truth About What Your Kids Really Need, was a resounding, “Yes, that’s right! On...
by Tara L. Cole | Feb 22, 2012 | devotional, Moms, Motherhood, Tara Cole
When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. ~ Daniel 6:10,...
