by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Family, Parenting
This should probably be renamed: The Completely Paranoid Parents’ Guide to Planning a Mission Trip. I’ve never really realized just how much I want to be in control of my kids’ well-being….as you’ll see plainly from this {exhaustive}...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Marriage
Marriage is hard. Even if you’re married to your best friend. Even if you’re married to a good man. Even if you’re married to a godly man. It’s stll tough. Marriage is a daily commitment. Those “I do’s” are nice and all, but...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Parenting
He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30 Whenever I’ve heard this Bible verse, I’ve always taken it as…I need to think about myself and my needs less…I need to focus more on Jesus…notice all the...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Parenting
Fair warning: Really sappy post ahead. Stay tuned for more plain old me in the next one…. I knew my parents loved me. But the day I held Haley in my arms for the first time, it hit me deep in my heart…my parents loved me as much as I loved this child....
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | At Home
My dear mama is June Cleaver, Martha Stewart, and Mother Teresa all wrapped up in a perfect five-foot-two-inch package. Bless her for trying to teach me all of her ways. She tried. I even remember her learning how to knit left-handed just so she could better teach...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Family
I love to read. Always have. But I have mostly quit reading books. For now, in this season of my life. Because when I’m reading a novel, I pretty much can’t think about anything else. I already procrastinate. And I am lazy. So, books pretty much seal...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Parenting
Teaching babies about your faith doesn’t have to be complicated. The Bible’s been telling us how to do it for centuries: Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Parenting
When I look at my most recent photos of my children, I realize just how obvious it is that they’re not babies any more. And that reminds me of a book I used to read to them called Love You Forever (affiliate link). The recurring phrase in it is,...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith
How should Christians start their day? While reading this post by Arabah Joy, I realized that I’m not alone in struggling to maintain my relationship with God. She wrote, “The older I get, the more I find that focusing on Christ takes...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith, Parenting
Some things in life you never forget. One of those for me was the time when our house was robbed. It’s funny the things that stand out after a traumatic event. If your house has been robbed, maybe you felt it was traumatic, too. You know how you see photos of...
by kennedyfamfive@gmail.com | Faith
Welcome to kennedyfamfive! It goes without saying that I’m not a theologian. I’m just a Jesus follower who wants my prayer life to be life-changing, world changing. That said, today I’m looking at the model of all prayers from the model of all...
