Thanksgiving often starts the busiest season of the year for so many people. Hosting, cooking, cleaning, decorating for holidays, shopping, wrapping, traditions, extra church activities, holiday parties, school performances, Christmas wishlists, and the list goes on.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the hustle and bustle and forget where our focus should truly be. I’m right there with you. Life is demanding….

Can I be honest for a minute? Quiet time with God hasn’t always been easy for me to prioritize. And there were (and still are) times where I didn’t do quiet time like I should. Sometimes I even just prayed or read my bible to check it off my to-do list. Yuck.

Friend, can I tell you….. that is not what God wants for us. Can I also tell you that it doesn’t have to stay that way?

I have 4 young children and sometimes getting out the door can be hectic. One thing I have found that helps is to instill a SIMPLE routine that with a little practice, they can do on their own with little prompting.

What is prayer journaling and how is it beneficial?

Through different seasons of my life, I have found I’m able to draw near to Him easily... while at other times it is more of a struggle. I have tried many ways of journaling my prayers, and it has helped me to block out the outside world and rid myself of distraction, while growing in my understanding of who God is and my own identity in Christ.