I am in the midst of my 21 days of prayer for my son and it has been going really well.  Have I seen a HUGE change in Bowden?  NO!  He is a six year old boy and he acts just like a six year old boy.  However, I have seen a huge change in myself.  I had been floundering a bit in my walk for a while now.  By floundering I do NOT mean my faith was shaken.  I had just gotten caught up in the every day craziness of my life and was not spending much time close with our Lord.  He wants that.  We NEED that.  I would throw up prayers here and there, I would read the Bible each day but I was not spending any time at the the feet of our Savior.  He wants that.  We NEED that. 
I have found much more joy in each day.  I carve out some time every afternoon to read through the devotional, pray through the Scriptures and then underline each of the verses in a Bible that I will someday give to Bowden.  When I pray, I am down on my knees.  I have found that there are two ways that I pray well, journaling and on my knees.  Right now I am really feeling called to pray on my knees.
I love that each afternoon I tell my children "Mommy is going to do Bible time".  I am hoping it is a tangible example of what God has called us to. 
My life is good.  My life is crazy.  My heart overflows with desire for my children to walk a worthy life with our Lord.  Praying the Scriptures each day for that to happen has given me a peace about this.  Suddenly I feel the urge to pray ALL THE TIME.  I am once again noticing that call to stop the midst of something to pray for someone. Prayer begets prayer, I think.  My focus is no longer on myself and what I want.  It is focused on seeking God's will (and specifically for my son). 
I am excited for this to continue.  I have GREAT plans.  When I am done praying for Bowden, I will get another Bible and pray for Evynn.  When I am done with Evynn, I will do the same for Kailyn, then Ryen, then Macyn and so on.  After I have gone through one time, I will start over again.  The thought of presenting each of them the Word of God that I prayed from throughout their childhood when they are launched into adulthood fills me with excitement.
There is NOTHING AS POWERFUL as prayer.  God has called me to my knees and that is where I want to stay!

21 Days of prayer for my boy

I love how God works.  LOVE. IT. 
Just Wednesday I posted that I was having trouble getting in the word AND I wanted to find a way to get my son in the word as well.
This morning, after having ANOTHER frustrating run in with my son, I was thinking about HOW BADLY I wanted this boy.  I prayed and prayed for a boy and God answered that prayer.  He is exactly what I wanted and yet I find myself at wit's end with him all the time.  I love this boy more than I love my own life (I love my girls this way too but that is for another post, when they are all teenagers driving me batty!). I have felt this burden on my heart for him lately.  I do KNOW IN MY HEART that God put this tender-hearted boy in a family full of sisters for a reason.  I do know that God wants to use this boy for amazing things.  And yet I worry about him being surrounded by us women all day long. 
So today I had a free moment to check some of the blogs I follow and found a link to this site;

http://www.brookemcglothlin.com/warriorprayers/

There is an ebook and group of mothers that are committed to  praying for their  sons over 21 days.  The group started on Wednesday (I missed the first two days but can easily catch up).

I am SO excited how God provided this answer.  I need to pray.  I need to draw closer to my son's heavenly Father.  I am so excited about this and I would encourage anyone of the three people who read this who have sons (or know someone who does) to join me.  I will be commenting on the process through my blog. 

Our sons are under attack in this culture.  Men of integrity are no longer valued.  We need to lift our boys up in prayer to the one and only who can lead them to live lives of irresistible influence for the kingdom of Christ!

Time in the Word

I have been struggling with this for myself AND my children.  we do a nighty Bible time 4 - 5 nights a week.  However, i would like to start Bowden on a daily quiet time now that he is getting a little more proficient in his reading.  The problem is I do not know how to go about this.  Any ideas? 

Other than that...  Just enjoying life with five little ones.... here are some pics!


                                            Sweet, sweet Evynn

                                    


     Ryen and Isaiah watching a movie (they turned on the TV themselves)

                                     

                  Baby Macyn sleeping at the park

                                        


            Ryen LOVES to swing

                                        

  She is ALL smiles

                                    

      Bowden graduated from a tiger cub to a wolf cub

                                             

         Evynn helped make cupcakes for K's birthday

                                           

    Best friends

                                          Kailyn turned four!

                                                 The Donleys came by to say happy birthday



                                                      Ryen LOVES her big brother

                                                  


                                                  The Crazies!!!

                                                        Macyn