One thing that I never had in my life growing up was religion. My family just didn’t practice spirituality. I have a great-aunt who says Grace before Thanksgiving, but that is literally the extent of it. As a mom, I don’t want my children growing up that way. I thought of myself as agnostic/atheist for most of my life, and never wanted to have kids or even get married. But ALL of that changed the day I met my husband.
We’ve been married for three and a half years, and have a 2 year old and almost 1 year old. Something changed in me, and I believe the force driving that change was God. My husband and I have tried out a few different churches since we’ve been together, but haven’t found the right fit yet.
I have started learning about the different Christian denominations, and trying to talk to God lately, and it has drastically changed my outlook on life. But I always feel self-conscious when I pray. Nobody ever really taught me how to pray, I basically just wing it (like everything else) and hope that I’m doing it right.
My daughter and I have been praying together before bed, and reading toddler Bible stories. I tell her this is our time to talk to God, thank Him for our blessings, and ask Him for guidance in our lives.
I know that eventually we’ll find the right church for our families, but for now I’m just trying to do the best that I can with the resources I have available.
Beautiful. Curating for my tribe.
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You are absolutely “doing it right” when you wing it and talk to God. That’s called prayer – conversation with the Almighty. He made our hearts and wants to hear from them. 🙂
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I agree, you are “doing it right”! Prayer can be silent or spoken, God knows what is in our hearts, we just need to let him in.
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