Quotes from Jodie Berndt

As you pray God's blessing on your children, release your plans and trust God to accomplish his.

When teenagers lie, it's often for the same reasons that adults do: to impress people, to advance themselves (academically, financially, or in some other way), to protect their friends, and — like Cain — to get out of trouble. While these reasons may make a lie understandable, they should never make lying acceptable . God doesn't wink at deception.

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. — 1 PETER 4:10

the more you read God's Word, the more you'll know it, and the more you know it, the more you'll love it—and the more it will define and empower your prayers.

Thinking of the last few words in Hebrews 13:17 — that when our kids obey their leaders and submit to their authority, the end result will be to their advantage —Melanie couldn't help but marvel at the goodness of God.