My mom used to sing it to me as a kid: "The sun will come out tomorrow." And time after time, whatever I was so upset about the day before seemed a little brighter in the morning.

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A Prayer to be Clothes in Gladness by Nicolet Bell

That's what Psalm 30:5 is — it's a kingdom promise. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Today we're closing out our Start Your Summer with Psalms series praying this over our kids: that they
would know joy dependent on the presence of God, not happiness dependent on their circumstances.

Reference: Psalm 30

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"Wait for the Lord. Be strong and let your heart take courage. Wait for the Lord." — Psalm 27:14

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A Prayer to Wait Well by Nicolet Bell

All throughout Scripture, God is calling His people to be a people who wait on Him. We want our children to learn that practice. 🙏

We can pray it for them. We can model it for them. And we can teach them to wait in everyday moments — so that when they're in a season of waiting on the Lord, they'll know how.

Reference: Psalm 27

Prayer: Father, help my children to not be afraid. Help them to seek your face and lead them on a level path. Teach my children to wait on you and to trust you completely. In Jesus' name, amen.

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There's a verse in Psalm 23 that stopped me in my tracks this week. 🌿

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A Prayer for Goodness & Mercy to Follow by Nicolet Bell

David doesn't write if I walk through the valley. He doesn't write maybe. He writes even though — when.

Our kids will face hard things. Things we can't protect them from, no matter how much we try. But Psalm 23 gives me so much comfort as a praying mom: even when they walk through the valley, they are never alone. God is right there with them — his rod, his staff, his presence. That's what I'm praying over my kids today. That they would know, deep in their bones: I am not alone.

Reference: Psalm 23

Prayer: Father, may my children notice and experience you in nature, and bring you praise and honor as a result. When we go outside this summer, may we see you. May I point you out to my children, and may they experience you in your world that you've created. May they delight in your word, in your law. Father, may they desire it more than they desire the finest things in this world. May they desire you more than they desire anything else. Help me to point them to you again and again. And Father, may the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing and acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. In Jesus' name, amen.

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This summer I want to slow down, step outside, and actually look up. 🌿☀️

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A Prayer for the Words in our Mouths by Nicolet Bell

Psalm 19 reminds us that creation is speaking — day to day pours out speech, night to night reveals knowledge. And our kids need to hear it.
Whether it's a scavenger hunt in the backyard or just sitting on the porch at the end of a long day — may we teach our children to notice what God is doing in the world around them.

Reference: Psalm 19

Prayer: Father, may my children notice and experience you in nature, and bring you praise and honor as a result. When we go outside this summer, may we see you. May I point you out to my children, and may they experience you in your world that you've created. May they delight in your word, in your law. Father, may they desire it more than they desire the finest things in this world. May they desire you more than they desire anything else. Help me to point them to you again and again. And Father, may the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing and acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Psalm 16 reminds us that when God draws the boundary lines around our lives, they fall in pleasant places. And we have a beautiful inheritance in Him — beginning right now, not just in heaven.

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A Prayer to Know the Path of Life by Nicolet Bell

Reference: Psalm 16

Prayer: Father, may my children know they have no good apart from you. May they take refuge in you alone. May they hold you as their chosen portion. May the boundary lines around their lives fall in pleasant places. And may they know that they have a beautiful inheritance in you — not only in the future, but beginning right now. May they experience the fullness of joy in your presence, and may you make known to them the path of life. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Prayer isn't a last resort. It's our first and best response in parenting.

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A Prayer to Know His Majesty by Nicolet Bell
Today we're in Psalm 8 — praying that our children would know how big God is and how much He cares intimately for them. That that would change their perspective. That it would remind them of the God they serve and their relationship with Him.

Reference: Psalm 8

Prayer: Oh, Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. Forgive us, Father, for the ways that we lose sight of your majesty and we live small-minded. May we magnify you in our homes. We want to make you a big deal to our children. Lord, teach my children to view you rightly. Remind them of how big you are and assure them of how much you care intimately for them. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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Have you ever felt like your prayers were hitting a vending machine that just... wouldn't respond? You put your request in, and all you got was silence.

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A Prayer Prayer to Come to God with our Tears by Nicolet BellThat's exactly what we unpack in today's episode — Psalm 6, where David floods his bed with tears and still says, "The Lord has heard my plea and the Lord accepts my prayer." His circumstance didn't change. But his confidence in God didn't waver either.We want our children to know the same thing!

Reference: Psalm 6Prayer: Father, teach my children to come to you with their tears and their pain. Help them to seek you as their source of comfort and not the things of the world. Help them to be confident that you hear them and accept their prayers, even when the answer may not come in the way they expect or in the timing that we expect. Assure my children of your good plans for their lives and help them to trust in you, even when we get almonds instead of peanut M&Ms. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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What would it look like to be silent, ponder, and wrestle with God? 

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A Prayer for More Joy in our Hearts by Nicolet Bell

In a world where everything is loud, we're praying our children grow comfortable in the silence — so they can hear the voice of God in their lives.

Reference: Psalm 4

Prayer: Father, help my children to be set apart for you and for your work. Help them to resist sin, to live sacrificially, and to put their trust in you. Lord, help them to be comfortable in the silence so they can hear your voice. Lift up the light of your face upon them and put more of your joy in their hearts. May they lie down and sleep in peace, knowing you alone, O Lord, make them dwell in safety. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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We aren't just praying empty prayers. We aren't just saying words and lifting them up into an empty sky. We're praying to a person — and he hears us and he answers us. 

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A Prayer to be "like a tree" by Nicolet Bell

On today's episode of Everyday Prayers Nicolet reads Psalm 3 and we pray those words over our children.

Reference: Psalm 3

Prayer: Father, help my children to be reassured that you are a shield about them. May they know and trust you as the lifter of their head. May they cry out to you and listen and hear when you answer. Assure them that you are the one who sustains them and help them to not be afraid. Help them to look for salvation in you alone, for you are the only one who can satisfy our thirsty souls. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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We want our children to be like a tree planted by streams of water — strong, rooted, and bearing fruit for the sake of others. 

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A Prayer to be "like a tree" by Nicolet Bell

Psalm 1 reminds us that kind of life starts with delight. Delight in the Word. Meditating on it day and night. This summer, we're praying that our children would have a deep desire for God — and that starts with us.

Reference: Psalm 1

Prayer: Father, give my children a desire for you. Help them to delight in your word. Show me how to help our family meditate on it day and night. I desire for my children to be planted by streams of water, to be rooted deeply in your word, drawing refreshment from your living waters. Help them not to seek to quench their thirst in the things of this world, but to know you are the only one who satisfies our thirsty souls. Lord, in this new pace of summer, would you help us to pause and to dedicate time to meditate on your word day and night. May it become part of our rhythm as a family. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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