Carrie Lowrance

Many things are expected of us as Christian wives. Foremost, we should be companions and helpmates to our husbands. Everything else should come after that. None of us are perfect. We are human and are all works in progress. If there are some things on this list that you struggle with or are hard for you, it’s okay. The most important thing is to be there for your husband, then your kids, and make sure you spend time with the Lord every day.

Memorial Day is a significant day in the veteran community. On this day, we honor those who have served and fallen to give us the freedoms we have today. It’s a day of personal reflections, communities coming together to share stories, and a way to come together in remembrance.

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Starting your day with a meaningful devotional routine—through prayer, Bible reading, reflection, and worship—can deepen your relationship with God, but the most important thing is finding a consistent time and space that works best for you.

Memorial Day invites us to pause, remember, and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. For Christians, this day is also a sacred opportunity to reflect on sacrifice, gratitude, service, and loving your neighbor. This guide highlights five Christian heroes and offers meaningful ways believers can honor Memorial Day with reverence and prayer.

Inside, you’ll find practical ideas for showing appreciation to veterans and their families, thoughtful reflections on the connection between faith and sacrifice, and a BONUS 5-day prayer journal with prompts to help you pray for veterans, military families, and those grieving the loss of loved ones. Whether you are looking for ways to serve, remember, or simply pause in gratitude, this guide will help you approach Memorial Day with a heart rooted in faith and thankfulness.

Download this Memorial Day prayer guide below and discover meaningful ways to remember the fallen, honor veterans and their families, and pray with gratitude, faith, and purpose.

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Debt doesn't have to be glamorous. You just have to be sick enough of it to do something about it.

We live in an uncertain world where anything can happen: natural disasters, job losses, things happening to our family and friends, etc. It's easy to get caught up in pessimism about all that is going wrong and hard to see what is going right. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to pause and be thankful for everything we have and the things that are going right. Here are some simple Thanksgiving prayers to help your family give thanks together.

Prayer can be such a beautiful, simple, and complicated thing at the same time. Everyone prays in their own different way and still, our loving God hears every one. Getting an answer? That can be a whole different story. Sometimes an answer comes right away and sometimes we have to wait. However, there are some things we can pray for that God will always answer. Why does he always answer? Because of the desire we have to grow in him and see more of him in our lives.

“Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.”
-Psalm 66:20 (NLT)

Here are 10 prayers God always answers, without fail.

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We are called to be an example in our society, to guide others in the way of the Lord, although the virtue of society has gone out the window. We are meant to live by example in everything we do.

Christ like character includes being honest, loving everyone (even those who are hard to love), being kind and having self-control, to name a few. Here are 10 Christian virtues we need to revive if we are to thrive and lead by example.

Carrie Lowrance is a freelance writer and author. She has been featured on Huffington Post, She Is Fierce, Parachute and The Frugal Farmer. She has also published two books of poetry and one children’s book, and she writes her own personal finance blog at carrielowrance.com.