Next week we are going somewhere most parents avoid. And I mean really avoid. Not because they don't care but because nobody ever showed them how. We're talking about the conversations that feel too big, too scary, too complicated to start. Death. Divorce. Addiction in the family. Racism. Sex. God. The topics that sit in the back of your throat every time you look at your child and think I need to talk to them about this. But where do I even start? Next week's free series is called 🔥 HOW TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR CHILD And we are going all the way in. No vague advice. No "just be honest with them." Real language. Real frameworks. Real examples of how to open doors that most families keep locked until something goes wrong. Because here's what I know Your child is going to encounter every single one of these topics whether you prepare them or not. The question is will they encounter it first from you? Or from the world? This series starts Monday. It's free. It's for every parent in this community. And it might be the most important thing we do together all month. 💬 Which topic are you MOST nervous to talk to your child about? Drop it below let's start the conversation before the series even begins.

Let's pray. Father I am coming to you specifically for the parent doing this alone. The one who wakes up every morning as the only one. The only provider. The only disciplinarian. The only one at the school meeting, the doctor's appointment, the late night cry, the homework battle, the bedtime prayer. The one who is so tired of being strong because there is no one else to be strong. God I rebuke the spirit of abandonment that has followed this parent and told them they are on their own. I rebuke the lie that says their children are at a disadvantage because one parent isn't present. I rebuke the bitterness that has been trying to take root from years of carrying what was supposed to be shared. I bind the spirit of lack financially, emotionally, spiritually. I bind the assignment of the enemy that targeted this family specifically because he knew what they would produce. Father step into every gap. Be the father to the fatherless. Be the covering where covering was removed. Be the provision where provision ran out. Be the peace where chaos moved in. I declare that this parent is not alone. The God of angel armies is in their home. His hand is on their children. His eye has never left this family. Supernaturally send help. Send community. Send resources. Send the right people at the right time. And remind this parent today.. what they are doing is holy work. It is seen. It is recorded. And it will not go unrewarded. In Jesus name. Amen.

Father God I come to you on behalf of every parent in this community who woke up today already exhausted. The ones who didn't sleep because their mind wouldn't stop. The ones who are holding a household together with nothing left in them. The ones who are parenting through pain they never dealt with, showing up for children while they themselves are bleeding. God I am asking you to meet them right now. Not when they get it together. Not when the house is clean and the kids are behaving. RIGHT NOW. In the middle of the mess. I rebuke the spirit of overwhelm that has made this parent feel like they are drowning with no way out. I rebuke the lie that says you are not enough. I rebuke the exhaustion that has been used as a weapon to make them quit. I bind the spirit of burnout in the name of Jesus. And I release supernatural rest. Not just physical sleep but the kind of rest that only comes from You. The peace that passes understanding. The kind that holds a person together when everything around them is falling apart. Restore their joy. Restore their vision. Remind them why they started. They are not behind. They are not failing. They are exactly where You need them to be dependent on You. In Jesus name. Amen.

Okay but can we just be people for a second? 😂 Like outside of routines and consequences and generational cycles.... who ARE you? Because I am Ashley. And outside of this ministry I am a whole person with a whole personality and I think it's time y'all knew that. 😂🧡 I love bird watching. Yes for real. Don't judge me. I also love Netflix, I am extremely loud, and I am actively working on my inside voice. It is a process. 😂 Oh and I just lost 65 pounds so team big back has officially been disbanded. Now your turn. Lets be friends. I genuinely want to know who is on the other side of this screen. 🧡

Every parent has said it. "Why would you do that just because your friends were doing it?" And every teenager has shrugged and said "I don't know." But here's the truth they do know. They folded because belonging felt more important than being right. And before you judge that, think about the last time YOU did something you knew wasn't quite right because you didn't want to be the odd one out. We never fully outgrow the need to belong. But teenagers are living inside it like it's oxygen. Here's what's actually happening in your teenager's brain when peer pressure hits The part of their brain that processes reward and social acceptance is in overdrive. The part that calculates long term consequences is still under construction. So in that moment fitting in LITERALLY feels more urgent than making the right choice. That doesn't make it okay. But it means yelling "just say no" is the least effective thing you can do. What actually works? Building an identity in them that is stronger than the crowd's opinion. A teenager who knows who they are in God doesn't need the group to tell them. A teenager who has a parent they can call without fear of judgment will call before they fold. A teenager who has practiced saying no at home with you will find the words when it matters. That practice starts in your house. 💬 Has your teenager ever caved to peer pressure?