Author: Emily E. Ryan

“Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the...

Can we have a heart to heart? I have two questions that I really want to ask you, and I want you to consider them both very carefully.  They’re bold questions, the kind that you never really feel comfortable asking, but because...

When my son, Gideon, was in first grade, he started taking piano lessons. So naturally, when he had to write his first “how to” paper in school, this is what he wrote: As his mom, I think this is the cutest thing...

My oldest son, Gideon, is seven and in the first grade. For the first time ever, neighborhood boys have started knocking on our front door asking if Gideon could come out and play. Because I have been praying for years that...

Every now and then, I hear about something so fun and cool that I just can’t keep it to myself. This is one of those times! A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of interviewing a friend of mine, independent film...

One winter day when I was about nine years old, I spent the morning reading in my bedroom while my brother, who was about four years old at the time, and our cousins played with their toys in the living room. I was just getting...

Before I wrote my book, Guilt-Free Quiet Times, I conducted an anonymous, online survey. You can find a summary of the survey at the end of the book, but there’s more to the survey that you won’t find… until...