About the Author

Jennifer Dukes Lee is the author of several books, including Growing Slow. She and her husband live on the family farm, raising crops, pigs, and two humans. She’s a fan of dark chocolate, emojis, eighties music, bright lipstick, and Netflix binges. She wants to live life in such a way...

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  1. Thank you for sharing this and the recommended readings. I have 2 “wayward” adult children. They are good, kind, generous, hard working, etc. I pray everyday for them to reconnect with Jesus.

    • Your kids sound absolutely amazing! What a blessing to know that they are a part of creating goodness in the world. In the midst of it all, may they find Jesus to be a good and faithful companion to all that they are doing. Thanks for sharing, Madeline. I join in your prayer.

  2. God is faithful. For 47 years of my marriage, my husband was not a believer. The good news is that before he passed away in January, he accepted the Lord. Don’t ever stop praying even when it looks hopeless. God is good.

    • B, I am sorry to hear you lost your husband of 47 years in January. But praising God, that He had accepted Jesus as His Lord and Savior! You will be together again and it shall be forever!! May God be with you as you grieve…

    • Wow! What a testimony to the ways in which God can (and does!) work. Also, I send you hugs today as you grieve the loss of your husband of 47 years. What a legacy of love.

  3. Prayerenting, I love this new word! My kids are 16, 18, 20 & 21. I am learning lots about prayerenting in this season. Thank you for this encouragement! I came to Christ as an adult after all my searching and so it’s a challenge to trust when they have already experienced His presence.

  4. Prayerenting, I love this new word! My kids are 16, 18, 20 & 21. I am learning lots about praying and trusting in this season. Thank you for this encouragement! I came to Christ as an adult after all my searching and so it’s a challenge to trust when they have already experienced His presence.

  5. Thank you, Jennifer. Your words encourage me. My daughters were all brought up in the church, but now have all strayed. They are still good people, but none participate in a church family. Hypocrisy in the church and differing political views contribute to their absence. I will keep praying and try to lead by example.

  6. I have three adult children who late kind, loving, respectful-all the things you ask of your children as they are growing up in the faith. It’s funny to me, as we talk about their daily lives, and they share different stories, I can’t help but think, they are living out their Christian lives. They just don’t go to church and that is big but they too believe in the hypocrisy of the church. So as the proud mother of three adult Christian children, I will continue to pray they find their way back to God and open their hearts to all the possibilities only He can bring us.

  7. Heartbreakingly, our adult son is far from the Lord and far from us.

    Thanks, Jennifer, for offering hope and coining the “prayer-enting” word.

    I have recently started reading the “Love, Pray, listen…Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy.” Much-needed!

  8. Jennifer,

    The church, us humans. isn’t doing a good job relating Christ to young people. A lot of church goers want things the way they’ve always been. The old hymns, choir, sermons, etc. The younger generation seems to like contemporary church services with newer contemporary Christian music. I, personally, have found Steven Furtick of Elevation Church to be an interesting preacher. His sermons hit the spot on topics that relate to everyday living. Thanks for a great post.

    Blessings 🙂