Welcome to Prayer + Possibilities
Start here to learn more about Prayer + Possibilities, Kathryn, and what you’ll find here. I pray this will be a place you find restored hope, renewed faith, and rest from the trials of life.
Here we’ll step deeper into our faith and learn to pray. Through prayer, you’ll develop a closer relationship with God and a deeper faith, learning to trust God and let him lead you through the storms in your life, stepping into all of God’s possibilities for your life.
God can do all things.
Even when the world around you seems full of impossible, God can lead you to HIS possible for your life, if you’ll only trust him.
And that’s a wonderful place to be!
Where are you today?
- Are you overwhelmed by all that life has brought your way?
- Frustrated that life isn’t turning out the way you expected?
- Feeling guilty about choices you’ve made and wondering if it’s too late to turn back and make some changes?
- Out of options to fix it all on your own?
- Going to church, but not seeing the connection to your life beyond the pews?
- Wondering where God is in all this?
- Wishing your faith could help in some way – like those stories in the Bible?
I’ve been there, too
I was in my 30s and feeling like I’d lost my way. I realized I wasn’t living the life I expected. I was overwhelmed with problems that I couldn’t solve. The burdens weighed heavy on my shoulders.
The world had beat me down and I reached the end of my own ability to do anything about it.
I knew there had to be something more.
I’d grown up in the
I was going to church for that Sunday morning “feel good”, but my pastor encouraged me to go beyond that hour on Sunday morning. He said more than coming to church, I needed to meet God through prayer and hand over all these burdens to him to carry.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure that was even possible. Did the “God of the universe” care about my little life and could he actually do anything to help?
Out of all other options and having nothing to lose, I began to pray.
As I stepped into that prayer, I met a real, relational God who DID care about my little life.
Little by little, God did ease the burden. I regained my hope and restored my peace through prayer and developing a personal relationship with God.
I learned that God has great plans for my life and will lead me there, if I will just trust him and step into his possibilities for my life.
Let me help you rediscover prayer and rest in God, so you, too, can have restored hope and learn to trust in God’s possibilities for your life!
Take the first step:
To get started, sign up for our Prayer + Possibilities {free} newsletter.
Each week you’ll receive encouragement and inspiration for your faith journey. These include weekly prayers and Scriptures, plus videos and posts to help you learn to pray and inspire you to trust in God.
Sign up below and I’ll send you a free set of printable prayer cards with over 20 different ways to pray as a welcome gift.
Get Connected:
Join our FREE Facebook Group – Learning to Pray and Trusting God.
This group is for you if you desire to go deeper in prayer, want to learn new ways to pray, and are ready to learn to trust God by developing that deeper relationship with Him through prayer.
Together, we will learn to pray, explore how to trust God through the storms of life, and pray for and with each other.
This is a space to share prayer requests and pray for each other. We’ll have lessons and resources on how to pray and how to explore various methods for prayer.
Take the next step:
Join one of our FREE 5-day courses to begin your prayer journey.
Open the Gift of Prayer
If you’re new to prayer and not sure how to get started, I recommend beginning with ‘Open the Gift of Prayer‘. In this mini-course, you’ll learn how to get started with prayer and why prayer is such a gift from God.
>> Click here to sign up for Open the Gift of Prayer (free 5-day mini-course) <<
“It has deeply enhanced and motivated my prayer life, and those are the 2 words that I would share with anyone starting the prayer challenge.” ~Patricia
Develop a Prayer Habit You’ll Love (and keep)
Once you open the conversation of prayer with God, it’s important to keep it going. The ‘Develop Your Prayer Habit‘ 5-day mini-course will help you design a daily prayer habit that works in your life.
>> Click here to sign up to Develop Your Prayer Habit (free 5-day mini-course) <<
It’s hard to be consistent with prayer (or anything), so a plan is essential. You’ll get clear on why you want to pray, when and where you’ll pray, and even what and how you’ll pray.
This plan will set you on the path to developing a daily prayer habit you’ll love (and keep).
“I would tell someone considering starting the challenge is that they will never regret it and you will never get enough of the challenge. It’s had a great impactin my life because NOW I know why, how and when to pray. The best part is that now I can plan and squeeze some few minutes in prayer and Bible study and I have learned to listen for the Lord.” ~Rachel
Step Further:
Dive into other resources here to help you develop your prayer life, deepen your faith, and learn to trust God in all things.
Growing faith and deepening your relationship with God takes time, intentional focus, and dedicated practice. While you can dive in on your own, the deepest spiritual growth will come from training and practice.
“Prayer, understood and disciplined, reveals possibilities whose limits have never been found.”
~Harry Emerson Fosdick, in The Meaning of Prayer
Let me highlight a few of the most popular (and impactful) resources here:
The Prayer Toolbox
The Prayer Toolbox is an essential guide to different ways to pray. It includes more than 50 prayer ideas to refresh, renew, and inspire your prayer life.
- Learn new ways to pray
- Reboot your prayer life
- Go deeper with God
“The Prayer Toolbox is a wonderful resource that summarizes many different ways to pray and to talk to God. I’ve learned some of these prayer methods over the years, but I’ve never seen them all listed in one resource. When it’s time to re-energize or change my daily prayer time, this toolbox will help me put together my new daily prayer plan.” ~Becky
Pray Deep: The Lord’s Prayer
Pray Deep: The Lord’s Prayer is a 40-day devotional to dive deep into the Lord’s Prayer. You’ll learn to
- Experience the Lord’s Prayer as never before
- Learn how to truly pray as Jesus taught
- Unlock the power of the Lord’s Prayer
>> Click here to get your copy of Pray Deep: The Lord’s Prayer <<
“Pray Deep: The Lord’s Prayer has given me a better understanding of prayer and how to apply it to my life. It is the best way to learn how to pray. You can’t continue having unanswered prayers after you read this.” ~Sandra
Trusting God Through the Storm
Trusting God Through the Storm is a 4-week devotional to find God’s peace and strength through life’s storms. This study is free to join (each day’s lesson will be emailed to you). Go deeper with an optional study guide.
- Learn how to turn to God when life gets hard
- Explore God’s faithfulness and power over this world
- Begin to trust God in your own life and discover his peace
>> Click here to sign up for Trusting God Through the Storm <<
“The Trusting God study is a must for anyone going through a season of trials! This study has given me such a calmness in my heart. What a wonderful gift!”
My Promises to You
There is no shame or judgment here.
No matter our age or history, we’re never too old or too far off the path to lean into prayer.
I’ll keep it simple.
You won’t find a lot of “Christian-speak” here. Prayer should be approachable. Faith should be accessible to all. No “must do”, rules-based instruction. Only grace.
No major time commitments required.
You’re busy. I get that! As a working mom of two active kids, I know busy! Each study or prayer is designed so you can do them in just a few minutes, but you’re welcome (and encouraged) to spend longer and go deeper as you’re able.
Will you step in and join me?
Deepen Your Prayers.. .
Develop Your Faith…
Live Into God’s Possibilities for Your Life!
Meet Kathryn
Hi! I’m Kathryn Shirey, your guide and fellow traveler on this journey to know God more and step into his possibilities for your life.
I like to say I’m an ordinary girl following an extraordinary God, writing about prayer and following Jesus.
A recovering prayer skeptic who’s experienced first-hand the power of prayer.
Passionate about guiding others to discover the transformation possible through prayer.
My Family
I’m a wife to Larry and mother to two precious children. Our life here in North Texas is jam-packed with energy, laughter, sports, and fun. I work full-time in corporate IT, but my passions are being a mom and serving God.
My Faith
I was raised Presbyterian and now attend a very ecumenical, Jesus-focused Episcopal church, so my faith foundations are rooted in the reformed tradition, deeply grounded in the liturgy, yet inspired by a broad set of faith traditions and centered on a life surrendered to Jesus.
I enjoy serving in various leadership roles, including terms on the Vestry and Parish School Board, teaching adult discipleship classes, helping lead women’s conferences, and writing seasonal devotionals.
I’m glad you’re here!
