Kayla Craig

Kayla Craig believes in the power of story. She writes nuanced and nurturing prayers for parents raising kids in turbulent times at Liturgies for Parents and is an experienced podcast producer. She co-founded and hosts Upside Down Podcast, a place for ecumenical conversations on faith and justice. Her most recent published essays are in This Is Motherhood: A Motherly Collection of Reflections + Practices (2019) and Rally: Litanies for Lovers of Jesus and Justice (2020). Kayla and her husband Jonny live in Iowa, where they raise four young kids. She’s stubborn in hope and has a penchant for deep mugs of coffee, deeper laughs, and even deeper questions.

Recent Posts

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Every Season Sacred: The Gift of Noticing

By Kayla Craig / September 8, 2023

I’m pushing the stroller around the corner when the podcast I’m streaming cuts out. I frown and glance at my phone. Out of battery. I’ve just promised my older kids thirty more minutes of park time with friends while I walk the nearby sidewalks. What am I supposed to do with no podcasts, music, or…

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A Prayer Before a Child’s Hospitalization

By Kayla Craig / February 1, 2023

Help me remember, O Lord, That nothing surprises You And no need is too great For Your mighty hand. O Lord, I ache to fix things, To heal my child, To protect them from suffering. And though I wish I were in control, I’m fighting to trust that You alone are God. As they prepare…

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A Prayer for One Who Parents Alone

By Kayla Craig / January 4, 2023

Ever-present God, Remind us that You are near In our single parenting. For we are spread thin, Stretching to fill many roles, And we come to You Aware of our family’s need To be filled with Your care and great compassion. O Lord, we feel like we’re doing So much for our families, Yet it’s…

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A Blessing to Begin

By Kayla Craig / September 7, 2022

God, bless the hopes and anxieties, The joys and the longings Within us as we raise our children. Bless the late nights And the too-early mornings. Bless the daily chaos And the quiet moments, too. Bless the growing hearts and souls And their embodied hope. Bless the future so full of promise, And bless the…

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