My Godson Taught Me about God
When I became a godmother, I thought I would be the one doing the teaching.
Parenting
Parenting, Spiritual Practices
Family Bible Study: Taking Root
Our family Bible study continues. The word of God is working in our family, and that means Bible study isn’t always easy, nice, or pretty. Yet, we’re blessed. Here’s why.
Can’t get to church? Morning Prayer at home can work with tweens and teens.
Our family is in church every Sunday. Except for one week this summer, when we weren’t.
Secrets of a Pew Whisperer: Let the Children Pick the Seat
I have my own criteria for selecting a seat in church. But giving my children the freedom to pick where they want to sit has helped me see my limitations.
Family Bible Study: A Labor of Love
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about being frustrated at my family’s lack of scripture in our lives, so we started a family Bible study. Here’s what happened.
High Low Sad Funny Sorry: Playing and Prayers
How wonderful to hear my daughter comb through her day, picking out the moments she wanted to share with me, before God.
Reading together can plant seeds of faith.
Classic children’s books may not be overtly religious, but so many of them are deeply profound.
My teens won’t read the Bible.
My daughters, raised on Godly Play, are now drifting away from the Bible. What can I do?
Coloring Our Way to Conversation on Faith
As we sit on the floor and color a Bible illustration together, I can ask him some questions about that Bible story.
How do we talk with children about difficult realities?
To wrap our children in cotton and insulate them from reality, from the hard and jagged edges of life, is to do them a deep disservice—because Jesus shows up in those hard places.