20 Questions Series, part 8

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 7

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 6

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 5

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

Open Communication

With school in full swing and a wave of activities surrounding your family, be careful to guard times of open communication with your children. Open communication isn’t always natural and as children grow older, their response to the generic, “How was your day?” is usually a simple, “Fine.” Teach your children from a young age … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 4

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 3

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 2

RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at a time choose a number between 1 and 20 and whatever number is chosen, read that number clue. After hearing the … Read more

20 Questions Series, part 1

In this 20 Questions series, you’ll be challenged to use questions and answers as a springboard for family devotions. Part 1 RULES Explain to your family that they are trying to guess a secret object. You will give them a hint such as “This is a person, place, or thing.” Let each person one at … Read more

Time to Talk

One six-year-old daughter, Lisa, had a need to ask questions … lots of questions. Finally, one day, her mom had had it. “Have you ever heard that curiosity killed the cat?” Mom asked in exasperation. “No,” replied Lisa. “Well, there was a cat, and he was very inquisitive. And one day, he looked into a … Read more

Leave a Legacy

Don’t Just Leave an Inheritance…Leave a Legacy     Listen to the story of two families: We read that in 1677 a licentious man married a licentious woman. From that union came 1900 descendants. Of these descendants 771 were criminals, 39 were murderers; only 10 learned a trade and they learned it in prison. They spent … Read more

Rolled Away

You will need: -Something that can be easily blown like a balloon, a ping-pong ball, a leaf, etc. -A rock or stone or something that cannot be blown. -Something like string, thread, or yarn to make a circle on the floor. (If you don’t have any of these, then use several pairs of shoes stretching … Read more

Family Easter Activity – Resurrection Rolls

EAT YOUR WAY TO EASTER “Taste and see that God is good” (Psalm 34:8) RESURRECTION ROLLS—Jesus is Alive Items needed: Crescent Rolls and Large Marshmallows Wrap a large marshmallow inside a crescent roll so that just one end is showing. Explain to your child that this is like tomb in which they laid Jesus. The … Read more

Family Easter Activity – Easter Eve Cookies

EAT YOUR WAY TO EASTER “Taste and see that God is good” (Psalm 34:8) EASTER EVE COOKIES—Jesus’ Death, Burial and Resurrection Items needed: 1 cup of whole pecans 1 teaspoon of vinegar 3 egg whites A pinch of salt 1 cup of sugar Make the cookies below on the night before Easter and share with … Read more

Family Easter Activity – Prayer Pretzels

EAT YOUR WAY TO EASTER “Taste and see that God is good” (Psalm 34:8) PRAYER PRETZEL—Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane just before He is arrested. Items needed: Enough biscuit dough for each child to have two biscuits, plates, butter to be melted in a microwave, spoons, cinnamon sugar or pretzel salt and garlic … Read more

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