Mealtime Prayers for Families: Nourishing the Spirit

Dinner is the one time in our day we are all face to face with no disruptions. It’s our time to see each other clearly—our struggles, our triumphs, our hearts’ longings. We see them as we pray our most pressing needs of the day. And in the thanking for what touches us. We see each other more deeply as we open the tops of our heads and let each other peek in when we answer a question drawn out of a bowl.

Divine Words, Unbreakable Bonds: 8 Scriptures to Pray Over Your Child

Praying both well and consistently can be tough.

I’ve been there. The success and failure comes and goes in waves. For a while my prayer will be on fire, then (I don’t even know when or how), it becomes boring. Rote. Dead.

When I see it floundering, it’s up to me to fix it. And praying the scriptures can inject new life.

Intergenerational Bible Study: Building Bridges and Nurturing Faith

Intergenerational living and learning is the historical norm. But in the past 200 years, we’ve gotten very segregated by age. Classrooms are same-age. Kids move away from mom and dad to young cities. Our seniors move into senior communities. We’re so segregated, it’s no wonder we have trouble incorporating our children into Sunday church services and home Bible studies.

But there are so many benefits to living and learning side-by-side with those whose age is nothing like ours. Some of the sweetest relationships, life lessons, and growth come from someone very much older or younger than ourselves.

And there is hope.

The One Growth Chart You Weren’t Given

Mama, we’re given growth charts for height, weight, and when they should be able to hop on one foot. Backwards. While spinning. And reciting the alphabet.

But where’s the chart for measuring children’s spiritual growth? What even are those markers of growth?

And if we’re raising spiritual powerhouses, aren’t those markers the most important?!

Look no further than our Spiritual Growth Chart for children.

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