Family Study

A while ago, I found a really cool blog of a Christian mom who writes bible studies for her family and church. She has all sorts of really great studies for various ages and on many different topics. Best thing yet...they are FREE!! for private use only of course.

Now Tim and I have alwasy done devotionals with the kids, done one on one reading and studying with the kids and personal and family prayers with the kids. However we have yet to attempt a more formal Bible study with the kids...let alone the whole family.

I was really feeling like our family needed to "recenter" our lives and our priorities and what better way than to spend time in the Word? So I picked
This study

It is great so far...it has lessons for various ages..3-5, 7-9, 10-12 and teens/adults. It is very similar to the Love Dare but for families. I am very excited about watching God work through this study in all of our lives!

We also agreed as a family to try and do a service project each month...I came up with a list of ways for us to donate our time and we voted on Community Harvest Food Bank for our first project. It is a charity that I use quite often through my work and I know what a difference it makes in the lives of my clients and am excited to be part of it on the "other side"....

I feel that it is SO important for my kids to realize that there is a huge world outside their sheltered bubbles. Yes, I want them to stay safe, but I also need them to step outside their comfort zones, for them to minister to others, to realize that there is poverty, sadness, and dispair...and that we should try to help.

We will see how it goes....

Blessings
Amy