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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Treasured Possessions
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Treasured Possessions

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Joanna • Leave a comment

by Tara Wiley Scripture: Deuteronomy 14:2 (NIV) For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.   Reflection: Spring arrives messily where we live. Winter months of whipping winds layer trash through … Continue reading →

Shepherding the Family through Social Media
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Shepherding the Family through Social Media

Posted on March 28, 2014 by practicingfamilies2013 • 3 Comments

  by MaryAnn McKibben Dana “Mommy, can I have an Instagram account?” my daughter asked from the back seat of the van. We were on our way home from a retreat I’d led for a church in South Carolina. I’d decided to bring the family with me—the retreat was in Myrtle Beach; enough said—and they’d … Continue reading →

Parenting in Public
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Parenting in Public

Posted on March 26, 2014 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

By JMK If you go to a church that has a “Children’s Moment” in the worship service, and if your child participates on a regular basis, you know the tension of wondering what your child might say or do in any given week in front of the whole entire congregation. This pressure magnifies when you … Continue reading →

Brighten Someone’s Day
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Brighten Someone’s Day

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Joanna • Leave a comment

—Jennifer DiFrancesco Scripture: John 9:1-11 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. … Continue reading →

Our Beautiful Children
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Our Beautiful Children

Posted on March 19, 2014 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

by Chris There seem to be moments where my reality is struck by sentimentality, and the world around me carries with it a deeper, emotional meaning.  I have come to value those moments as divine.  It is as if God is prodding me to see life with a renewed set of eyes, all of a … Continue reading →

Family Liturgy: The Woman at the Well
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Family Liturgy: The Woman at the Well

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Joanna • Leave a comment

–from Joanna Harader Scripture: John 4: 4-42 –Check out this animated re-telling on YouTube. Thoughts: During Jesus’ day, the Jewish people and the Samaritan people did not get along. They had a difficult history with each other and they had different ideas about God. So it is surprising that Jesus would stop in Samaria and … Continue reading →

Everything Is Awesome
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Everything Is Awesome

Posted on March 14, 2014 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

~by Julia Roller We went to see The Lego Movie at the drive-in a few weeks ago. Popcorn, Reese’s Pieces, beanbags and blankets in the back of the car–it was a sublime evening. The whole way home, all four of us kept humming the movie’s theme song, “Everything Is Awesome.” A few days later, my … Continue reading →

Mostly Present
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Mostly Present

Posted on March 12, 2014 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

by Jonathan Green Being fully aware and present is hard enough for us grown folks, but when you’re four all bets are off. In our homeschool devotions, first thing in the morning after reading our selected verses from the Bible, the boys (Adam and Samuel)  and I gather around the table and sort of riff … Continue reading →

You Will be a Blessing
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You Will be a Blessing

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Joanna • 1 Comment

—Elizabeth Dilley Scripture: Genesis 12: 1-4a Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a … Continue reading →

Bags Packed
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Bags Packed

Posted on March 7, 2014 by practicingfamilies2013 • Leave a comment

~ by Lee Hull Moses I am leaving this week for a trip to Nicaragua, to visit a dear friend who has been serving as a missionary there. I’ve got my passport. My bags are packed. (Well, no. That’s not true. But I do have a list in my head of what to take.) I’ve … Continue reading →

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