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Grace Rules
Practicing with Children

Grace Rules

Posted on August 28, 2013 by practicingfamilies2013 • 6 Comments

By Jennifer Mills-Knutsen Have you seen the trendy new poem-statement-manifesto that people are posting in their homes (and on Facebook and Pinterest)? You can buy them from all kinds of Etsy shops and online crafters, as signs or vinyl wall decorations. They are often referred to as “House Rules.” I don’t have one in my … Continue reading →

The Practice of Laughter (or, the bedtime rile up)
Practicing with Children

The Practice of Laughter (or, the bedtime rile up)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by practicingfamilies2013 • 1 Comment

August 21, 2013 In a previous post, I talked about the prayers that I routinely sing with my children at bedtime. There’s another bedtime practice I seem to have developed lately: getting them riled up. It goes like this: as my two children are going to bed, they each always want me to come in … Continue reading →

First Fruits
Practicing Parents

First Fruits

Posted on June 21, 2013 by practicingfamilies2013 • 1 Comment

The last few plums just fell from our plum tree. A few years ago, when we first moved to our current home, we realized we had not one but two plum trees planted by a previous owner. I couldn’t get over the fact that we had our own fruit, provided by our very own yard. … Continue reading →

Family Liturgy: Third Week of Lent
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Family Liturgy: Third Week of Lent

Posted on February 25, 2013 by practicingfamilies2013 • 1 Comment

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree Opening Activity: Empty all of the fruit out of your kitchen fruit bowl. Place the empty bowl in the middle of your family’s prayer place. Talk about how you feel when you see nothing where there should be fruit. Are you hungry because you want something to eat? … Continue reading →

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