If you're looking for my annual Lent family devotions, they are in book form this year! I was coming up with a way to make the family devotional more user-friendly. Scrolling through an entire week of blog posts is a bit messy. It is free, but it is messy. Then, I had this idea to …
Lenten Family Devotional Week Five
Week FiveThis week you will need: Day Twenty-six: sticks from your yard, twine Day Twenty-seven: baking soda, grape juice concentrate, paint brushes, paper, water Day Twenty-eight: cotton balls, paper, and glue for the alternate craft Day Thirty: stones you can write on, chalk marker Day Twenty-five: Monday: Peter’s Confession Read Luke 9:18-20 Discussion: - Why …
Lenten Family Devotion Week Three
This week you will need: Day Fourteen: ingredients for Dole Whip Day Fifteen: Copies of the coloring page + colored pencils, crayons, markers, or watercolor paints Day Sixteen: Flashlight Day Seventeen: Coke, Mentos Day Eighteen: Copies of the coloring page + coloring supplies Day Thirteen: Monday: Love Your Enemies Read Luke 6:27-36 OR Jesus The …
Lenten Family Devotion Week Two
Needs This Week: Day Seven: blindfold, cups, three drinks Day Twelve: black construction paper, white school glue, salt, watercolor paint and paintbrushes Day Seven : Monday: Water To Wine Read John 2:1-11 Discussion: - What do you think was going through the minds of the servants as the collected the water? - Was …
Lenten Family Devotional Week One
This week, we’ll have the two days before Lent to prepare ourselves for the coming season. Technically, Lent won’t start until Day Three- Ash Wednesday. But I encourage you to go ahead and get started with the two Pre-Season devotions. Needed Items for Activities— - Day Two: party supplies (balloons, noise-makers, cake, party hats, …
We Can Bless Others- Week Four
“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, …
We Are Thankful – Week Three
“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” ― 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB) “Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the nations, and I will sing praises to Your name.” ― 1 Samuel 22:50 (NASB) “O give thanks to the Lord, for …
We Are A Blessed Family- Week Two
“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” ― James 1:17 (NASB) If you are reading this right now, you are blessed. We have this amazing tendency to focus on what we do not have rather …
40 Holy People: Week Seven
Day 35: Frances Ridley Havergal: All For Thee Frances was born in 1836 in England. She was the youngest of six children. Her father was a minister, so Frances grew up in the Church. Her mother died when she was 14 and she went to live and study at a boarding school. Frances wrote poetry. …
40 Holy People: Week Six
Day 29: Maggie Gobran: Being The Help Needed How many times do we see a problem or see a need and think, “Someone should really do something about that?” Maggie Gobran saw a need and instead of looking around to see who would do something, or praying that God would somehow intervene, did something herself. …
Notes From the Parsonage 