Parents often tell me great stories about how KidsCreek is making a difference in their lives and their children's lives. I'm thrilled that KidsCreek 252, first look, and Awana are helping parents in their efforts to shepherd their children's hearts. Some of the stories are very fun and encouraging so I want to share them here through your posts.
So, tell us your stories. We'll all enjoy them together.
There is an ancient "specialness" that occurs when parents take initiative in and responsibility for the spiritual lives of their children. When we are young we need mom and dad to guide and mentor us. We need mom and dad to take a specific interest in our relationship to Christ. We need mom and dad to show us where Christ fits in the "normalness" of life. Conversations on the way home from church, school, and soccer games, along with regular conversations at breakfast, dinner, or bedtime combine to harness the normalness of life for Jesus. If normal doesn't include Jesus our influence will be toward something other than a healthy spiritual life.
I so appreciate what Isaac is learning each week in his 3's classroom! He can almost always answer the 'big idea' question, memorizes the verse for each unit just from the review in class, and is able to tell me in astonishing detail the story that was presented each week. As a parent, I love getting the information about what he's learning in class so that we can talk about it together throughout the week!
ReplyDeleteOne week after church we were talking through the lesson they had just finished - "God loves me". When asked "Who loves you no matter what?", his instant reply was "Grandma!" Maybe not theologically correct, but definitely true. We'll keep working on that. :)
We have been using the Refrigerator cards that the kids bring home on Sundays as the topic for our Family Devotion time on Sundays. It has been a great conversation-starter and allows us to reinforce the scripture and theme for the month throughout our week. Each child gets a different level of learning and our middle schooler is able to go even deeper with the message and share applications from her life. Thank you for these tools. It keeps us on target!
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