When you think of the word family, what kinds of things come to mind? What kinds of emotions are generated?
Family members, more than anyone else, know us, warts and all. They know how to push our buttons. The differences between us create tension, misunderstandings, and struggle.
If you could improve one thing about your family, what would it be? Would it be confronting a negetive behavior, or starting a new tradition? Would it be including someone who has been outcast, or fulfilling a lifelong family dream?
How can you move your family toward the kind of family life you have always dreamed of? Start by loving unconditionally. Unconditional love, like that God has for us, provides redemption and renewal.
God is present in the midst of families who live together, with God, and through God.
A friend/co-conspiritor of mine suggested I start a blog where I can post previous Faithful Thoughts For Parents of Tots (hereon referred to as FTPT's) online for a more broad range of people may access their information. I thought it was a great idea, not to mention a fabulous paperfree way for people to get hold of previous editions :) So, here goes......
Blog Archive
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2009
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May
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- Mothers Day
- May 2009 Prayers
- God Is Faithful
- April 2009 Prayers
- God Redeems
- March 2009 Prayers
- God Provides, Therefore We Share
- God Provides, Therefore We Share
- February 2009 Prayers
- God Calls Us
- Prayer Discipline
- December 2008 Prayers
- Advent: prepare!
- God Protects
- God Protects
- November 2008 Prayers
- God Promises..... within our relationships
- October 2008 Prayers
- God Promises
- God Created...... you to be parents!
- God Created...... your unique relationship
- September 2008 Prayers
- September 14, 2008
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what is this?
FTPT is an opportunity for you, as parents/caregivers/partners, to discuss your opinions regarding, among other things, faith, relationships, and parenting with one another outside of church. The intention is to eventually create dialogue within our own homes about what it means to raise our child(ren) in a faithful home, and what our individual concepts of a faithful home are.
Sometimes, FTPT will have questions, other times topics, and sometimes, just theories or scripture that can provoke discussion. It is one thing to say, we want our child to go to church, is is a whole different thing to say we want to raise our child faithfully. FTPT will help us all to define and determine what and how we each uniquely want to accomplish bringing faith into our homes, as well as ignite in-depth discussions with one another as partners in raising children.
Sometimes, FTPT will have questions, other times topics, and sometimes, just theories or scripture that can provoke discussion. It is one thing to say, we want our child to go to church, is is a whole different thing to say we want to raise our child faithfully. FTPT will help us all to define and determine what and how we each uniquely want to accomplish bringing faith into our homes, as well as ignite in-depth discussions with one another as partners in raising children.
About Me
- Liz
- My contented chaos stems from being a grad student, wife, mother of two, homeowner, novice gardener, sewist, and knitter striving to live life simply and intentionally. Yup - I'd say that defines contented chaos :)
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