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Author: Linsey Driskill
Hi! I've been married more than 15 years, have triplets, and love encouraging families in following Jesus and his words: to love God and love others. I love spontaneity, simplicity, and authenticity. You can find me on Facebook and Instagram Page @BeautifulHeartedParenting and at LinseyDriskill.com.
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Devotionals and Bibles
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“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jer. 29:13
What are some practical ways we can show our kids how to seek the Lord? I try to do this through reading the Bible and a devotional together (the ones in the pic. are my very favorites). As we all love new ideas of kid devotionals and Bibles, please comment below to share your favorites. If I mentioned yours, pls comment with it again so people know it’s a great one.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:5-7
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Connecting with Our Kids
Jesus often used questions to teach answers and to bring people to an authentic relationship with him. He was also so personal with people by asking them questions- Jesus asked 80 questions just in the Bible book, Luke! By asking our kids questions, we teach them to do the same with others. It is also such a great way to get to know someone better… How often do we ask our own kids questions just to get to know them better, or to help them reflect on their own faith?
Here are some fun and serious question ideas: You could ask your kiddos ones like Jesus did in the verses above, or here’s an imaginative one: In the Bible, after Moses, Joshua continued leading the Israelite people to the promised land, which was a beautiful land promised to them by God and described as flowing with milk and honey. That sounds pretty great doesn’t it!? What would your dreamland be like?
I love learning what’s in our kids’ little minds when they share their simple and sweet answers about who Jesus is, and to watch their creativity come alive in describing their dreamland. Enjoy connecting and getting to know your kids even more this week!
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Verses: “Love each other as I have loved you.” Jesus (John 15:12)
“Jesus was teaching and a woman was there who had been crippled… When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said, ‘Woman you are set free…’” Luke 13:10, 12
Question: In the verse from Luke, Jesus was in the middle of preaching, and stopped to be with and heal the crippled woman. The moments we slow down (like Jesus always did) to be with our kids are so valuable to them, and us! Let’s try to take one moment each day this week where we purposely slow down to be with our kiddo.
For us, playing card games (Uno/Crazy 8’s) is a great way to spend time together, and the classic basketball game of P-I-G (HORSE is too long at this point!) My 6-year-old beat me (humbling) and you can see him celebrating in the pic!
Linsey Driskill 