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Books and resources

Here are the best books and resources that our family has used to nurture faith over the last few years. You'll find a whole host of resources for different age groups (including adults), and if there's something you're looking for which isn't here, let me know and I'll do my best to add it!

HELPING CHILDREN CONNECT WITH GOD IN THEIR EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES

May 16, 2019 28 Comments

Rosie books, Nicky Fairbairn, 10Publishing, The Hope-Filled Family

Have you ever had a heart-to-heart with your child and wondered how to encourage them to connect with God about it all? Do you sometimes find yourself giving your kids a pep talk, but feeling it's all just a little bit hollow? Would you like to offer your kids something more solid when they're … [Read more...] about HELPING CHILDREN CONNECT WITH GOD IN THEIR EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES

Books and resources· Discipleship for kids· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

MOTHERS’ DAY AND BABY LOSS

March 27, 2019 6 Comments

Too Soon by Jane Clamp (SPCK), book review, baby loss, miscarriage, The Hope-Filled Family

Approximately 1 in 8 pregnancies end in miscarriage. It's a startlingly high figure, and I count myself as guiltily fortunate to be excluded from it. But so many of my friends have experienced miscarriage in a variety of ways, at a variety of stages, that despite being daily driven up the wall by … [Read more...] about MOTHERS’ DAY AND BABY LOSS

Books and resources· Discipleship for parents· Mothers' Day

HOW CAN I PARENT MY CHILDREN FOR FAITH? (A REVIEW OF THE PARENTING FOR FAITH COURSE)

March 12, 2019 11 Comments

BRF's Parenting for Faith course with Rachel Turner is a FREE online course for all parents who seek to nurture their children's faith as they grow.

In the never-ending pile of laundry, discarded vegetables and emotional melodrama that is Parenting, the idea of how we parent our kids on their faith journey can often get overlooked. Occasionally, I stick my head out of that pile and remember that our greatest ambition for our children is for … [Read more...] about HOW CAN I PARENT MY CHILDREN FOR FAITH? (A REVIEW OF THE PARENTING FOR FAITH COURSE)

Books and resources· Discipleship for kids· Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

30 SIMPLE LENT ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES

February 28, 2019 13 Comments

Creative Lent ideas for families.

Want some creative Lent activities for families and children this year? Nope, thought you didn't. Because, if I know you well (and I'm starting to think I might), I know that you show up to this blog exhausted by parenting and life and everything in between. You really don't need anything … [Read more...] about 30 SIMPLE LENT ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES

Books and resources· Discipleship for kids· Easter & Lent· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

GOODBYE TO GOODBYES – REVIEW

February 1, 2019 23 Comments

Goodbye to Goodbyes, Lauren Chandler, Catalina Echeverri, The Good Book Company, book review by The Hope-Filled Family, UK Christian parenting blog.

Listen - both you and I know that children's books are two-a-penny these days, but there's a book being released today which I really think you ought to buy for the young children in your life. One thing I'm passionate about (OK, so I'm passionate about many, many things - but that's not the … [Read more...] about GOODBYE TO GOODBYES – REVIEW

Books and resources· Discipleship for kids· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

EYE CAN WRITE – REVIEW

January 11, 2019 17 Comments

Eye Can Write, Jonathan Bryan, Chantal Bryan, foreword by Michael Morpurgo, review by The Hope-Filled Family, UK Christian parenting and adoption blog.

You know my absolute favourite type of books? Those which are short and pack a punch. Short because...well, clearly, this exhausted mama doesn't have a lot of time to read, and who wants to be slogging on with the same book for months and months? War and Peace ain't gonna get finished in the next … [Read more...] about EYE CAN WRITE – REVIEW

Books and resources· Discipleship for parents· Education· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

WHAT GOES IN OUR ADVENT BASKET?

December 3, 2018 13 Comments

Creating an Advent basket is a simple but wonderful family tradition for Advent and Christmas. Here's what to put in it.

The kids and I love Advent, and all the fun preparations for Christmas. We have loads of little traditions that we look forward to, and try to focus on sharing the story of Jesus' birth in creative and fun ways. One of these traditions is our Advent basket. You may do something similar in your home … [Read more...] about WHAT GOES IN OUR ADVENT BASKET?

Books and resources· Christmas & Advent· Discipleship for kids· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

PARENTING CHILDREN FOR A LIFE OF FAITH (REVIEW)

November 29, 2018 12 Comments

Parenting children for a life of faith by Rachel Turner (BRF). Book review from a Christian parent of four.

Earlier this week, I wrote a message to Christian parents whose adult children don't follow Jesus anymore. I was responding to what some of my readers have shared with me, as well as trying to think ahead and put myself in their shoes in 20 years' time, attempting to understand what I might be … [Read more...] about PARENTING CHILDREN FOR A LIFE OF FAITH (REVIEW)

Books and resources· Discipleship for kids· Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

WINDOW ON THE WORLD – BOOK REVIEW

November 23, 2018 15 Comments

Window on the World by Jason Mandryk and Molly Wall, world prayer resource for kids and teens.

I know you don't read this blog for tips on how to be a wonderful Christian parent. But even so, if you happen to have missed the part about me not having a friggin' clue what I'm doing, let me put it in plain text for you: I AM ABSOLUTELY CLUELESS WHEN IT COMES TO GUIDING MY CHILDREN IN … [Read more...] about WINDOW ON THE WORLD – BOOK REVIEW

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