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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!

ADOPTION AND ADVENT: COMING HOME

November 30, 2016 10 Comments

How Advent and adoption are linked; how Advent is a metaphor for our spiritual adoption; and how earthly adoption can be a metaphor for Advent. Chapter 1 of Redeeming Advent by Lucy Rycroft.

The following comes from my Advent devotional, Redeeming Advent. Buy it here! Advent, for our family, is a season full of traditions. I'd love to say that it was a time for increased spiritual growth, as I lead our young family in meaningful Bible reflections every morning - but, in reality, I … [Read more...] about ADOPTION AND ADVENT: COMING HOME

Adoption· Adoption process· Books and resources· Christmas & Advent· Faith

FOLLOW ME! LENT DEVOTIONAL FOR FAMILIES

February 9, 2016 16 Comments

Follow Me by Amy Robinson (Kevin Mayhew) - book review by The Hope-Filled Family, UK Christian parenting and adoption blog.

It's a sad irony that the years when storyteller Amy Robinson and I lived in the same city never overlapped with the years of me being a parent, as I think our family would have loved her storytelling performances. The next best thing to being able to watch Amy, though, is surely to immerse … [Read more...] about FOLLOW ME! LENT DEVOTIONAL FOR FAMILIES

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

THE MINISTRY OF A MESSY HOUSE – REVIEW

January 26, 2015 16 Comments

The Ministry of a Messy House by Amanda Robbie. How do hospitality and mess go hand in hand? How can I be hospitable with a messy family?

My wonderful cousin Naomi, general fountain of knowledge when it comes to books, especially Christian ones, recently sent me a copy of 'The Ministry of a Messy House' by Amanda Robbie, after reading my blog How does God bless others through our mess? Well, blow my socks off if it didn't just put … [Read more...] about THE MINISTRY OF A MESSY HOUSE – REVIEW

Books and resources· Discipleship for parents· Faith· Home

SEE YOU SOON: A MOTHER’S STORY OF LOSING A SON TO ADDICTION

November 19, 2012 14 Comments

A Christian parent's story of losing a son to addiction. Death by drugs is a taboo, not least in Christian circles. So how did this couple cope?

When my phone alerts me to a new text message I instinctively reach for it, unlock it and read the message. It's now such an intuitive reaction that I do it whilst doing something else - with the consequence that I'm only half engaging with the content of the message. Most of the time, this doesn't … [Read more...] about SEE YOU SOON: A MOTHER’S STORY OF LOSING A SON TO ADDICTION

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

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