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Discipleship for parents

As parents, we can end up investing so much time in our children that we neglect our own spiritual journey. Here are some great resources and ideas to support mums and dads as we seek to draw closer to Jesus together.

10 FAITH-BASED NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR EXHAUSTED PARENTS

December 27, 2019 3 Comments

Parenthood and faith? It can be so tough to keep pursuing God through dirty nappies and sleepless nights, not to mention teenage hormones and first driving lessons! Here are 10 ideas to prioritise your faith in the new year.

To start talking about personal growth and improvement when you're either stuffed so full of Celebrations and mince pies that you can hardly move, or you're entirely burnt-out from yet another busy year of parenting, work and other commitments, will either come across as annoyingly trite or … [Read more...] about 10 FAITH-BASED NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR EXHAUSTED PARENTS

Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life

WHEN YOU CAN’T BE THE PARENT YOU DREAMT OF BEING: THERE IS HOPE

November 21, 2019 7 Comments

When your high hopes and expectations of parenthood are dashed, how can you find contentment? Where is the hope? Speaking from personal experience, author Liz Carter shares her wisdom with us.

From the emails I've received from lots of you - as well as my own parenting experience - I know that many of our parenting struggles have, at their core, a root problem: We haven't met our own sky-high expectations. We went into parenthood with images and ideas … [Read more...] about WHEN YOU CAN’T BE THE PARENT YOU DREAMT OF BEING: THERE IS HOPE

Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

A FAMILY ADVENT: TWO CHRISTIAN WRITERS SHARE THEIR FAMILY ADVENT TRADITIONS

November 6, 2019 5 Comments

Family Advent ideas and Advent activities from two Christian writer mamas. What can we do during Advent? What do others do in the lead up to Christmas? Lots of Advent activities for kids right here!

My friend Amy Scott Robinson is one of the deepest, most poetic Christian storytellers and writers that I know. She's the author of the marvellous Gladstone Tales, the first of which I reviewed right here. And guess what? She and I have both released Advent books this year! … [Read more...] about A FAMILY ADVENT: TWO CHRISTIAN WRITERS SHARE THEIR FAMILY ADVENT TRADITIONS

Christmas & Advent· Discipleship for kids· Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

CHRISTIANS AND HALLOWEEN: HOW CAN FAMILIES APPROACH HALLOWEEN WITH INTEGRITY?

October 17, 2019 8 Comments

Should Christians celebrate Halloween? How can we explain Halloween to our children? What does Halloween teach us? Is there a Christian perspective on Halloween? This blog explores how we can navigate Halloween as Christian families.

Around this time of year, I start to get fidgety. Just as I'm starting to think about Christmas, Halloween goes and plonks itself right in the middle of autumn - something I'd rather ignore, but know that I can't. My kids start getting excited, then realise I'm not, then start to ask difficult … [Read more...] about CHRISTIANS AND HALLOWEEN: HOW CAN FAMILIES APPROACH HALLOWEEN WITH INTEGRITY?

Discipleship for kids· Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life· Halloween· Parenting· Seasons

CONNECTING WITH GOD THROUGH THE EARLY DAYS OF PARENTHOOD

October 4, 2019 4 Comments

Preparing to welcome your first child? This encouraging mini-series will help you consider what is important, while reassuring and empowering you to find your own unique parenting style.

Exactly ten years ago, I became a parent. In real life, our celebrations this week will be focused on Mister, involving Laserquest and chocolate cake. But on the blog, I've been reflecting on how my life changed in Autumn 2009 through this mini-series ‘Plus Baby Makes Three’, offering some … [Read more...] about CONNECTING WITH GOD THROUGH THE EARLY DAYS OF PARENTHOOD

Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

IS CHURCH JUST ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR FAMILY’S EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES?

September 19, 2019 10 Comments

Is church just an extra curricular activity? Is it important for my family to attend church? What happens if we skip church?

Weekends are full. Especially with a family. From the word 'go' on Saturday morning, us parents can find ourselves hurriedly pushing kids out of the house to get to morning band practice, swimming lessons or sports matches. Afternoons bring parties - trying to remember which of the 39 … [Read more...] about IS CHURCH JUST ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR FAMILY’S EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES?

Discipleship for kids· Discipleship for parents· Faith· Family Life· Parenting

TALKING TO KIDS WITH WORDS OF GRACE

August 7, 2019 48 Comments

This positive parenting book is encouraging and honest about our parent child communication, and the potential it has for raising godly children. The positive parenting ideas, illustrated from the author’s experience, never overtake the role of God’s grace and forgiveness as we parent.

As my kids were going off to bed recently, I found myself speaking plainly to them: "I'm sorry for being grumpy today. I was really grumpy. But you were also really annoying." Find me a parent whose own kids don't irritate the hell out of them on a fairly regular basis, and I'll give them … [Read more...] about TALKING TO KIDS WITH WORDS OF GRACE

Books and resources· Discipleship for parents· 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)

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Is church just an extra curricular activity? Is it important for my family to attend church? What happens if we skip church?
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