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To-do Lists
I love a to-do list! Have you ever had an entire day that you were devoting to accomplishing your to-do list and when you laid your weary head down, you had only crossed off a few items! It is maddening, especially for those of us with the Working Genius of Tenacity (thank you Patrick Lencioni and the Table Group for that understanding! Side note: the Working Genius is amazing to helping understand how your family works, not just your role in a workplace!) As a mother, I have the solution for a productive day! Put EVERYTHING on your list that has to be accomplished that day! Workout Shower Make Breakfast…
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Pick your battles
Parenting is a war of the wills! God designed families perfectly, giving us the experience of children, whom we love so dearly and yet can drive us absolutely crazy. He gave us living examples of how we behave toward our heavenly Father, and yet He still loves us! Parenting helps us understand our own relationship with Almighty God! Children are born with their own free wills just like we were, and it is our job to raise them to be responsible adults. Not only do they have free wills, they have the same flesh nature that caused the issues in the Garden and continues to wreak havoc today. This is…
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Don’t Ask…
I have a friend that is an amazing example to me of how to help others… she doesn’t ask permission! She just shows up! She is present and ready with food or time, when I most need help. You know those moments… when life is overwhelming and just getting enough oxygen feels hard. My wonderful friend just does something! She will drop by with a meal or a bag of groceries. When my husband had a job that kept him on the road 150 days a year, she would stop by early in the morning with a latte for me and breakfast treats for the kids. She didn’s ask me…
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That’s mine!
A friend recently asked me if we made our children share their toys. I can only answer that with a resounding, “Yes!” But, behind my “yes” are deep and character building reasons for my children. Before I jumped into this, I did probe a little about her question. She had recently been told that another family had decided that sharing was difficult and created hostility and arguments among the children. So, by making it clear that each toy belonged to a specific child, that removed any arguments over who should get to use it. That child was not required to share and likewise, siblings were not allowed to use toys…
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#29 John 8:12
Let’s get started… Leader: Have your Student write down the Passage and the Questions. Then, give them a week to prepare. Passage: John 8:12 Questions: 1) What does the phrase “I am” mean? 2) Where else in John have we learned about light, darkness, and life? 3) Memorize John 8:12 4) What questions do you have? Then, this week the Student will: Read the Passage every day! Handwrite the Passage Answer the questions When you do meet again, you will go over this… John 8:12 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness,…
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#28 John 8:1-11
Let’s get started… Leader: Have your Student write down the Passage and the Questions. Then, give them a week to prepare. Passage: John 8:1-11 Questions: 1) What is it the woman deserved? 2) What does Jesus give her? 3) Why do the Pharisees leave? 4) What questions do you have? Then, this week the Student will: Read the Passage every day! Handwrite the Passage Answer the questions When you do meet again, you will go over this… John 8:1-11 8 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to…
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#27 John 7:25-52
Let’s get started… Leader: Have your Student write down the Passage and the Questions. Then, give them a week to prepare. Passage: John 7:25-52 Questions: 1) What is Jesus teaching in verses 28-30? 2) What is Jesus teaching in verses 37-39? 3) What questions do you have? Then, this week the Student will: Read the Passage every day! Handwrite the Passage Answer the questions When you do meet again, you will go over this… John 7:25-52 25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a…
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#26 John 7:14-24
Before we dive into scripture this week, I would like to give you a word of encouragement. I would not be surprised if many adults leading their young disciples through this study, have never personally gone through a book so slowly! Do not lose heart! We do not want to miss out on what Jesus is trying to teach us. We want to glean every delicious morsel and then chew slowly to savor it. Jesus is not in a hurry, so neither am I! (Remember, I have 13 of these studies waiting in the wings, that we have led our children through.) My Good Lookin’ and I decided that we…
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#25 John 7:1-13
Leader: Have your Student write down the Passage and the Questions. Then, give them a week to prepare. Passage: John 7:1-13 Questions: 1) What is Jesus’ brother’s reason for Jesus going to the feast? 2) What is Jesus’ response? 3) What questions do you have? Then, this week the Student will: Read the Passage every day! Handwrite the Passage Answer the questions When you do meet again, you will go over this… John 7:1-13 7 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. 2 But when the Jewish Festival…
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#24 John 6:60-71
Leader: Have your Student write down the Passage and the Questions. Then, give them a week to prepare. Passage: John 6:60-71 Questions: 1) What is the “disciples’” reaction to Jesus’ teaching? 2) What does Jesus tell them? 3) What is Jesus’ interaction with the 12 disciples? 4) What questions do you have? Then, this week the Student will: Read the Passage every day! Handwrite the Passage Answer the questions When you do meet again, you will go over this… John 6:60-71 60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” 61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said…