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This post recommends books that highlight the spiritual roots of Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims’ pursuit of religious freedom. It includes children’s stories, historical retellings, and original sources like William Bradford’s journal to help families understand the faith driven foundation of the holiday.

This post retells the powerful story from Joshua 4 where God parts the Jordan River and commands Israel to build a memorial of stones so future generations will remember His faithfulness. It explains why God calls His people to remember and encourages families to create their own Stones of Remembrance through crafts journals displays and storytelling. These simple projects help children see how God has shown up in the past and strengthen their faith for present challenges.

This post encourages families to embrace the beauty of Fall, practice gratitude, and teach kids thankfulness through a fun leaf themed paint craft. It highlights how noticing God’s creation and listing blessings can reshape attitudes while giving step by step instructions for a simple sensory art project paired with gratitude activities.

This post tells a memorable story about a child sharing the gospel and uses it to highlight why believers should preach the gospel to themselves and their children daily. It explains the biblical foundation for sharing the good news regularly and offers five simple ways parents can weave gospel conversations into everyday life, from talking during discipline moments to using colors, stories, Bible reading, and everyday signs to point kids to Jesus.

This post uses a simple Fall craft to help kids understand how leaves change color and how this process reflects God’s creativity and provision. It explains the science behind seasonal leaf changes in a kid friendly way and connects it to God’s goodness and sovereignty. The post ends with instructions for a chalk pastel leaf art project paired with Ecclesiastes 3:11 as a reminder that God makes everything beautiful in its time.

This post helps parents turn an unusual, slowed-down Fall season into a chance to invest spiritually in their kids. Using Psalm 119:103 as the foundation, it introduces a simple, hands-on family devotional that compares the sweetness of honey to the sweetness of God’s Word. The activity uses graham crackers and honey to capture kids’ attention, spark conversation, and show them that Scripture nourishes the soul just like sweet food delights the tongue.

This post reflects on how God’s beauty shines even through devastating circumstances. Using Colorado wildfires and breathtaking sunsets as the backdrop, it shows how God can bring splendor from ashes and use painful seasons to grow our faith. Even when life feels out of control, His artistry and purpose remain steady.

This post reflects on the emotional and spiritual journey of releasing a son into adulthood as he leaves for college. The author compares letting go to allowing an eagle to soar, trusting that God will use both joys and hardships to shape her son’s faith and character. Though letting go is bittersweet, she rests in prayer, God’s sovereignty, and the belief that her son is ready to grow and fly on his own.

This post reflects on how God often uses unwanted change and hardship to advance the Gospel, comparing early Christian persecution in Rome with the global disruption of COVID 19. The author suggests that this season may be a modern pivot point, pushing believers to new forms of ministry, especially to younger generations who live online, and challenges readers to ask how God might be using this crisis to expand the reach of Jesus rather than clinging to old comfort zones.