Family Time
I wanted to give up on our family Bible times on several occasions. As we started our journey doing Bible time together, it included us (the parents) reading directly from the Bible. We would all sit around the table listening intently to the treasury of words coming off the page...DID NOT HAPPEN. Yes, we all sat around the table BUT the response wasn't met with focused listening. Instead, it was met with kicking each other under the table, comments of "I'm thirsty," "I need to potty," "my head hurts," "she stuck her tongue out," and slumping over to fall on the floor below. Something needed to change because a simple Bible reading and discussion wasn't working to bring their hearts into the experience. So, I asked myself "why DO I want to do Bible time with my family?" AND here are the list of reasons I came up with: 1) The Bible calls us as parents to teach the Word to our children. "Teach them to your childr...