How We Keep Advent: Books, Nativity, Devotionals… and Milkshakes too.
We do not keep elves on any of our shelves to send behavior reports to the North Pole. Christ came for us while we were yet on the naughty list.
Liturgical Year, Parenting
children
Three Keys to Living the Liturgical Year at Home (without overwhelm)
The key to expanding our traditions and journeying joyfully into the church year is three fold – flexibility, simplicity and repeatability.
Lego, Star Wars and Advent Formation
When we make family formation a fraught exercise, we work against our own desires.
Parenting
Lessons in Imperfection: Advent Edition
I must have forgotten to share my peace and joy-filled plan with the kids.
Gifts for Faith (A Guide for All Ages)
The best kinds of gifts are those that foster faith.
Christ is unlike any king the world has ever known.
“Do you really believe Jesus is the Son of God?” the teen asked. “I do,” I said, “and I don’t need anyone else to agree with me.”
Parenting, Saints
Meeting the Saints in our Bedtime Stories
Meet the Saints has served as a springboard for my son and me to talk about God, our faith and our relationships with other people in new ways.
Giving thanks is no small thing. It requires a conversion of heart.
We want to give our children the world! So often what we end up giving them is continued complicity in the world’s model of desire and scarcity. Our faith teaches something better.
Ten Ways to Pray With Kids
We give our children an invaluable and timeless gift when we practice prayer with them.
How widely are Episcopal parents teaching the meaning of Eucharist? (Honest question.)
Our children have been receiving the Eucharist since Baptism—and yet they still need instruction in what that means.