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The Miraculous Dinnertime Question Jar

June 7, 2019 By Tina Clark 7 Comments

Several years ago, the Holy Spirit sent me, via the internet of course, a simple activity to ease dinner table tension by building relationship through storytelling. A mason jar, minimally decorated and containing slips of paper in three colors.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, craft, Mealtimes, printables, teenagers

The Prodigal Son at Dinnertime

May 19, 2019 By Christian Simmers 2 Comments

I’m not quite sure when eating as a family of six turned into a contact sport, but I work to convince my daughters to drop the mob mentality each evening. Elbows are thrown, insults may be hurled, and by the end, someone is crying.Usually, it’s not me.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bible, love, Mealtimes, parenting

Day 11: Thank Me for Your Blessings!

January 4, 2017 By Mary Ann Frishman 2 Comments

When we give thanks to God for our blessings, we recognize their true source.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: 12 days, Attitudes, Blessings, grace, gratitude, Jesus, Mealtimes

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