creating space

  Make space and live with intention. Showing our children how to live a life that makes space for Jesus is beautiful. This week, focus on prayer. Pray with thanksgiving, and see how God answers your needs. Week 2 

The month of November is a great time to reflect on gratitude. It's a practice that God calls us to as a daily reminder of his provision, love, and mercy. I find that when I am grateful, my children are grateful. Not always for peas...but that's okay.  I am not the best at scheduling things into my day. I am best known by last minute dinners and midnight making sessions to get things done. So, I have great intentions to do devotionals with my kids, but we aren't always the best at keeping to it each day. So, I decided to create something that was a reminder. Something that created space.  Along with scripture cards to display wherever it pleases you, there are three activities to go along with each weekly scripture. These three things are what I think are important to create space for, which are story, beauty and journey. Story - a look at the story God has given us. It's something to read. Beauty - God creates beautiful things and allows us to create beautiful things. ...

Many parents want to know how to make their children love learning, be passionate about a sport, or how to make them love Jesus. I really don't believe that we can truly control any of the things about our children. But for all things - we can make space. If I force feed my child peas, they probably will grow to dislike them if they ever liked them to begin with. But if I place peas on the dinner table once a week, it's possible that maybe someday my child will try them, and like them. Notice that I didn't say that it guarantees my child will like them. There are no guarantees. And my child's life is theirs to live. I can guide and correct them and in the end, I can hope that they stay awhile in the spaces I create.  I hope they they like peas. Because in my old age I'm going to need someone to eat pea soup with.