Around here, Sunday nights are for Family Devotions. Tonight we read about King Josiah (2 Kings 22). Our youngest Munchkin is 8 yrs. old so there was quite a bit of imaginative discussion about what it'd be like to be "king" at her age. The Engineer is also reading us through Quest For Celestia by Steven James. Those are the good and triumphant facts.
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We also have some significant Family Devotion struggles. Primarily, there've been numerous "off and on" seasons. The reasons are multiple, but ultimately convicting. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 "These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." As parents we both revere the Lord and His Word, though our methods of 'impressing them on our children' are almost at opposite ends of the spectrum. While we each excel in our own preferences during our own times with the girls, we have to LABOR at finding methods that work when all five of us are together. I'm NOT offering excuses - just sharing our struggles.
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Simply --> During the "on" seasons we've labored through it, and during our "off" seasons, we haven't. 
"Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.” Isaiah 55:13
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Family Devotions
Posted by TAMI at 8:10 PM
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I know what you're saying, totally. There are so many variables in life to keep running smoothly that it makes it a struggle to keep family Bible time as a priority. Busy busy lives we lead. :) I'm intrigued by your comments about the trees & thorns in your little ditty under your picture. I honestly don't know what you're talking about and I'll have to look it up. I've read a lot but don't remember coming across that. :)
~Shannon
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