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Bedtime Prayers: Five Ideas for Scriptures to Read and Pray Together
by Ruth schwenk Family

Bedtime Prayers: Five Ideas for Scriptures to Read and Pray Together

Give your child peace and reassurance before falling asleep with these Bible versesBedtime is an intimate appointment with our children. Our kids need certain cues before falling asleep to let ...
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Peaceful Bedtimes are Possible! 3 Easy Steps
by Ruth schwenk Family

Peaceful Bedtimes are Possible! 3 Easy Steps

Put an End to Bedtime BattlesThe creak of her door and her small feet padding along the hardwood floor were dead giveaways that Sophia wasn’t where she was supposed to ...
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Pause: Taking Notice this Holiday Season, Doing Less and Treasuring Christ More
by Ruth schwenk Family

Pause: Taking Notice this Holiday Season, Doing Less and Treasuring Christ More

This Christmas season we’re trying to spend less, ask for less, want less, wish less, and get less. – Ruth Schwenk“I need to get going on my wish list!”In the ...
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How to Make God Real to Our Children
by Ruth schwenk Family

How to Make God Real to Our Children

Our family loves the zoo, especially the African safari, aquarium, elephants, monkeys, spiders, reptiles, and unusual birds. Okay – we like it all! It is one thing to read about ...
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Teaching Your Child How to Handle the Bully
by Ruth schwenk Family

Teaching Your Child How to Handle the Bully

Loving the unlovable is hard – especially when you are a kid.“Roof, Roof, Roof, Roof,” my classmates yelled.As an adult it seems silly, but in fifth grade, this chanting of ...
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How to Help Our Children Be Brave
by Ruth schwenk Family

How to Help Our Children Be Brave

A few years ago, one of my children woke up in the middle of the night, wide-eyed and trembling with fright. She didn’t know why she was afraid. She just ...
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Cultivating a Love for Jesus in Your Child
by Ruth schwenk Family

Cultivating a Love for Jesus in Your Child

I didn’t grow up in a Christian home.My parents were (and still are) loving, supportive, involved, and hardworking. But I didn’t grow up going to church, reading the Bible, listening ...
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The Invisible Mom
by Ruth schwenk Family

The Invisible Mom

“Does anyone see me?”The rise in social media is evidence that this question matters. So many of us want to feel noticed. We update our statuses, post pictures, and expose ...
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