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Skit Guys gave us great laughs talking about their understanding of D6 which is "Designate 6" people to impress our kids.  It was a humorous way to think about role of parents in life of kids. Timothy Smith What is our family identity?  Who do we want our kids to be?  So, we started to plan. Do they have a plan for generational discipleship? Cookie cutters work good for cookies, but don't work on the hearts of our kids.We need a plan for generational discipleship. We must give people small wins in discipling their kids. He shared his family faith plan which incorporates senses and times of day.  This is followed by a family time experience. Lydia Randall Busyness. I'm tired?  Are you? We don't say fine any more, we instead say "busy." We wear our busyness as a badge of honor. Busyness is killing our hearts. Most of our families at Lake Pointe will give us two time slots. Faith Path-includes path as well as tools  

My second pre-con lab was led by Timothy Smith entitled, "Healthy Faith @ Home Habits".  His websites are  www.CreativeFamilyTimes.com and www.ParentsCoach.org. Success? (in love with Jesus, make disciples of others, faith of their own) Family Assets        www.Search-institute.org and www.ParentFurther.com       Key qualities that help all kinds of families be strong            Average American Family Score?  47% Nurturing Relationships- Positive Communication, Affection, Openness, Suppport for Sparks      Faith @ Home-talks, hugs Establishing Routines- Family Meals, Shared Activities, Meaningful Traditions, Dependability      Faith @ Home-3,4,20; Shared Activities-Prayer, Sabbath Maintaining Expectations- Talk about tough topics, Fair rules, Boundaries, Contributions      Faith @ Home-ABC's, Team Family-Own Faith Adapting to ...

In the introduction, the author describes the book in this way: "52 Creative Family Time Experiences is designed to set up three kinds of epic moments with your kids: 1. Informal-daily moments when you can impress faith. 2. Intentional family times-that you schedule weekly, or every other week. 3. Milestones-holidays and rites of passage when you affirm spiritual growth. As I read through this book, I was impressed with the authors understanding of culture as well as the biblical mandate for parents to pass on faith to their kids. Many books focus on one to the detriment of the other. 52 Creative Family Time Experiences does both! Smith has done a great job incorporating creativity & activities to help teach the Bible. He has listed 52 activities to be done as families weekly or every other week. Several great features include: ways to adapt lesson for preschoolers and teenagers, engaging questions to point to who God is rather than just information, engagin...

I have missed my days reading at the Perk. Today, I am back at it and enjoying several books this morning. Several of the quotes are from 52 Creative Family Time Experiences by Timothy Smith. Check back on Friday for a review of that book. Here are a few quotes: "Take time to talk about HIS story. God's story is epic!" "Gen iY is more likely to respond to talking story and having a conversation than a lecture-- especially preteens and teens." "When it comes to kid's faith, parents get what they are." "What would happen in our families if we had peanut butter faith--tasty, nutritious, simple and sticky?" "Emphasize the character and attributes of God more than the hero in the story." "A government can pass good laws, but no law can change a human heart. Only God can do that." (Quote in chapter on politics) "We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less tha...