Parenting
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A Master Grocery List for Busy Moms {Free Printable}
On A Legacy of Faith, we want to help families, and one of our goals is to help families “survive the day.” Today, I have something to help with that. As a wife and mother, I have a lot of responsibility on my shoulders, and one of those responsibilities is making sure supper gets on the table every night. It is something that I am trying to take more seriously. You know as well as I do that getting supper on the table every night actually begins with a menu plan and a good grocery list. Maybe it’s just me, but more often than not, I have the kids with…
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Episode 40: 100 Things We are Thankful For (Part 1) [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_040.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not working? Click here to listen.) November is the time of year when many people slow down and count their blessings. Sometimes, though, we struggle to start that list, though we know the list is endless. To help you, we are taking two programs to share 100 things our family is thankful for. On this week’s program, which is part one, Adam and his eight-year-old son, Turner, share 25 things each they are thankful for. We hope you are encouraged by their lists, and make sure you tune in next week to hear Leah and Mary Carol share their lists, too. More…
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Episode 39: Teaching Apologetics to Children (with Eric Lyons) [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_039.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not working? Click here.) Teaching children some of the deeper things of the Bible, such as apologetics, can be a real challenge for parents. On today’s program, Adam is joined by Eric Lyons of Apologetics Press. Eric shares great encouragement for parents, and some good resources that will aid them along the way, as well. Resouces Apologetics Press (homepage) Kids’ books from AP Discovery magazine Virtue and Valor magazine (teens) More from A Legacy of Faith To subscribe to A Legacy of Faith by email for free (and get a free eBook) click here. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Subscribe via…
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The Necessary Thing (and a Basket That Will Help Teach It)
As a mother, there are many things I want to teach my children. My head swirls with all the responsibility. They are my gift from God, and I desperately want to train, educate, equip, discipline, and lead them so that when they leave my house they are ready. I want to them to be ready to face this world. Every day, there is another item added to the list of “crucial information my children need to know before they leave my home.” That list is long and varied. I want my children to know how to be polite. I want them to know how to clean and how to finally…
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The One Word that Gives Children Authority Over Parents
Parenting is hard. Communication is hard. Put them together and you have something that can feel virtually impossible. At best, it can feel like a completely uphill task. One reason communicating with children is so difficult is because every word means something, and we often say things that we don’t think much about, but that can communicate so much. Today, I want to share one word that I am striving to reduce in my vocabulary with my children. At the very least, I am trying to change one specific way in which I catch myself using it. The reason is simple: whether I mean it this way or not, this…
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Two Professors; Two Education Models; (Possibly) Two Destinies
I have no idea how many different professors and instructors I had during my four years at Southern Illinois University, but I can only recall the names of two of them. Both of them taught in my major field of study (government) and both had me in more than one class (three for one and two for the other). I can still remember making an appointment with one of them to ask if I could use him as a reference in order to get into graduate school. I figured that he would be a good reference since he was reputed to be one of the (if not the) most difficult professor(s) in…
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Do We Really Understand Commitment
She had waited for this day for several months. They had been dating for a couple of years and had a serious relationship that they both knew would end in marriage. On this particular night, her months of waiting finally came to an end. After a wonderful dinner, and a walk by the river, he got down on one knee and asked her to be his wife. She accepted the beautiful ring and answered with a “yes.” Did she really know the commitment she was making? This young man loved the game of basketball. As a freshmen in high school, he tried out for the team and was selected to be one of the…
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Episode 35 : Five Devotional Ideas for Busy Families [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_035.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not working? Click here.) Many families feel as if they need to have family devotionals, but are so busy. Others feel as if they lack creativity to come up with ideas for family devotionals. In this episode of the podcast, Adam is joined by five busy moms–Erin Wells, Rebecca Stewart, Connie Rader, Kathy Pollard, and Amber Tatum–who share simple and valuable family devotional ideas that any busy family can do. RESOURCES Kaio Publications’ “Family Devotional” Object Lessons [Video] Rebecca Stewart’s son singing “This is My Father’s World” (Facebook) “Life and Favor” (Kathy Pollard’s blog) “Training for Worship” devotional ideas [pdf] [Blog post]…
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An Adopted Treasure
Her birthday is Wednesday. It doesn’t seem possible, but she will be ten years old. It is not true that she has been a part of our family for a decade. She’s been a part of our family and our hearts since we first learned that there would be an addition to our family. I’m sure that is the case with most families. As soon as it is discovered that a child will be born, the love already starts. There are months of prayer and preparation. Both anticipation and excitement build. However, it was not quite that way with her. Unlike most families, we only found out that she would be our granddaughter seven weeks before…
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Episode 34 : A Short Social Media Reminder for Parents [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_034.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not working? Click here.) Social media is everywhere. It is part of almost all our lives, whether we want it to be or not. From news reporters telling us to “tweet in” updates to virtually every business asking us to “like us” on Facebook, it is all around us. However, social media can teach our children some things that need to be discussed. This week, Adam comes to you with a solo program and shares some thoughts on social media. This shorter episode is based upon this article, which shares some talking points parents need to have with their kids about social…
