Parenting
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Cousins’ Camp 2021
Cousins’ Camp 2021 is in the books! Memorial Day weekend was a good choice because of the holiday on Monday which let all of the adults be with us for all of the days. We shortened it a little this year, mainly because things have gotten back to normal and their camps and Summer Youth Series will be held this year. (And besides that, a full week nearly killed me last year!) All of our grandchildren are teens except for our oldest who is 20 years old. You might think that they would be thinking that they are getting too old for Cousins’ Camp. You could not be any more wrong! They love being together,…
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Episode 150: Blessings of the Family Table [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_150.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) So many good things happen when families sit down around their own table and enjoy a meal together. On this week’s podcast, Adam and Leah discuss some of those blessings and encourage you to try eating together at your table this week! Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS
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“Fear Always Works”
That line, from near the end of the movie Zootopia, comes to my mind often. When people talk about being fearful or scared of certain things, that line–and a Bible verse I’ll mention in a moment–jump to my mind and cause me to do some thinking. Here are some examples: Fear can work in keeping parents from parenting. They fear that, if they discipline their children (especially in ways that are hard or that the world says are harsh), their children might hate them or not “be friends” with them. Never mind that God has laid our standards for parents that includes harder punishment. We live in fear and, so,…
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What Can I Do To Improve Communication
I read recently that, since the 1970’s, over two thousand lives have been lost in airplane crashes due to poor communication. At times, the breakdown occurred between pilots and people in the towers. At other times, the problem was poor communication between members of the crew on the airplane. There were also problems of communication between and among two or more airplanes. Other barriers, mistakes, and weaknesses could have – and did – contribute to these tragedies. As I read that information, I thought about other tragedies caused by either a lack of communication, poor communication, or both. I thought of families that have been torn apart, churches that have split, friendships that have been…
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Episode 147: Building an Active Youth Group Calendar with Families in Mind [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_147.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Having a youth group schedule is never easy, and there is no way to have one that will make everyone happy. However, using experience both in youth ministry and as parents, Adam and Leah take this week’s episode to talk about how a congregation of any size can build a basic yet active youth ministry calendar without straining the schedules of families. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS
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It Sticks With the Kids
Last Sunday evening, we restarted Pew Packers. Well, we actually started what we are calling “Pew UNPackers,” in an attempt to remind the young people to not crowd up on the seats as we continue to do what we can, but to do so safely. For just 10 minutes before services, our younger children meet down front. We spend about 5-6 minutes singing Bible songs (some more “fun,” but some more “informational,” such as the books of the Bible), and the remainder of the time is spent learning Bible facts. (More about that in a moment.) I hadn’t realized how much I missed Pew Packers until we were involved in…
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The Danger is the Subtlety
A neighborhood in Pennsylvania had a bad morning a few days ago. A small herd of deer came through the neighborhood–which is not that unusual. What was unusual was that a couple of the deer decided to just crash through doors and windows and run around houses for a little while! Multiple doors were damaged and a couple of houses were broken into as the deer ran into and around the houses before going back outside. Other neighbors reported other damage to their property. As of now, no one is all that sure what caused the deer to do this. I want us to use that weird event to think…
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Episode 146: How to Raise Secular Children, Part 3 [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_146.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) In the final part of a three-part series, Adam and Leah share that one way to raise secular children is to put school and sports activities as a higher priority than church. Though children need involvement in other things, which area dominates your family’s life? Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS
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Episode 145: How to Raise Secular Children (Part 2) [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Legacy_Podcast_145.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS (Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) In the next installment of this three-part series, Adam and Leah say that, if you want to raise secular children (which we don’t!), all you have to do is live the church message at church, but devalue that same message at home. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS
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From “Do You Understand Me?” to “Okay?”
I guess that I’m about to show my age, but I remember a time when parents, not the children, actually “called the shots” in families. I remember that, during that time, parents seemed to be less concerned about whether or not their children always liked them and more concerned about their children obeying them. Apparently, those parents knew that there would be a time when their children would be “sent out into the world” and would find out that they were not actually the center of the universe. They might discover that there would be rules they would actually have to follow and that there might even be consequences if those rules were disobeyed. …
