On a side note, the Bible says in Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go..." and Deuteronomy 6:6-7 tells us how to do this, "And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."
We would be failures as Christian parents if we did not fill our home with Bible verses, singing, and praying! We love teaching our children about our wonderful God and how real He is! It is wonderful to pray and talk to a mighty God who answers our prayers and cares for us so wonderfully! (It is sad how lost people who truly are not saved cannot experience this wonderful relationship we have with our Heavenly Father...they cannot understand why we teach our children to pray and memorize Bible verses...if only they would accept Christ, they to can have this wonderful relationship and know that God is real!)
Just this past week, we had a morning devotion time as we read a book together as a family. This book gave Kami an incredible idea to help our younger kids (ie: Silas & Callie) to learn how to pray.
Kami came up with this great idea for a felt prayer journal for Silas & Callie. This is Silas's.
This is Callie's. Each has their own picture sewn on the front and the pages in-between are felt fabric. Kami then printed out pictures of family members and glued them to felt fabric as well. This way, they can "stick" the pictures of family members and words on different pages like a flannel graph board works.
Silas & Callie cannot read yet they love to pray for their family members, grandparents, friends and relatives when they see their pictures! They love to grab their prayer "journals" and pray for people!
I challenge all parents to fill their homes with Bible versets, singing and praying...
