What Kind of Legacy Am I Leaving?
May 9, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
2 Timothy 1:5 “I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” I have read this verse before. I know the story of Timothy. But as I was reading this verse this week getting ready [...]
READ MORE >>Family Devotion Ideas
May 2, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
So I know how hard it is to do family devotions. We struggle with this as a family each week. In fact, just last week when Travis was out of town, Jake asked me why we didn’t do a devotion one evening. My response was that we ran out of time, between soccer until 7:15, [...]
READ MORE >>Living by Faith, Not by Sight
April 18, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
What is faith? Faith is the complete trust in God or in someone else. According to Hebrew 11:1 “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. I was reading my Parenting by Design devotion the other day and the verse they chose for the day was [...]
READ MORE >>The Power of Praying for Our Children
April 11, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
We are going to jump back into prayer for this week! I hope that you are praying with your kids each day! I was so excited the other evening when Jake wanted to pray for Ms. Amber and the baby! It wasn’t suggested by me, it was what he wanted to do! I truly feel [...]
READ MORE >>He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!
April 3, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
I wanted to close out our Journey to the Cross devotions with 1 final devotion. The miracle of all miracles: Jesus Is Alive! He is not on the cross. He is not in the tomb. He is alive! This would be a great way to continue to celebrate Easter throughout next week! Start off by [...]
READ MORE >>Take Time To Rest
March 28, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
So, what Travis had to share on Sunday about being overwhelmed and just plain busy really hit home, and not just because we live in the same house! I have been so busy with life that I am not taking time to just rest. We hit Friday and I am tired, but then the weekend [...]
READ MORE >>I Once Was Blind, Now I Can See
March 20, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
This week for our family devotions we will look at another Miracle of Jesus, the Healing of the Blind Man. This story is found in John 9. Read it with your children. This is a long chapter, but filled with so many great things to share with your family. Here are the simple facts of [...]
READ MORE >>Jesus Provides for the 5,000
March 14, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
Bible Story This week we are going to look at another miracle of Jesus. This miracle is found in Mark 6:30-44. The miracle is when Jesus fed the 5,000. Read this passage with your children. Jesus had spent the day teaching and dinner time had arrived. There were 5,000 men that needed to eat. There [...]
READ MORE >>A Stormy Life
March 6, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
We have all faced storms in our lives. We don’t always understand why things happen, but we can turn to God to help us through the storms. Recently in KidConnect we heard the story of Jesus Calming the Storm. This week let’s look back at this story and talk with our kids about how we [...]
READ MORE >>Real Temptations
February 29, 2012 by Tara Hartjen
God created a perfect world! We talked about that world last week. It didn’t last long. Sin entered the world. There was hunger, quarreling, sickness, and death. God gave us the 10 Commandments to follow, to help us lead a good life, and please God. But we can’t keep them. So then God decided to [...]
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