This Week in Faith 4-24-20

Pandemic Parenting: Starting New with your Teenager and Young Adult Kids

The longer we go through this season of life, the easier it is in my moments of weariness to settle for surviving this time instead of taking advantage of the opportunities it gives me to grow closer to my family and to Jesus. I appreciated this article challenging the cynicism we’re all tempted to fall into and to help think what it could look like to really grow in our faith and with our kids during this time. He also has some good questions to get conversations going about what’s really going on with our kids. I’m praying for you [and me!] to be able to look back when all this ends and be really grateful for what God has done in us and our families.

Click here to read the article by Steve Argue.

It’s Not Often in Life You Get a Do-Over [so take the do-over!]

So much of what’s been written over the last month and a half revolved around life in a pandemic. This article is an encouragement to think about when we return to normalcy. So often we get swept up in the busyness of schedules and commitments that before we know it, our lives look much different than we had hoped and we feel trapped with no way to honestly reevaluate what we’ve filed our lives with. What a perfect opportunity, when we get through this time, to be intentional about what we add back. What have we been fine without? What have we really enjoyed about this time [we don’t have to stop doing it!]? What has helped us grow in our faith during this time? Begin to ask these questions now for yourself and help your kids do the same.

Click here to read the article by Tim Challies.

VIDEO: Parenting Teens in Quarantine with Cami Summers

This is a short video with a couple of good ideas to try and some encouragement for the weary.

Click here to watch the video with Cami Summers.

BOOK: Why Do We Say Good Night? When You Are Afraid of the Dark

This has been our bedtime book with Randy, our 3 year old, for the last month or so. I like it a lot and it has helped him go to bed a little easier [on most nights at least]. It talks about our fears of the dark but also that God made the dark and he is awake and at work in the dark. If you are looking for something to help a younger kid with their fears of the dark, I would recommend this book.

Click here to see the description of the book and more info.