THANK YOU, GOD
Christmas reminds us how much God loves each of us, and how that love can be experienced in the family. We bring to you, special, intimate moments with God from our FPA members. We hope they remind you of yours and inspire new ones.
The Power of Verbally Expressing Gratitude
One morning, as I was moving clean plates and utensils back to their respective places in the cabinet, I found myself saying, “Thank you!” to each item. This made me think, “Oh, if I am showing my gratitude to them, then I should really take care of them!” I then...
Trail Prepared by God
By Mark Sano In November, my family went hiking with 3 other families in western WA area. The hike took place during a rainy season when it rained so much that there were flood warnings for many areas near rivers. The night before the hike, I learned that a bridge in...
12 Days of Christmas
(Photo Credit: Shutterstock) I remember vaguely hearing that the 12 Days of Christmas was a hidden code for Christian teachings. Like most people, I didn’t know the specifics and I decided to take a little time out to learn what it meant. Good old YouTube had a crash...
“I AM GOD’S MIRACLE!!”
By M.M. God makes miracles happen.I am 11 and I know I am God’s miracle.And I want to tell everyone, we are all GOD’s miracles! Every single one of us! Everyone has their own miracle story.For me, I could have not survived birth or lived even to take my first...
Studying God’s Loving Design: Caterpillars
If you do a Google search for “caterpillar to moth”, there are nearly 150,000 videos. And there are almost half a million videos of caterpillars turning into butterflies! This morning, I watched one of these with two of my kids. As we watched, I was reminded of the...
How a Millenial Gamer Came to Know God
By Nathan Breland It is said that God works in mysterious ways, and while I don’t want to discredit that perspective at all, I would also like to posit another seemingly contrary idea, that God works in very obvious and blatant ways as well. This concept does not...
I Want to be like Simon Cowell: Seeing and Drawing Out Innate Potential
I just want to share a link I hope you all will find as inspiring as I have: Simon Cowell’s Top 4 “I Know What I’m Doing” Moments This is Simon Cowell, a well known talent scout and judge on several talent competitions. In this particular video, he would stop a...
Finding God Every Day
By Ken Bates I’ve never seen a golden stairway into the heavens, or radiant angels with impressive wings. No booming voice from the clouds that shook the earth. But I have experienced God; not just conceptually, but real experiences. Many, many times. The glorious...
Letter to My Children
My dear children, This world is not the world I wished you would have to grow up in. I look to the future, and sometimes it looks so uncertain. I look at what surrounds you, and sometimes I weep. I wish you didn’t have to see and experience what this world is. But,...
resources for families
– Christmas Story Videos for Children –
St. Nicholas story for kids (Veggie tales)
This is not for children who still believe in Santa!
– Books and Read-alouds for Families –
– Crafts and Lessons –
– History of Christmas Traditions (Grownups) –