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		<title>Our Advent Calendar &#8220;Snowballs&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/our-advent-calendar-snowballs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because it&#8217;s the first day of December, it&#8217;s also the first day of a special tradition in our house. When my husband was a little boy, his mom made &#8220;snowballs&#8221; out of white construction paper, numbered them 1-25, and wrote a Bible verse per day on the backs.  She used Luke 2 (the Christmas story) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=201&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Like God Parents Us: Remembering Our Frame</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a road trip, several years ago, my husband and I listened to Ramona, The Pest by Beverly Cleary. It was a book we had both enjoyed as children, but we listened to it with very different ears, as adults. Beverly Cleary has a gift for understanding how children think. Dan and I kept finding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=163&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Chief Task of Parenting- Showing God to our Children</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/the-chief-task-of-parenting-showing-god-to-our-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently discovered this quote from John Piper (Here is the source):
The most fundamental task of a mother and father is to show God to the children. Children know their parents before they know God. This is a huge responsibility and should cause every parent to be desperate for God-like transformation. The children will have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=157&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>*Cough! Cough! Cough!*</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/cough-cough-cough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m blowing the dust off my blog today. I&#8217;ve got lots of ideas swirling around in my head that I&#8217;d like to share. So&#8230;..if anyone is still out there, stay tuned for some posts from me coming soon!
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		<title>The Jesus Storybook Bible-A Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/the-jesus-storybook-bible-a-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My most popular blog post ever is one I wrote about my favorite Bible story books for young children. I get hits weekly, if not daily, from people who are looking for good resources for teaching the Bible to their young children. One book I mentioned was The Jesus Storybook Bible. This storybook is unique [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=154&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How We Should Be Talking to Our Kids</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/how-we-should-be-talking-to-our-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ephesians 4:29-30 “Let no (not a single one!) corrupt (rotten; worthless) communication (more than your words&#8211;your tone of voice, your expression, etc.) proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying (building up spiritually; encouraging), that it may minister grace (help; kindness; good will; favor ) unto the hearers.&#8221;
I&#8217;d [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=142&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lands&#8217; End Swimsuits- Sale!</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/lands-end-swimsuits-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, I mentioned here how much I love many of Lands&#8217; End&#8217;s  swimsuit options. I prefer a little more coverage than most bathing suits offer, and with Lands&#8217; End&#8217;s mix-and-match separates, I&#8217;m able to find both a neckline and shorts/skirt that help me feel more comfortable splashing at our neighborhood pool with my kids. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=138&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Priorities</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/on-priorities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a few good posts this week about priorities that I&#8217;d like to recommend to you:
Wendy Alsup blogs about &#8220;Accomplishment vs. Relationship
And Carolyn Mahaney has two thought-provoking posts about a mother&#8217;s priorities here and here.
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		<title>Thoughts on Toys and Playtime</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/thoughts-on-toys-and-playtime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the best toys for children? The most enjoyable? The ones that hold a child’s attention the longest and make the best memories? As I think about that question, I think about one childhood which I happen to be an expert on—mine!
What are your favorite memories of playtime as a child? One of mine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=133&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bible Story Books and Verse Memorization for Young Children</title>
		<link>http://faithandfamily.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/bible-story-books-and-verse-memorization-for-young-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve used several books for Bible reading time/ verse memorization with our young children. I thought I&#8217;d share with you some of the resources we&#8217;ve used, and you can feel free to respond with some of your favorites. Also, I&#8217;ve put these in developmentally appropriate order. We used the first book when our children were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithandfamily.wordpress.com&blog=857764&post=128&subd=faithandfamily&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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