I am writing about our faith today.
Bringing your family closer to God. That is words that really have been on my heart for awhile. I want my girls to know God and all that he can do for us. I want them to know he will protect them. I want them to know they can call upon his name at any given time. I want them to know that he will help them choose the right friends. I want them to know he will deliver them from the evil one.
Yet, I wasn’t sure how to get those messages across to them. I wanted to feel like I was doing a good job, but in my heart I knew that more needed to be done. I entered a local Christian Book Store and right there at the table at the front door was a devotion book for little girls by Veggie Tales. God knew what he was doing by leading me into the store at that given time. We started this book in the New Year and we do it every single night before bedtime. It is just the girls and I all snuggled in the bed and reading the day’s devotion. The devotion is spread out into 365 days so you do a devotion a day. The devotions are so easy to understand and comprehend that it is opening up so many conversations between the girls and I. Not only are they learning more about God and his awesomeness for us, but I am learning too.
The devotions are broken into a bible verse, a devotion about the bible verse and then a bedtime prayer. It teaches about the golden rule, friendships, honesty, and etc. I am setting stones hopefully in their life now that will lead them into a lifetime of calling unto our almighty God everyday to guide them. God is powerful and not only do the girls need to remember and get closer to God but their mommy does as well.
Thank you Lord for putting this great devotion book in front of my eyes.
You amaze me with your powers. We are growing closer to you and it feels so good!
What an awesome idea! What age group is the book rated for do you know? I’m assuming they have one for boys? I would love to do this with my 4yr old son! Thanks for sharing!
I just LOVE Veggie Tales — great post!
God bless your sweet mother’s heart, Jen. You are sowing seeds in good soil, Veggie Tales is helping to water them, and the Holy Spirit will bring the increase. 🙂
Will have to get a copy of this one for my littlest girls to use when they’re just a little older. We’re already big Veggie Tales fans; this will be perfect for them in just a few years. Thanks for sharing this!
Relatives keep asking me if we’ve introduced Veggie Tales to my little boy yet. I really need to look into this, thanks for the great post.
Veggie Tales has been an important part of both of my children’s lives (and one of my daughter’s is 23!).
We love Veggie Tales! I’ve never seen this book though– will have to search for a boy version!
Jen, This is just beautiful! We love Veggie Tales! And I am so happy to hear of this new resource! God Bless!