Nightly Bible Time

Tonight I got out the Bible we got AJ for Easter and we started what I hope to be our NIGHTLY Bible time. The Bible we got is AMAZING! It is called My First Hands On Bible and looks like this:

Let me tell you, this is so easy to read and fun! I love it! I high suggest it! I pulled out the Bible and I explained to the kids this would be a nightly thing. We are going to focus on one story for a few days before we move on to the next. I set an alarm in my phone to remind me to do this story time every night. I am sure it will come naturally after a few weeks, but it's new right now and we need the reminder. I really want this to become a nightly thing. As they get older it will change but the point is to spend time everyday talking about the Lord and praying as a FAMILY.
   The kids seems to really enjoy this time but it is going to take some time to get them to understand this is a time to show respect and listen. I want them to have fun with this and enjoy it but I also want them to be able to sit and really engage in what is being said. That part is going to take some work but the activities in the this bible really help.
  I will update on this in a few weeks when I find out how long we will focus on each story and stuff like that. It is going to take some trial and error and some research before I find out what works for us.

Back To Church We Go

    It has been a long time since I have blogged, I miss it. I decided today would be the best time to start up again. I want to use this as a way to document the progress my family makes. We have been through a lot as a family but we have been track to improve our lives. Things started to take a turn for the better once we decided we should start church again and begin to raise our children to know the Lord. This past year we dropped the ball on that. But recently we picked it up again. I think it was Easter of this year that we realized we failed our kids majorly when they thought the day was all about the eggs and the candy. I felt awful and like a failure.
    During some of the most important changes in our life, we forgot about God and we forgot that we needed he and he needed us. We forgot to teach our children. Our nightly prayers slowly faded away, Sunday was no longer made for worship. We fell back into our old habits. We have been teaching Sunday school for the Kindergarten age group this month and earlier this year. We have been doing that off and on since we joined the church back in 2010. I say off and on because they switch out volunteers every month. We do love teaching, A LOT! It is fun and it is a great way to serve, however, I think at this time we need to be at the service and worship with the rest of the church. Maybe once we are back on track with that we can start teaching again.
   I am really looking forward to getting back were we need and want to be.