Raising Our Children to Know and Love God, Reflect His Character, and Share His Love With Others

I hope you enjoy this two part devotional designed for ages 4-8 to teach your children how to have a forgiving heart! Read the italic section or paraphrase with your children to fit their age level.  Click here  for the printer friendly version of this devotional.

I am delighted to introduce to you Sydney Coffey, a first-time author of Moshe’s Big Day: A Lesson in Trust.  Moshe’s Big Day is a precious story about a sheep that wanders into some scary situations but ultimately learns to trust his shepherd’s voice to find his way back to safety.

I am pleased to introduce you to Lucy Reed, first-time author of the children’s book, Gypsy and the Summer Storm. Lucy’s sweet book about a farm dog named Gypsy will help little ones understand that God will take care of them when they are afraid.  

As moms who love Jesus, we want nothing more than to raise our kids to know, love, and follow Jesus too.  But how do we best impart this devotion to our kids when we are flawed and sinful by nature?  The answer, I believe, is to let Jesus transform us to become more and more like Him in the way we act and how we disciple our kids.  We need a mommy make-over…not a make-over of our outer appearance but a makeover of our hearts…Let’s take a closer look at  how Jesus discipled His followers to learn how we can be Mamas who disciple our kids to follow Him too.   

Content Heart Week One: 
Introduction:  Of all the people in the world, Jesus has the most beautiful heart.   He shows how beautiful His heart is by His character traits.  He is very loving and forgiving.  Can you think of some other character traits that Jesus shows?  [kind, responsible, helpful] We want to be like Jesus and have a beautiful heart too!