2012 has been a great year so far of continuing healthy habits. Just after Christmas the Fetzers worked through a post-Christmas advent wreath that my dad made for us. It was a great way to review the Christmas story, make the caroling season last and establish a fun and important new discipline in our lives.
Each day since then, we have committed to family devotions after one meal each day. Since the Advent Wreath included candle lighting, we have naturally continued this candle-tradition and have what we call "candle time" as a family.
The devotions are short, based on one Bible story and written for preschoolers. There are 4-5 questions following each lesson for the kids to answer and a Bible verse each week to try and memorize.
What I love is that my children - both of them - are memorizing scripture. Johnny has mastered Psalm 89:28, Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 3:5 and Genesis 1:1. We are currently working on 1 Timothy 4:12.
Sammy is also catching on; he can't even pronounce the words, but he knows the verses. He often "fills in the blanks" as we go along...and John and I are hiding the Word in our hearts as well.
What a great tradition and discipline.
Enjoy our first monthly video celebrating our progress.
