Joyful homes aren\u2018t perfect, but they FORGIVE.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>November: Post election, pre-Thanksgiving, 8 months into pandemic life. Raise your hand if you can use some forgiveness in your life right now! In a fallen world, families can only hope to stay healthy on a steady diet of forgiveness.<\/p>\n
When we accept that we will need to forgive 70 x 7 times (sometimes in one day!), it saves us the stress of feeling like we “should be better” so that we can simply restore our relationships and move on with life.<\/p>\n
This month, spend some time thinking about how your family approaches forgiveness. What small change would improve this aspect of your family life?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>“The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent; They are renewed each morning.” Lamentations 2:22-23<\/strong><\/h3>\nHave you ever had one of those<\/strong><\/em> days in your house?<\/p>\nWhere no one listened? You were late to everything? The soundtrack of the whole day was a chorus of whining and yelling? Join the club.<\/p>\n
On these days, put your kids (or spouse or even yourself!) to bed and remember this:<\/p>\n
His mercies are new every morning.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nBecause of His mercy, we can have the strength to forgive: our kids, our spouse, ourselves. Family life is not for the faint of heart, but we can live together in joy when we lean on God’s own mercy.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is always a new day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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November: Post election, pre-Thanksgiving, 8 months into pandemic life. Raise your hand if you can use some forgiveness in your life right now! In a fallen world, families can only hope to stay healthy on a steady diet of forgiveness.<\/p>\n
When we accept that we will need to forgive 70 x 7 times (sometimes in one day!), it saves us the stress of feeling like we “should be better” so that we can simply restore our relationships and move on with life.<\/p>\n
This month, spend some time thinking about how your family approaches forgiveness. What small change would improve this aspect of your family life?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>“The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent; They are renewed each morning.” Lamentations 2:22-23<\/strong><\/h3>\nHave you ever had one of those<\/strong><\/em> days in your house?<\/p>\nWhere no one listened? You were late to everything? The soundtrack of the whole day was a chorus of whining and yelling? Join the club.<\/p>\n
On these days, put your kids (or spouse or even yourself!) to bed and remember this:<\/p>\n
His mercies are new every morning.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nBecause of His mercy, we can have the strength to forgive: our kids, our spouse, ourselves. Family life is not for the faint of heart, but we can live together in joy when we lean on God’s own mercy.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is always a new day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nIdeas &<\/span> Resources<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Where no one listened? You were late to everything? The soundtrack of the whole day was a chorus of whining and yelling? Join the club.<\/p>\n
On these days, put your kids (or spouse or even yourself!) to bed and remember this:<\/p>\n
His mercies are new every morning.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Because of His mercy, we can have the strength to forgive: our kids, our spouse, ourselves. Family life is not for the faint of heart, but we can live together in joy when we lean on God’s own mercy.<\/p>\n Tomorrow is always a new day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Ideas &<\/span> Resources<\/h1>