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Family Meetings: The Why and the How of Fun, Successful Family Meetings
Your guide to family meetings

Let Creation Declare the Glory of God to Your Kids: Tips To Get Your Kids Outside More
You talk with your kids about God and faith issues. They hear Bible stories from you and Sunday School teachers. But thereโs something that you can give to your kids beyond words to help them grow in awe of God,โฆ

Ever Feel Like the Not-So-Fun Mom? | Ep. 133
Mama, does your to-do list ever get in the way of having fun with your family? Or is it hard to engage in the activities that your kids enjoy? If you ever feel like a not-so-fun mom, todayโs podcast isโฆ
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Do You Love Family Travel? (Or Not So Much?!)
If you love family travel time, we want to share some ideas that will both deepen your love of family travel AND your familyโs faith and values. But maybe you donโt always love it so muchโฆ We get it. Sometimesโฆ

The Genius of Letting Go of Homework Struggles in Two Remarkable Stories
Letโs just state up front: โhomework battlesโ shouldnโt be a part of family life. First, because the homework isnโt your homework, itโs your childโs. Second, as a parent, youโre not called to a battle with your child. Youโre called toโฆ

I Resent My Child
5 ideas to get to the other side of resentment

4 Fun Family Activities To Ring In the New Year
I love Philippians 4, especially verses 4 – 13. It’s full of wisdom about how to reckon with hard times. And boy, have we all been through some hard times the past couple of years. I invite you to readโฆ

Christmas Greetings from Jim and Lynne
Watch this short [1:48] Christmas greeting and then scroll to the bottom to watch an even shorter outtake that will be sure to bring a smile to your face. Merry Christmas, friends! JIM: Greetings, Connected Families community! Jim and Lynneโฆ

Top Ten Connected Families Blog Posts of 2022
Each year, itโs fun to look back and see which of our blog posts seem to have had the biggest impact on the parents coming to our website. Without further ado, here are (in no particular order) the TOP 10โฆ

5 Ways Your Family Can Thrive This Christmas
(and not just survive!)

