R is for Remember
Parent’s Corner- January 31, 2021
Parent’s Corner- “For the Kids!” Series
Parent’s Corner began as a communication tool to inform parents what had been taught in Children’s Sunday school classes on a given Sunday morning, providing passages to read together and discussion questions to facilitate conversation between parents and their children during the week. While our Sunday school classes are paused, I will be changing the focus of Parent’s Corner from curriculum notes, to teachable moments.
“For the Kids!”
This collection of topical journal entries will focus on teachable moments that parents can have with their kids. They will be grounded in Scripture, seasoned by stories and experiences, and distributed with love and prayers for many sweet times together as a family. In an effort to be organized and purposeful, I’ll be choosing topics by going through the alphabet. As I write this, please know that I don’t claim to have all of the answers. Not at all! What I do have is a genuine desire to have a teachable spirit, and a heart for the precious kiddos in our body.
R is for Remember
“I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old.”
Psalm 77:11 ESV
Does your family have photo albums or scrapbooks? Do you have a collection of pictures somewhere, maybe on a wall, in a drawer, or in a book? I used to get together with friends to work on our scrapbooks after our kids had gone to bed. We would laugh, sometimes cry, share pictures and memories with each other, and work to contain those thoughts and memories on the pages of a scrapbook. I am sad to say that I have fallen woefully behind in my books. . . 13 years to be exact!
My husband and I decided to do something about that deficit this year. We are going to tackle one year’s worth of pictures each month, with the goal of working to catch up within the year. We have done two so far, and are a little ahead of schedule! We have had such fun looking at the pictures, and reminiscing about all of the activities and milestones they represent. We have shared many of these memories with our kids. The best stories have to do with the faithfulness of God contained within the scenes on the paper.
How have you seen God’s faithfulness in your life? In the life of your family? What memories can you attribute to the goodness of God and his desire to share His love with you?
The next time you are looking for something to do as a family, try getting out the photo albums! Enjoy the pictures and the memories, but also challenge each other to speak to the goodness and grace of the Lord at that time in your life. It will be a blessing to be reminded of God’s faithfulness, and an added blessing to remind each other of it.