77 Ways To Pray With Your Kids

If you have a nagging sense that you should be praying with your kids but don't know where to begin, this book is for you. 77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids offers short, practical explanations of the many ways Catholics pray. While not all the prayer styles will become a permanent part of your family's prayer life, trying different types of prayer is a great way to introduce your kids to the wealth of prayer practices available. Along the way, a handful of these might become part of your family's routine, enriching your life together and deepening your friendship with Christ. You'll find: - Age-appropriate suggestions for young children, older kids, and teens- Answers to questions kids have about prayer- An appendix of Catholic prayers - A quick-find index that doubles as a checklist From mealtime prayers to keeping a prayer journal and praying a family Rosary, you're sure to find lots of ideas for conversing with God together!

Mothering is messy. Our joy and hope in raising children doesn’t change the reality that being a mom can be frustrating, stressful, and tiring. But just as God is using us to shape our children, God is using our children and motherhood to shape us. In The Better Mom, author Ruth Schwenk, herself a mother of four children, encourages us with the good news that there is more to being a mom than the extremes of striving for perfection or simply embracing the mess. We don’t need to settle for surviving our kids’ childhood. We can grow through it. With refreshing and heartfelt honesty Ruth emboldens moms to: Find freedom and walk confidently in purpose Create a God-honoring home environment Overcome unhealthy and destructive emotions such as anger, anxiety, and more Avoid glorifying the mess of mom-ing or idolizing perfection Cultivate life-giving friendships At the heart of The Better Mom is the message that Jesus calls us to live not a weary life, but a worthy life. We don’t have to settle for either being apathetic or struggling to be perfect. Both visions of motherhood go too far. Ruth offers a better option. She says, “It’s okay to come as we are, but what we’re called to do and be is far too important to stay there! The way to becoming a better mom starts not with what we are doing, but with who God is inviting us to become."

Originally published: Liguori, Mo.: Liguori Publications, c1989.

Dozens of prayers for kids to use for every day, difficult days, and special days. What could be more important than giving our kids the tools to keep them connected to God? Kids are wired to have faith. And prayer is the way they (and we) make our bond with God strong. Kids don't need simplistic prayers. They need to be inspired to use the minds and hearts God gave them to speak specifically about every circumstance of life. Prayers include... A Mealtime Prayer - A Prayer to Start the Day - A Prayer to End the Day - Before You Read the Bible - When You are Sad - When You are Afraid - When You are Lonely - When You've Lost a Friend - When You Are Being Bullied - When You are Confused - When You Have Done Wrong - When You Accomplished Something Good - When Your Father is Not Doing Well - When Your Mother is Not Doing Well - When Someone You Love is Ill - On Your Birthday - To God Our Father - To Jesus the Son of God - To God the Holy Spirit - When Someone You Love Has Died - When Your Pet Is Ill - At Christmas Time - Thanks for Your Mother - Thanks for Your Father - Thanks For Your Family - Prayer for Faith - Prayer for Hope - Prayer for Love - Before Going to Church - When You Have to Say Sorry - About School - For the Beginning of the School Year - For the End of the School Year For ages 7 to 12, approximately. More info at www.BookOfPrayersForKids.com A word to the kid who has this book... Our great God in heaven loves every person he ever created. And he wants to hear from us! We can call out for God's help, thank God for good things, seek his love when we have done wrong. But sometimes we wonder how to pray. The 50 prayers here are for everyday use. Prayers to start the day, end the day, mealtime prayers, prayers for when we are ill, confused, lonely, or happy. Prayers for family, for friends, for school. And may others. Don't stick this book on a shelf! Put it in your backpack, beside your bed, at your dinner table-wherever you can reach for it! Use the prayers. Talk to God!

Whatever your concerns for your children, whatever their particular condition at the moment, you will find How to Pray for Your Children a book that will inform, instruct, and inspire you to persevere in your prayers for them.

“This book walks each of us through the reality checks we need in order to have the marriage we want!” —Shaunti Feldhahn, social researcher and best-selling author of For Women Only In today’s workplace, women are often rewarded for having type A personalities: driven, demanding, ambitious, and strong. Yet when it comes to their marriages, those same traits can backfire. After all, no one goes into marriage hoping for a promotion. What is a wife to do? April Cassidy knows this struggle firsthand. She thought she was a great Christian wife and begged God to make her passive husband into a more loving, involved, godly leader. Instead, God opened her eyes to changes that she needed to make, such as laying down her desire for control and offering genuine, unconditional respect—not just love—to her husband. Cassidy’s conclusions may be as startling to readers as they were to her, but The Peaceful Wife shares how she and many others have learned to reorient their lives to biblical commands—resulting in healthier, happier marriages. In the end, you’ll find The Peaceful Wife a powerful path to God’s design for women to live in full submission to Christ as Lord.

Inspire little ones to pray with this Precious Moments® themed book of prayers. Prayers of thanks, prayers of praise, prayers for school, for mealtime, for bedtime—boys and girls are sure to discover prayers that will become lifetime favorites. Featuring adorable Precious Moments characters, this case-bound, padded board book will be a cherished addition to any child’s library. Children will be drawn to the soft, inviting illustrations, and parents will appreciate the heartfelt prayers and the scriptures from the International Children’s Bible®. Since 1978, Precious Moments has grown into an evergreen brand recognized worldwide, with more than 14.5 million books and Bibles sold through Thomas Nelson.

You thought you were doing okay, and then you became a parent. All of a sudden you see how imperfect you are. So how are you supposed to raise your children up into godly young men or women? Popular speaker, author, and father Jay Payleitner knows the power of sustained prayer over his children. In his new book, he gives practical insight into finding hope and encouragement in prayer modeling a fervent prayer life for your children going to God for help in everyday problems praying for your children's safety, health, and character seeking godly wisdom as you make decisions Great for moms, dads, and small groups, this resource will help you pray powerfully for children of any age.