Eternal Moments Blog
ALL THINGS FAITH AND FAMILY
How to Give a Blessing to Your Kids or Grands
The words we speak over our kids and grands can be blessings or curses. Scripture tells us in Proverbs 18:21, "The tongue has the power of life and death." Our words have a lot of power, life or death. When we give a blessing, we are speaking life. You may wonder,...
How to Create a Faith and Fun Filled Easter Basket
The night before Easter, my husband and I were determined to foil our children by hiding their baskets in unexpected locations. Our four kids had become quite adept at finding their baskets in no time flat. As I opened the oven door and slid the pink basket onto the...
10 Ways to Use Valentine’s Day to Teach Children about God’s Love
Friends, Valentines Day is right around the corner. The article below I wrote for Crosswalk magazine. I think you will enjoy it. Be sure to click on the link provided (at the end of the introduction) so you are able to access all 10 ideas. Many blessings, Lori What...
Find Your Family’s Prayer Rhythm
Find Your Family’s Prayer Rhythm By Janet Holm McHenry Moms, Dad, and Grandparents, Today you are in for a treat! I invited author Janet McHenry to guest blog for us this month. After reading her article you will better understand your child's (and your) prayer...
Give Your Kids the Gift of Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Strength
Give your kids the gift of mental, emotional and spiritual strength. Resiliency helps them bounce back and hope propels them forward. Both qualities are necessary to be strong mentally and emotionally. We strengthen their mental processing when we: Wait. Give your...
5 Ways to Extinguish an Entitled Attitude in Our Kids
We are fast approaching Thanksgiving, a time when we focus on thankfulness and gratitude. An entitled attitude in our kids seems to be more apparent this time of year. But we and extinguish this entitled attitude by making a 5 easy changes in our families. Do you...
9 Ways to Help Your Highly Sensitive Child
Tom and I had taken our kids to the happiest place on earth, Disney World. At the day's end all six of us smashed into the sea of humanity to see the parade and the Disney finale. The people pressed forward, music was blared, and the fireworks boomed. Disney bombarded...
4 Ways to Grow Gratefulness in Your Kids
Rudeness seems to rule the day. But we can battle this when we grow gratefulness in our kids. Gratefulness and thankfulness add to our feelings of satisfaction, increase happiness, provide a positive perspective, and strengthen resiliency. Not bad...
7 Ways to Tackle Back-to-School Anxiety
It's August! How did that happen? Yesterday, while grocery shopping, I saw a display for Halloween. OK, it is seriously too early to purchase Halloween candy. BUT.. what is right around the corner-and in some cases next week, is the summer to back-to-school...
A 5 Minute Do Over
Lately I've been reflecting on things I would do differently if I could turn back time. Here's one of the things I would change if I could. The First 5 When Tom came home from work, the kids (as littles) and dogs would happily greet him. I would be involved in making...
