Celebrate! I Made a Big Decision : Creating a Spiritual Scrapbook with Your Daughter

by Farrel, Pam

• ISBN13: 9780781434652
• ISBN10: 0781434653
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: David C Cook
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Summary

Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and might. And these words shall be on your heart and you shall teach them diligently to your daughters . . . And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates . . . and in a spiritual scrapbook! (Deut. 6:4-9 paraphrased) What better more practical way to capture those special, life-changing moments of our children. And why? For the same reason God commanded moms and dads centuries ago: "Lest our children forget the Lord" (v.9). Celebrate! I Made a Big Decision will enable you to intentionally celebrate the significant spiritual moments in your daughter's life. Everything from her first expressions of faith, early prayers, and baptism, to church programs and traditions of special significance. The entire spiritual development of her early years is yours to capture with this on-of-a-kind tool for inscribing God's faithfulness upon your daughter's heart. Celebrate! I Made a Big Decision provides creative, simple-to-use features to commemorate such spiritual milestones: Memory Makers and --advice from parents who've been there Kid Quotes! and --funny quotes about God My Quotes! and --you can record your daughter's profound or comical statements It's a Party! Kid Celebrations of Faith and --for-kids-only activities to help her learn skills and truths to grow in her walk with God Happy Spiritual Birthday to You! and --ideas to make these annual celebrations something to look forward to Reflections and --mom, dad, or both, grandparents, or aunts and uncles can record their personal thoughts about the child's spiritual growth over the past year Dear God and --your daughter will get to write a letter to God about her relationship with Him over the past year Pocket Pages and --for keepsake certificates and four pages for pasting photos Let Pam Farrel help you capture the defining moments of your daughter's spiritual journey before they are quickly forgotten. Bind the memories of God's goodness and mercy to her heart so that her faith will grow strong, her commitment deep. The rewards are eternal and this unique scrapbook will become and heirloom to be passed down to her children's children.

Author Biography

Pam Farrel and her husband, Bill, are the co-founders of Masterful Living.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(11)
Celebrate! Great Beginnings	11	(12)
Celebrating My Best Friend	23	(12)
Discovering More about God	35	(11)
Celebrate the Church	46	(10)
Celebrate God's Book	56	(9)
Celebrate! God Is a Friend to Children	65	(10)
Celebrate God's View of Me	75	(10)
Celebrate the Future!	85	(11)
I Made a Big Decision	96	(7)
Resources for the Family	103