- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
A new and expanded version of Seamless Faith, now with more than a dozen new spiritual practices and additional resources for parents, kids, grandparents, and communities that care about families!
Add family faith moments to your daily routine with little or no prep, and share meaningful spiritual experiences with your children! Traci Smith, a pastor and mother of three, offers ways to discover and develop new spiritual practices as a family, whether you're a new seeker or a lifelong follower. Faithful Families is brimming with easy, do-it-yourself ideas for transforming your family's everyday moments into sacred moments!
Faithful Families helps you: connect faith to your family's everyday life; add family faith moments into your daily routine; learn new spiritual practices alongside your children; teach your children to appreciate religious diversity with time-tested non-Christian and Christian spiritual practices; respond to life's everyday challenges and opportunities with meaningful practices
Faithful Families is the perfect gift for Parents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles; Baptisms; Baby Showers; New Families; Christian educators and those they serve; Preschool Classes; and Godparents
Faithful Families is part of The Young Clergy Women Project
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Table of contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Praise for Faithful Families
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface to the New Edition
- Introduction
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Get Ready: Create a Sacred Space
- Part One: Traditions
- Chapter 1: Traditions for Every Day
- Bedtime: Night Time Blessing
- Bedtime: Marking the Days God Has Given
- Morning: Gratitude Cafe
- Morning: Prepare for the Day to Come
- Mealtime: Grace Meals
- Marking the Passage of Time: Color Your Year
- Sabbath: Celebrate a Mini-Sabbath
- Chapter 2: Traditions for Holidays (Holy Days)
- New Year’s Eve: Remembering God’s Blessings in the Past Year
- Epiphany: A Guiding Star for the Year to Come
- Three Pillars of Lent: Prayer
- Three Pillars of Lent: Fasting
- Three Pillars of Lent: Almsgiving
- Easter: Witnessing Resurrection
- Easter: Have a Family Sunrise Breakfast
- Earth Day: Feeding the Birds
- Pentecost: Harness the Power of the Wind
- Thanksgiving: Gratitude Tree
- Advent: Make and Use an Advent Wreath
- Advent: Make an Acts of Kindness Tree
- A Christmas Tree Blessing
- Birthday: A Gift of Self to Others
- Birthday: Celebrate the Giver
- Remembering Our Baptism: A Part of God’s Family Too
- Part Two: Ceremonies
- Chapter 3: Ceremonies for Marking Life’s Transitions
- Garland of Hopes for a New Baby
- Welcoming a New Pet to the Family: Promising to Care for One of God’s Creatures
- Starting a New Journey: Moving
- Bless the New Driver: A Ceremony upon Getting a License
- Celebrating Parents’ Milestone Anniversary
- First Day of School: New Beginnings
- High School Graduation: Walking on, in Faith
- Moving Out/Going to College: Taking the Essentials
- Chapter 4: Ceremonies for Difficult Times
- Illness: Anointing Our Sick Children
- Create a Memory Table: A Ceremony Following the Death of a Loved One
- After a Death: Bubble Prayers
- After the Death of a Pet: St. Francis Service
- Anxiety: Wash Away Worries
- Family Ceremony to Mark a Divorce
- Traumatic Current Event: Snuggled under God’s Wings
- After a Natural Disaster: Butterfly Hug
- Marking a Pregnancy Loss: Make a Memory Box
- Separating from Family after a Visit: Remembering Good Times
- Part Three: Spiritual Practices
- Chapter 5: The Spiritual Practice of Prayer
- Photo Prayers
- Matchbox Prayers: God’s Mailbox
- Prayer Beads
- Prayer Basket
- Wind Prayers for the World
- Prayer Walk
- Candle Prayers
- Smartphone Prayers
- Chapter 6: Ancient Spiritual Practices
- The Ignatian Examen
- Lectio Divina (Divine Reading)
- Bodily Prayers
- The Labyrinth
- The Sacred Meal
- The Daily Office: Morning and Evening Prayers
- Chapter 7: Other Spiritual Practices
- Silence: Listening Car Rides
- Imagination: Star Pictures
- Waiting: Water, Air, and Sky
- Meditation: Make Quiet Time Bags
- Compassion: Secret Helpers Week
- Hospitality: Serving an Honored Guest
- Waiting: Paper Chains
- Surprise: Planting Surprises
- Tolerance: The Golden Rule
- Beauty: Focus on God’s Beautiful Creation
- Epilogue
- Supplemental Material
- Guide For Grandparents
- Guide For Ministers and Ministry Leaders
- Special Event Guide
- Our Family’s Special Traditions
- About the Author
- The Young Clergy Women Project