Quick Tip – Love your Children

Encourage your children with notes on their door, mirror or in their lunch box. Surprise them by doing their chore for them. Remember to give them a hug and tell them you love them every day! Take them out for lunch or ice cream … just because! Read more about loving your children here.

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Love…Your Husband, Strengthen Your Marriage

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control.” Galatians 5:22-23a If you are married, your #1 human priority should be your husband. As we continue our look at the first fruit of the Spirit–Love–we ought to review what we learned during weeks three and four of the [...]

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The Path of Life and Joy

Happy New Years from the Keepers Ministry Team! Whether or not you typically make New Years resolutions, I want to encourage you to take some time today for prayer and reflection on the past year and planning for the year to come. The passage I read today for my quiet time is a good one [...]

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Say “Thank You”!

I think one of the most important qualities we can teach our children is gratitude. We start when they are first learning to speak; we prompt them …“say ‘thank you’” … hoping that the instruction develops into a habit of expressing gratitude to God and to others for what has been given. Gratitude is the [...]

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Helping Children Deal With Tragedy

As our entire nation grieves the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, you may be wondering how best to help your own children deal with their thoughts, emotions and fears. It is very important that we comfort our children and allow them to express their feelings. It is also important that we use this opportunity [...]

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Christmas Memory Book

Keeping Christmas: Hospitality/Ministry   By Tricia Loughridge Do you host an annual Christmas Open House? Have you always wanted to, but felt too overwhelmed? Anyone can do it…just think creatively! A Christmas Open House is a wonderful time to open up your home to neighbors and friends, and it doesn’t have to be time consuming [...]

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