we take a break this week from our weekly devotional to share some resources for Parents and kids, scroll down to take a look
Dear Parents,
What is good for your soul? A good meal? A walk outside? Putting on headphones and listening to music or a favorite podcast? Maybe hiding in your closet for a few minutes to take deep breaths!
We all need some spaces of oasis, of refreshment for our souls, so that we can continue to pour out energy and effort into parenting, our work, and our relationship with our spouses. It can be difficult in this season of quarantine to find these spaces because there are always other people in the house!
We may not be in a season where we can sit quietly with our Bible and a cup of coffee each morning for 30 minutes. We may be able to close our eyes for 3 minutes and listen to a worship song. We may be able to say to our family, "I am walking outside for 5 minutes alone" and I will be back. Our "closets" (those places where we feel safe and secure) will look different in this very unusual season, but don't give them up! Social distancing requires a lot of us as we are made for community with one another and we need a well to draw water from.
I would love to hear about your "prayer closets" - let me know what creative ways you are finding to refresh your soul even if it's just a mantra you are repeating in your head to keep you grounded. Also, if you participated in the Holy Week scavenger hunt with your family, I would love to know how it went: andrea@lfppc.org
We are all in this together!
yours in Christ,
Andrea
p.s. one way to find "oasis" is our monthly Jazz Vespers service. This Sunday from 5-6pm our Jazz Vespers service will be online. Tell your friends who could use some encouragement and refreshment to check it out as well. You can find that here
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God is at work! Take a minute to listen to this song and be reminded of how God is making all things new.
If you missed it, check out Kim's devotional from this week on the LFPPC facebook page on Celebration and Struggle. You can do that here
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Resources for Parents
We all need some self-care! I have listen a few podcasts lately that have been encouraging to me during this time. Podcasts are from Jen Hatmaker, Emily P. Freeman and Tim Keller.
"You can be afraid and faithful" listen here
"Big Feeling during hard times" listen here
"Boundaries in a Pandemic" listen here
"Never Believe Anything Bad about God" listen here
"Trusting God in Difficult Times" listen here
Resources for Kids in no particular order
1. Watch Pilgrim's Progress for free here
2. Cokesbury kids is offering free resources such as coloring pages, puzzles and church at home resources here
3. Fourteen Day free trial of Mr. Phil (Veggie Tales guy). You can find that here
4. A podcast just for kids "Child of God" by Rev. Elizabeth Link. You can listen here
5. 35 Tech Free, Faith Forming Activities to do at home here
6. Crisis Conversation Guides from Parent Cue. You can find them here
7. Lori Gagnon who grew up at LFPPC sent me this video she made
8. Together at Home, a resources from the UK, provides Sunday packs for kids and other resources to help them engage with the Bible. You can find all that here
Prayer Group
Remember, we have a parent prayer group that meet every Wednesday night from 8-9pm on Zoom. Please let me know if you are interested in attending at andrea@lfppc.org
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Andrea Chaumont
Director of Ministries to Children and their Families
andrea@lfppc.org
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