Stacking Stones
I decided months ago that I wanted to start a blog- I just didn't know how to go about it. Well, after this evening's current Bible study, Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts, I have finally found something I would enjoy blogging about; The Lord's faithfulness in my family's lives. Ann Voskamp refers to a tradition found in Joshua 4 - the people of Israel stacked stones to serve as a reminder of God's faithfulness. In the study she asks us to find a way to "stack stones," to remember, to collect memories that we can retell and pass on to our children; a picture a day, a journal, a program on your iPad etc. I really like the idea of keeping a blog.
So I've asked my kids to begin collecting their own memories of God's goodness in their lives starting tomorrow. I can't wait to see what my children come up with in the coming weeks, months, and hopefully years. Maybe this will help each of us slow down a bit and recognize the gifts God has placed right in front of us.
Natalie
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."
James 1:17
So I've asked my kids to begin collecting their own memories of God's goodness in their lives starting tomorrow. I can't wait to see what my children come up with in the coming weeks, months, and hopefully years. Maybe this will help each of us slow down a bit and recognize the gifts God has placed right in front of us.
Natalie
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."
James 1:17
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