30 Days of Family ... continues (Day 4-6)

If you missed how this all started, go here.  (Day 1-3)

I'm going to let you in our plans a few days ahead of time.  I've heard a few of you are going to join us for 30 Days of Family: Doing Stuff Together Whether We Like It or Not so you might want a little heads up on the events.

Day 4:  Christmas Quiz

How well do you know the Christmas Story? You might be surprised!  Download this Christmas quiz and test your knowledge of the facts as recorded in the Bible. 

Spiritual Application / Discussion: If we base our beliefs only on what has been taught to us or what we've heard, we may find out we are missing out on some important truths.  Did any of the questions surprise you? How does the story in the Bible compare to what traditions tell us? If we want to know the truth, we must go directly to the source.

Day 5: Puzzle
We're putting a 550 piece jigsaw puzzle on the dining room table.  Throughout the month when there's nothign else to do, or maybe for a few minutes after dinner, we will sit down to work on the puzzle.  It could be all of us or just a few at a time.  This is an unscheduled event but gives an alternative to TV or video games.  Plus, you get to talk to each other while you bicker over who gets to work the best part of the puzzle. (For added frustration, hide the box so no one knows what it will be in the end...)

Spiritual Application / Discussion:  This puzzle at first glance is a mess.  We can't even see what the end is going to look like! One thing we DO know:  All these pieces fit together to make a picture, whole and complete.  Our life is like that.  Romans 8:28 says God works all things together...  Our life is a puzzle and in the end it will be more than a jumbled mess of pieces!

Day 6: Hot Chocolate Buffet

Buy a few things that would be tasty (and interesting) in hot chocolate...peppermint, marshmallows, peanut butter chips!  Each family member makes a special cup of hot chocolate to enjoy using some (or all) of the ingredients.  We might take our chocolately drinks outside by the chiminea and enjoy some conversation.

Spiritual Application / Discussion:  Everyone's hot chocolate is different because of what we put into them.  Some of us made a great cup and others are just "okay."  Our lives are the same. Did you realize the "things" we put into our minds shape who we are?  What things do we put in our lives that are good?  Bad?  What makes people want more of us?


Our 30 Days of Family events are not expensive or fussy.  It's all about being intentional.  A few minutes a day can go a loooooong way!