Families On The Go

Families On The Go

Is your family as busy as my family?  With two young boys in soccer, swim, cub scouts, and whatever else we’ve signed up for at the moment (and two working parents), life can be crazy!  This page has helpful information and resources for parents and grandparents to allow you to be able to do Faith On The Go!    -Laura Carson

Parenting As a Spiritual Practice by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

FAITH5™ (Faith Acts In The Home) is a simple, easy-to-implement faith practice, perfect for incorporating into your bedtime routine for five to fifteen minutes a night.  When done over time, the FAITH5™ carries the power to enrich communication, deepen understanding, aid sleep, and promote mental, physical and spiritual health.

  • SHARE your highs and lows
  • READ a Bible verse or story
  • TALK about how the Bible reading might relate to your highs and lows
  • PRAY for one another’s highs and lows
  • BLESS one another

Talking Church with Teenagers and Young Adults – The teenage years can be challenging.  Sunday mornings can become a battle of wills over going to church.  If this sounds like something you have experienced or may soon, read this article for some helpful tips and take a deep breath.

Ages and Stages: Keeping Connected Through Child Development Stages – This website (powered by the Search Institute) will help you to better understand your child’s intellectual, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual development at each age and stage, so that you can become more intentional about the ways you interact with your child.