Never A Dull Minute!

Our Target

1. Have fun together often.
2. Stimulate a hopeful disposition with a constant appetite for Heaven & the eternal state.
3. Encourage & train family members to be wise & faithful stewards of the resources placed under their control so that they will be responsible caretakers, generous givers & cheerful tithers.
4. Prayerfully arrange for family members to be mentored and befriended by people who will encourage them to discover & pursue God’s plan.
5. Raise children who have an accurate understanding of their talents and gifts. Arrange opportunities for them to develop & employ their passions in the advancement of God’s kingdom through their daily life and vocation.
6. Worship together in the home and with other members of the body of Christ.
7. Discover the truth of God’s word together through regular Bible reading & study.
8. Raise children who honor and respect their parents
9. Raise children who desire to love the Lord with all their hearts & come to know Him as savior at an early age.
10. Live other centered lives.
11. Honor one another through kind speech & loving actions.
12. Testify about salvation thru Jesus Christ – in word and deed.
13. Glorify God – Serve the Lord with gladness & obedience.

Mom and Dad's Favorite Movies

A Tale of Two Cities
Amazing Grace
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Christy Series
Faith Like Potatoes (one hard scene not good for young children)
Fireproof
Flywheel
Green Pastures
It Happened One Night
It's a Wonderful Life
Life is Beautiful
Love Comes Softly Series
Made for Each Other
Mary Poppins
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
My Fair Lady
National Treasure 1 & 2
Nicholas Nickleby
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Shane
The Butterfly Circus
The Hiding Place
The Mission
The Ultimate Gift
To Save a Life (appropriate for older teens only due to serious issues)
You Can't Take it With You (Capra)

Biographies and Books We've Read Together

Heroes of History: John Adams, Independence Forever by Janet and Geoff Benge
Amon's Adventure: A Family Story for Easter, by Arnold Ytreeide
Heros of America Illustrated Lives: George Washington
What we're reading now: The Bible, "The One Year Book of Christian History," and "Jacob Deshazer (Christian Heroes: Then and Now)," by Janet and Geoff Benge
The Mitchells Series, by Hilda van Stockum
The "Sally Series," by Elizabeth Coatsworth
John Welch
John Bunyan
Hudson Taylor
Gladys Aylward
Corrie Ten Boom
C.S. Lewis
Amy Carmichael
"The Winged Watchman," by Hilda van Stockum
"Growing Together in Gratitude," by Barbara Rainey