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BLESS YOUR FAMILY
I wonder what you have planned for your family meal table tonight? It’s good to hink of different ways you can bless and encourage your husband and children. One nice idea is to get your children to write a card to their father with all the great things they love about him. They can also draw a picture and make it very special. If you have little ones who cannot write yet, get them to draw a picture for daddy. You can then put them by his plate when he comes to the evening meal. During the meal he can read them aloud. The children will be excited to hear him read them and your husband will be blessed.Every now and then I love to make place cards for each member of the family. This is a lovely way to encourage your husband and children. I keep colored cardboard and paper on hand for this task. I type the name and comment on the computer, print it off on colored paper, and then paste it on a folded cardboard that can stand on its own when folded in half. There are lots of ways you can do this:
Encouraging Phrases
Type or write their name and underneath their name write an encouraging phrase that starts with the first letter of their name. Here's some examples that I have used with my children and grandchildren over the years.
OLIVER
Obedient Son
ROCKLYN
Resolute for God
Rhyming Couplets
Type, or write their name and underneath write a rhyming couplet. It doesn’t take too long to think of these, and they will really bless your family. Here are some examples I have written for the grandchildren over the years. As you can see, they are very simple rhymes.
BOWEN
A very fine boy who can read so well,
We all think that you are real swell!
HARRY
The boy with the beautiful, big blue eyes,
There’s no doubt about it, he’ll take the prize!
RASHIDA
Industriously planning ways to make money,
But no matter how busy, she always looks sunny!
And some for our grown children, one of the many I have written for her!
EVANGELINE
Wild and outrageous, but she is a true sage,
The best researcher on curriculums for any age!
And don’t forget your husband. I have written many for Colin over the years, e.g.
COLIN
He has a great big, kind, and loving heart,
He likes things big and he likes them smart!
COLIN
Are there any faithful left in the land?
Yes, he is one of God’s mighty band!
That’s enough for today. I’ll give you some more ideas for place cards tomorrow.
Love from Nancy Campbell
P.S. Miraculously I am still here! Thank you, Lord.
