Gordon West and Melissa J. MacDonald welcome Michayla White, Executive Director of the International Network of Children's Ministry (INCM),  to a special conversation on the topic of celebration.

What a difference it will make if our children have the purposeful life practice of celebration woven into their stories. How wonderful for them to know that even though some things in our world are sad, we have so much to celebrate! If only we can help our children see everyday reminders that God is intervening in our world. Celebrating is a life-giving attitude and a life-giving activity. Let’s show our children that celebrating identifies us as the beloved children of a generous Heavenly Father.

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Gem and Alan Fadling, co-founders of Unhurried Living, join Gordon for a conversation on the importance of engaging in the spiritual practice of simplicity. What does it mean to be content with enough? This is a very timely and important conversation for parents, grandparents, teachers, and anyone who is wants to nurture children to love God with all their hearts.

At the heart of the spiritual practice of simplicity is how we get our sense of self. A true sense of self only comes as we linger in God's presence, being known by him, knowing him, and enjoying him. Knowing that we are measurelessly loved by God removes our need to seek love and approval from other places. His love for us takes away need to prove ourselves lovable.

Being loved by God means we don’t have to accumulate proof that we are worthy of being loved. When we have simple, “contented with enough” life practices, we live without distractions; we focus on life as his beloved. And the ramifications touch every sphere of life.

Recommended Resources -

What Does Your Soul Love?: Eight Questions That Reveal God’s Work in You by Gem and Alan Fadling

The "Unhurried Living" Podcast, by Gem and Alan Fadling. (From the podcast description: "Unhurried living provides resources and training to help people learn to live and lead from fullness rather than on empty.")

http://www.unhurriedliving.com

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Gordon and Melissa welcome Scottie May to a very important conversation on the subject of worship as a spiritual practice. Scottie May is the Associate Professor Emerita of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College (Wheaton, Illinois). Scottie is the author of several books related to children and formational ministry including Listening to Children on the Spiritual Journey, Perspectives on Children's Spiritual Formation, and Children Matter.

In today's conversation, Scottie recommends a wonderful resource for toddlers - The "Baby Believer" book series by Danielle Hitchen (Art by Jessica Blanchard). Three of the books in the series are:
- Bible Basics: A Baby Believer Counting Primer
- Let There Be Light: An Opposites Primer
- Holy Week: An Emotions Primer

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In our first conversation in the KidZ at Home series, we discuss Scripture Prayer as a spiritual practice for children. Our hosts are Gordon West (President and CEO of KIdZ at Heart International) and Melissa J. MacDonald (Author, Speaker, Coach).

• Visit http://www.kidzatheart.org to learn more about KidZ at Heart
• Visit https://www.melissajmacdonald.com to learn more about Melissa J. MacDonald

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In today's conversation, Gordon and Melissa look at purposeful life practices that children can incorporate at any age. If you want the children in your care to enjoy the true abundance of a life in God’s presence, then begin early in their lives to invite them into purposeful spiritual practices. It is in God's presence where they will fully become who God created them to be.

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Gordon West and Melissa J. MacDonald welcome special guest, Vernie Schorr Love, the author of "Spiritual Disciplines for Children: A Guide to a Deeper Spiritual Life for You and Your Children," to discuss the spiritual practice of study.
 
 God has preserved the Scriptures over thousands of years so we can know his character, and that he loves us. He did not preserve Scripture so that we could accumulate facts. He did not give us the Bible so that we could merely be informed. We are repeatedly told in Scripture that God wants us to know him — relationally, not just factually.
 
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Recommended Resources:

• Spiritual Disciplines for Children: A Guide to a Deeper Spiritual Life for You and Your Children, by Vernie Schorr Love
• Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name, by Sally Lloyd Jones
• Loved: The Lord's Prayer (Jesus Storybook Bible), by Sally Lloyd Jones
• Found: The 23rd Psalm (Jesus Storybook Bible), by Sally Lloyd Jones