*Today’s devotion is from The Wise Woman Enjoys.Here are 6 Simple ways to create memories that can last a lifetime!
Ask them to point out some lovely things along the way that they Read them the verse you have meditated on. Invite the kids to join you! Tell them about God and His creation and love for them. Have you experienced God recently through His creation/nature? Write down one verse from this study and meditate on it this week! Then make time to be with God in some way (even a small way) in nature! What’s Next? He created this earth for us to enjoy and draw us to Him. Partnering with God and His creation helps to give us perspective perspective on the majesty and goodness of God. Psalm 147:8 (NKJV) says: “Who covers the heaven with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.”Īnd Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV) says: “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” The Bible says in Psalm 19:1: “The heavens declare the glory of God the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” Choosing to partner with God tonight as I enjoyed His beauty with my family was a precious memory I hope not to forget. Just like the verse in Philippians, I could not help but ponder and “ooh” and “ahh” over His lovely and praiseworthy creation tonight! God gives us so many opportunities to partner with Him in His creation. God has created beauty all around us through nature. I love how Philippians 4:8 encourages us to focus on beauty and goodness. We just need to be intentional and aware of the beauty God has already placed in front of us! Tonight was simple and cheap, but no one minded what we were having or where it came from it was all about the feeling and love it was coupled with! We do not need expensive things to create a beautiful memory for our family or children. It didn’t occur to me that it can happen in the smallest of ways. First, we had a bare fridge, so dinner was rice and beans! Next, my “fancy” tablecloth was actually an old curtain I had lying around, and the record I played was 99 cents from Goodwill! I always imagined I needed to have a lot of money and time to create a “fancy” experience for my family to enjoy. Let me give you a little background to the above scene. My sweet 5-year-old ended our time saying she wished every night could be like this. I called my family when dinner was ready, and my kids “oohed” and “ahhed” at the dark, cloud-filled sky and the “fancy” table I had prepared for us. Then, I put an old record on our player, lit a couple of candles, and spread out a pretty tablecloth.
It has brought some much-needed reprieve from the oven-like, 110 degree temperatures! Tonight, I listened to the thunder roll while cooking dinner and serving it outside on our table. Summer monsoon storms have been coming and going through Phoenix the past couple of weeks. Praiseworthy-think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 Making Memories through God’s Creation “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or
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