Help your family be closer to God

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Read God’s Word together homd’esǤ teoaucrhcihniglds rienntwheililrleliavrenshaonwd troeac’e’ivlye guidance from od for themselvesǤ ven imf oyronuinogn,lsyturedaydinogntheevsecrrsie’tuorgesthweirllehaeclh’ your family draw closer to odǤ

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about God old is odǫ’ t hel’s them understand that woadntisan’tysoonme teomuynsdtersiotaunsdbeinmg,wbuhtoadoaetshne’rt who reveals imself to is children with loveǤ

erform small acts of service together as a familyǤ hether you do formal volunteer

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Spend mealtime together getting the whole family together during mealǦ htieml’e cinacnrheaesl’ebthueildlobvettineryroeularthioonmsheiǤ’sǤ t will yousrac’hairlednrte,nit’gsoyoodurvarelus’eosnasnibdil’itryintocit’elaecshǤ

Teach good values eharicshtǤ yoeul’r tcheimldruenndearbsotauntd tohde adnifdferesnuces btoetgwoeoedncrhigohicteasn,danwdrognogoǤd ochoodivcaelsuaelswleaayds lead to odǤ

ttending church together will hel’ reinforce

Go to church together your family values and bring each member of your family closer to odǤ t can also ’rovide you and your children with a sense of comǦ munityǤ

raditions hel’ your family members feel

Start traditions together like they’re a ’art of something biggerǤ arry on traditions you learned from your own fsaim’ilyleo, rlisktearmt yaokuinrgowbrnoǤ wvneinesifeitv’sersyomuenthdianyg, tmhemtorarideistaionndsheylo’uyohuarvfeamwillyl bmecaokme elacslotisnegrǤ

Resus hrist said, Dz his is my commandǦ lmoveendt,ytohua,tdz you love one Ǥaneogtuhlearr,laysremhainvde

Express love for each other often

each member of your family how much you klonvoewt,hešm’Ǥresvseingifloyvoeu’wreilsl uarlwe athyseybrailnregaŒdoy

(John 15:12)

and invite od’s ’irit into your homeǤ witohdinbcleressaessedfa’meialcies, lwovheoa’nrdayhato’g’eintheessr

Pray together as a family

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(Courtesy pic) With the different schedules of each person every day, mealtimes, especially dinner, is a good time for your family to spend time together while everyone talks about their individual day.