HomeFront Monthly: Serving Vol. 2 Iss. 9

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Vol. 2, Issue 9

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Editor’s Note Whn I think iving in th nvinnt serVING, I idiat think J and th

aazing xap H t .

J’ init wa a tangib dntatin Gd’ v—bing th tiat vant and thhight King King.

H t in matthw 22 that whn w v Gd,w wi v nighb, and whn w t v nighb, it xp v Gd. A wba Gd’ dp and abiding v , w

aiz vn i nighb.

Thng ha nntd ntinnt ik nvb. Within nd, w ha abt tiph tagdi happning in aawa pa. Withthi knwdg a dp pnibiit t

nighb wdwid. A pant, w hav thpivig intding hidn t thi wd; t

it bati, it t, and vn it hang.

o hp i that a aii a xpd tand tand b th v Gd, th wi dvphat pain and tivat a nitivit tth, whth in h, nighbhd, and th wd. Thi nth’ i Hntmnth i d with tangib wa t bginawakning ai t ha and pnd t th

ppt th H spiit aking th t v Gd,and thi “nighb,” thgh a hat vi.

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eNVIroNmeNT

servIngThi nvinnt nag a pt th hat that ak th qtin,

“What nd t b dn?” It aw th H spiit t tivat a nitivit tth and ind ah that w a ad t a a that i biggthan n individa i.

It hp th andat that, a chit w,w a t viw iv a iving ai wgn giv awa!

“What nd t b dn?” What i w wakd intv itatin with v pn, n att what, andip akd thi qtin v? sbd’

ing, what nd t b dn? D h nd tb t an? D h nd t b hggd? Dh nd t tak t n? D h nd t bpad ?

ot wn hn, I dn’t awa want tanw that qtin th wa I knw th H spiitwant t. Bt whn w ha it and pnd t it,

thi b a v ih nvinnt t adan th-ntd i. What ight it k ik i wtatd ping thi pt with hidn an a ag … tahing th t jt wak int anitatin aking, “What nd t b dn?” Ww,w’d iv in a dint wd!

VERSES OF THE MONTH

mizing sipt an b an indibpati t ngag in a a ai. Bt wdin and thv wi nt naitan ; it i Gd’ spiit in th wd

that tan. W t knw Gd whn w a wiing t pn hat andha Hi H spiit thgh th wd w

iz. Hav n with th v andthink ativ wa t invit ai tpn p t Gd a th it th vt .

“I anyone wants to be frst,

he must be the very last, and

the servant o all.“

Ma 9:35

“Serve one another in love.”

Gaaa 5:13

MICHEllE ANTHONy

FAMILY MINISTRY ARCHITECT

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ELEMENTARY

PRESCHOOL/KINDER




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b y A m a n d a H u n t

FamIly Food TImeRecipeB t hk t th Taditin tin thi nth’ Hntmnth a wa t th ki t n th nd th.H a tip t hp ak baking xpin a and n!• Go over any kitchen safety rules, such as staying away from hot surfaces and how to hold a knife.

• Have all family members wash their hands thoroughly and put on an apron to protect clothing from food.

• Make this something everyone can help with. Tell the kids you are on a scavenger hunt, and encourage themt hp nd a th it n th ingdint it.

• Children of all ages can participate! Encourage children to help with the measuring, pouring, and stirring.

Clutter Cookies (mAKes 4 DoZeN cooKIes)

Prep Time: 20 in. Cook Time: 8–10 in.

Directions

1. Hat vn t 350°. In ag bw, bat btt and ga n di pd with ti ix ntia. Add gg and vania; bat w. Add f, baking da, innan, and at; ix w. Add at

and tt; ix w.

2. Dp dgh b ndd tabpn n t ngad ki ht.

3. Bak 8 t 10 int nti ight gdn bwn. c 1 int n ki ht; v t wi ak.c pt. st tight vd.

Clutter: fun treAts to Add to your cookies.

Cutt c cu u s t sck tts k:

• raisins • dried cranberries • other diced fruits • chopped nuts • shredded coconut • sprinkles • mini-

marshmallows • chocolate or butterscotch chips • dried cereal • chopped up candy bars, or small candies

T s cts s s t.

Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened• ¾ cup rmly packed brown sugar• ½ cup granulated sugar• 2 eggs• 1 teaspoon vanilla• 1½ cups all-purpose our

• 1 teaspoon baking soda• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon• ½ teaspoon salt (optional)

• 3 cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked• 1 cup of clutter (see below)




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(An excerpt froM Spiritual parenting ©dAvid c cook)

Conversation

Starters

Serving Your Family SiTTing doWn and having afamily meal isone of tHe besttHinGs you cAndo for your kidsAnd is A greaT Way To bond As AfAMily.

It’ a gat ind t ak n anthat dinn, “How did you serve yourfamily today?” on th ain whn ai ha vdn anth, thi wi b a ti gatitd. Whn ai ha bn -ving, thi wi b

an pptnit t ind n anth th wa nd th th b th ai. Phap

at haing, ai an pa that th wint n b nitiv t wa th an v in tht, bt that Gd wi giv th th tngth t bf and gn with thi ti and ng.




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YOUNGER GAME

Serving CharadesA a ai, wak and th h and akthi qtin, “What needs to be done?” Atdiing anw, hav ah ai bpik a pi at vi in hi h ind. Thd ind wping, ding and, wahing th

dih, ding th dg.Thn take turns acting out th at vi

h whi th ai b d thi btt g what a ding. Th pn t t g t, and i awd n n g. Iint, th nxt pn g.

Kp ging nti n g t what act of

service a ping. Th pn wh gt i th nxt pn t tak hi tn. I tipit, pa va nd.

OldER GAME

Morse CodeIn thi ga, a fahight a whit t nd andiv a ag ing m d.

m d i an intnatina t ndingag b ing ots (short signas) an

ashes (onger signas). Giv ah ai b

a p th m d hat at th nd thi and a pp pap and pni. I pa indaight, an a whit a hn t nd ag. I h t pa at night, a fahight ia n wa t niat.

• Have each family member study the Morse code

handt. T th wi b sending them a

message ing thi t.

• While together, try a practice n ignaing aip ag ik, “at,“ “dg,” na.

• When you think everyone is ready, break into

teams. I pib, ah ta hd hav aigna and a diph. Thn ta t tniat with ah th ing m d.

• Choose messages having to do with serving

th. Th ta that i nding th aghd wak and th h aking thqtin, “What nd t b dn?” Thn ndthat pi at vi a a ag t thth ta. intan: “Wah dih ” “d th.” Have fun taking tnnding ag vi.

b y D e b b i e G u i n n

game TImeTh wing ga a a n wa t hp bth ng and d hidnitn t and thing in dint wa. Whn a nihd paingth ga, tak with hidn abt hw th an k at thi

nighbhd and th wd dint, with an attitd ving th.Pa tgth, and ak Gd t giv th t and a t ha,“What nd t b dn?”

“As a family, walkaround the house

and ask this

question, “Wts t

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b y L a u r e n F r a n c i s

god’s WordDorcas—A Woman Who Made an ImpactTh ata gin Jppa wa n knwn a a nta hb nthiati whip. t th hh, inding a wan nadTabitha ( tanatd, Da) thi anitd in gat at vi. that hh, vi wa qivant t whip.Da wa ndd b wn wh w inv dint wak i than h wa. mt wwidw, wh w v p and d nt aitak a thv.

Th Bib i a abt hw iptant th a

widw i. It a, “ th Lord Gd i Gd

gd and ld d … H dnd th a th ath and th widw …” (Dtn10:17–18).

Ja wit in hi tt t th 12 attdtib in th Nw Ttant, “rigin that Gd ath apt a p and at i thi: t

k at phan and widw in thi dit …”(Ja 1:27). Widw a iptant in th

Gd, bt a tn vkd andngtd in it. Da wa nwh had Gd’ hat.

It appa sipt that Dahad n. sh d hav v ai

jt thwn h n at th hh

and gn n with h nai. Intad, h akd thqtin, “What needs to

be done?” Th anw h wa t hp th p and

widwd in h nitb aking th th. It wa

a ip tak that h wa gd

at, and it had a hg ipat n hnit.

Had Da bn ab t hawhat pp aid abt h at h

dath, h pbab wd hav bnpid at a th . H atinw a nata vfw a hat

that had bn nitizd b th H

spiit. H i wa a iving xap Gd’ vt an. So significant was her contribution that whn h gt ik and did, th hh nt th apt Pt. What th xptd Pti na—phap th t Da dvdn Pt’ tanding t pak at h na.o, phap, th had had th ia h had

pd in J’ na and hpd a ia thi wn.

Having had th i vi Da d, Ptpad. epwd b th H spiit, Pt tdh i. With this miracle, Dorcas continued to live

a life of service—whih i ttant t th h andiving Gd th Gp.

HEAR IT

rad th ant Da in Acts 9:36–40.Da i a gat xap a chit w whawd h hat t b tand b Gd’ v.sh itnd t th spiit and akd, “What nd tb dn?” Rea James 1:27 with hidn, and

thn pnd ti in pa. Pray the Spirit willgive your family eyes to see what needs to be done in

your community!

dO IT

svi i an at whip. In th Whip tin thi nth’ i th Hnt mnth,

wi nd a tangib wa t whip Gd b anwingth qtin, “What needs to be done?”




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sToryTellIngWe Are His HandsI n had a t abt a hh in an that wa bbd ding WdWa II. Whn th wa ndd, th pp in th nit ad awath bb and nd a tat J, th ba whih wa inibdwith th wd: “c nt m, a that a wa.”It wa akab pvd, xpt bthhand, whih had bn dtd. Haing thi,th pt wh ad it idiat d tpa th hand. Bt th pat wi dind.And it wa, that th tat wa tnd t it

igina pitin in nt th hh, bt with a nwiniptin that ad: “He has no hands on earth but

ours, for we are His body.”

It’ t; w a th bd chit. I J iging t ah t and th a a pn tda—abgga a hting individa—it wi b thgh

hand. He will use us.It tat with . Gd ip a t b aith t

th thing H ha givn t d. H dn’t qi t b pta, bt ath t b aith andbdint, b paing, ving, ving, giving, giving,aing–doing small things with great love.

H h . W a th n wh wi bing thgd nw t th p, bind p th bknhatd,and tand p jti in a an wd. otnti

w i-qippd t bing th gd nw t a tand hting wd, bt w t b that God

faithfully gives us just what we need whn w tpt in aith.

I b ing thi tng whn ading t intnatina iin tip. I t v nppadand i-qippd t ad a ta 40 pp ag

tw thgh t t a a viag in rania. Whad bn akd t and tain vnt n hw

t ad a Vaatin Bib sh.

Whn w aivd, th angag bai wa tgh,ang with a iniatin xptatin. Whad t t g a ppannd pgaing,whih ta had wkd had n b

aving th u.s. W t had t dpnd nth ading th H spiit t anw th qtin,“What needs to be done?”

on at night tgth, th hidn’ pat th hh w w patning with gt pand bgan t tak with th kid. N n n ta

ndtd a wd what wa bing aid, bt wddn aizd th wa d with hidn

paing t iv chit. Gd had d bt. W w hbd and atnihd t hwthis ragtag team of 40 ill-equipped but willing

servants had been able to bring the good news t nighb hawa and th wd. Th wan iv hangd that da, pia in.

Thi nth, ha a t with hidn abt

a ti in i whn w hn t b thhand J n ath. Tak abt hw ahav t i-qippd, bt awd th H spiit

t ad t ipat n ’ i.





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CreaTeWho’s Your Neighbor?

At this moment, there are more than 6 billion people on the planet! It’s hard to imagine so many people

at one time—but what if we imagine the whole world as a village of just 100 people? In this village:

22 people speak a Chinese dialect

20 earn less than a dollar a day

17 cannot read or write

60 are always hungry

24 have a television in their homes

(sith, David J. 2011. “ I th Wd W a Viag: A Bk abt th Wd’ Pp.” www.kidscanpress.com.)

Supplies

• World map (in this issue)

• Push pins or sticky tabs—1 ah ai b

Directions

• As a family, sit down with a world map.

• Have each family member choose a country and put a pushpin or tag in that location.

• Use the Internet or nd a book from the library to nd out as much information as you can about thepp wh iv in that nt. lan abt th t and t, th angag pkn, and whatigin i patid.

• Discuss as a family what you think might need to be done for the people who live there so they can know

Gd’ v.• You may want to check with your church to see if it already has a relationship with a ministry you can

patn with in that nt t hp a ai that ha nd.

• Keep the map posted in a prominent location in your home to serve as a reminder that we have “neighbors”a v th wd that J a t a and v.





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TradITIons An Impacting VisitAt th hida, an pp in tint ning h awk and nth nin and ngt. Th d a tht gttn pp in it.


A tradition is the handing down of statements, beliefs, stories, or customs from

generation to generation. What traditionsare in place for your family? What

would you like to pass down to the nextgeneration? It is always fun to create new

traditions with each generation.

sin an pp hav vd nand gttn th nd th

at th bn th hida,it’ a gat ti t tat a taditin ving. cnid taking ait a tint h and viitingwith th d wh iv th?.Locate a retirement home in your

community, and a ahad t tp a ti ai viit. Tak

anth ai ang n.ind a ativ wa t pakag

th Clutter Cookies from the

Family Food Time section thiHnt mnth i t take

with you and pass out. man dpp hav dita titin,

wi want t hk that t t.

y ight nid binging ahkbad and paing a ga tw with th pp wh iv th.making ad binging a pi at i anth wa t b thidnt.

Ding viit, ind ahai b t hav t “What needs to be done?” At viit, tak tgth a a aiabt wa ight ntin tv th d in th h jt viitd.




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marrIageIn Sickness and In Health“lt nt b wa in ding gd, at th pp ti w wi apa harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9).What d bing a vant k ik? sip dnd,a vant i a pn wh p dti th,and th a thand wa t v. It an ba ip a hding pn a d t hp npa thgh a xt a aing dwn n’ i anth, a chit did .

I nd ht-t vi t b a. It tak a

a ant ti. Whnv I hd pna d a tang, it ight tak an xta vnd. th v nd vi, I atpia wadd with a “thank ” and a i. v itt t, and v itt ti, I gt t qitgd abt . Nt a bad invtnt.

Bt ht-t vi i nt what Gd ha ad

t. He wants us to live as servants every day, all the

time. living with a hat attitd t v th i aigniant gat invtnt—n that a taka gat itnt and awa tak taina.

In aiag, ht-t vi tik ik taking t th tah wahing th dih.It d a k ik a bqt fw phap

a w-tid bak b. evn thing a ip ahwing intt in n wi’ pain anb a ht-t vi. Short-term service

helps keep energy and romance in a marriage. It patd nd t ag tating, “y avd,” and “I a abt .” Bt iving dai in apt ving an k h dint. It i ant a xiting.

Nearly 25 years ago, I exchanged wedding vows

with my bride. on th pi w ah adwa t v ah th “in ikn and in hath,”a pi ai ad b a p 22 a dbaking in hath. Abt a dzn a int thaiag, wi wa diagnd with bat an.o iv hav nt bn th a in that diagni.

Th batt i nw than a dad d. Th patv a hav bn tgh, and th at tw-and-a-ha a hav bn a tgh. Thgh it a, wt kp a pitiv attitd, vn whn th nw int gd. W t ing t aith, vn whn thvidn and th dd a againt . It tn qiwking ti da in and da t t ak th bt

thi dit itatin and t aintain a n na in h.

Whi ht-t vi niat, “y avd,” w hav nd that ng-t vi gth t a, “I a ittd t ,” and “W a n,w wi g thgh thi tgth.” living in vi tah th ha atd a dp bnd, a bnd pvi

nt knwn in aiag atinhip.

Whth ht-t ng-t vi, th hight ving i tivatd b v. It i f giving th bnt th. o ld J chit ddit .

I nag t k wa t v

p tda. B intntina with th ht-t, and bppad th ng-t. And i a ing wain th idt a iti ving, tak hat and bnagd. Gd’ gdn i abndant and Hi vi nv nding. lt Hi tngthn , and t in thpi that at th pp ti wi ap a havt.

(In loving memory of Angela Robinson who, one year

after this article was written, lost her battle with cancer.

Because of her faith, she is healed and whole in the

presence of her loving heavenly Father.)

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