About Playfully Faithful Parenting: Are you a Christian mama who wants your kids to fall in love with Jesus? Me too, friend! I’m Joy Wendling: friend of Jesus, wife, seminary grad, and Children’s and Family Minister turned Stay-at-Home Mom to 5 girls. Join me as we explore our calling to introduce our kids to Jesus […]
Ep 52: Isaiah 26:3 Theology Thursday | Genuine Peace for Moms Read More »
About Playfully Faithful Parenting: Are you a Christian mama who wants your kids to fall in love with Jesus? Me too, friend! I’m Joy Wendling: friend of Jesus, wife, seminary grad, and Children’s and Family Minister turned Stay-at-Home Mom to 5 girls. Join me as we explore our calling to introduce our kids to Jesus
Ep 50: Luke 2:52 Theology Thursdays | Child Development in the Bible | Jesus as a Kid Read More »
About Playfully Faithful Parenting: Are you a Christian mama who wants your kids to fall in love with Jesus? Me too, friend! I’m Joy Wendling: friend of Jesus, wife, seminary grad, and Children’s and Family Minister turned Stay-at-Home Mom to 5 girls. Join me as we explore our calling to introduce our kids to Jesus
Episode Summary: This Theology Thursday we look at Ecclesiastes 3:11 and freeing ourselves from the expectation to be able to answer all of our kids’ questions. God has created us with limited capacities to understand him and his plan. We can embrace that and instead create an environment of curiosity and questions while knowing we
In Genesis 1:28, God tells Adam and Eve to “fill the earth and govern it.” Friday, April 22, 2022 is Earth Day and an excellent time to playfully teach your kids about stewardship of the earth. There are so many ways to play to help your kids understand stewardship and the role God gave us
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Episode Summary: Let me introduce you to my dear friend, Taylor Irby. In our brief conversation, we talked about adoption, creating a family culture, setting up your young kids to talk to you when they are teens, and of course, PLAY. Taylor’s Bio: Taylor Irby is a certified life and family coach through Connected Families
We all want to read the Bible with our kids, but the planning, the prep, and their short attention span can sometimes feel like too much. . Playful Bible Reading that You Can Do with Littles. In this post, I am going to share with you some of my favorite Playful Bible Reading Stories that
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Episode Summary: This Theology Thursday we look at Matthew 18:15. The Holy Spirit was really showing me what God’s plan for redemptive discipline looks like through this verse. This kind of discipline leaves behind shame and justice-seeking, for humility and service. Your Turn to Play: Before disciplining your child, pray for it to be done
Episode Summary: In today’s episode, we look at God’s intention and purposeful design in child development and the 6 stages of play. Did you know that it isn’t age-appropriate for a 2-year-old to take turns? Your Turn to Play: Be a student of your child. What stage are they in? Can you marvel at God
Episode Summary: This Theology Thursday we look at John 10:10 through the lens of parenting. How often during discipline or my own agenda do I reflect the thief more than Christ in my parenting? Your Turn to Play: Exuberantly help your kids experience abundance this week. You can do it, mama! Verses from the episode:
