Blessings

I remember one day (a long time ago) wondering if talking to my baby was foolish. (She couldn’t answer back!)

Of course it wasn’t! Oh, the things I didn’t know!

But the words felt awkward. (Thankfully I kept it up.)
It can be like that for offering blessings.

Awkward.

Do it awkward then. (Practice it on your significant other.) Consider it like teaching the language of faith. Try this one out… Say your child’s name and…

Our Creator God has made you perfect and grand and wonderful!

Need a resource to get started using blessings with your children? (Click on the word “resource.”)
View other blessings here.

We all need to hear blessings.

A sprinkling of words to water and nourish our souls.

And remind us that we are loved.

Make giving blessings be a part of the care of your tender seedlings, your children.

Say your child’s name and…

God has planted his love in your heart.

Doesn’t that feel better?

View other blessings for your children here.

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Have you ever thought about how much power words hold? How about speaking words to your child that are like love letters from God, delivered by you. That’s what a blessing is.

Say your child’s name and…

you are a part of the family of God, destined for great things!

Make blessing your children a routine habit. Here are resources…
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• Why do blessings?
• A book to use with your child.
• Other blessings you can use.
• Does it feel awkward to bless your kids? Try out a blessing by offering it to an adult. Or practice in the shower. (It is okay to bless yourself!)

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Why should you offer a blessing to your child?

Because offering blessings is as old as the hills.

God offered the “first” blessing…

So God created human beings in his own image….
Then God blessed them.
Genesis 1:27a, 28a

Later, God blessed Abraham…

I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
Genesis 12:2

This is just the start of many blessings in the Bible! So for today, how about a Bible-related blessing?

Say your child’s name and…

May God plant in you the desire to read the Bible, to learn of his promises and plant them in your heart.

Blessings for your children (or for adults in your life, including yourself!)
can be found in the Bible. This one is from The Message, 1 Corinthians 16:23.

Say your child’s name and…

Jesus has his arms wide open for you.

Wondering about my focus on blessings? Read about it here.
There are other blessings here.

Some of you may be on break this week. Whether you are in town or far-flung… take time to look for God.

And remember to bless your children.

Say your child’s name and…

May you be open to whatever ways God uses to speak to you.

This blessing doesn’t work for you? There are others to select from here.