An Easy Way to Do Family Devos

We know what it is to have a busy schedule and how it is tough to find time for family devotionals.  We don’t do something everyday, but we try to have a short devotional the majority of nights before the kids go to bed.  We have been using a product that helps us make it easy and short.  Let’s be honest, you don’t have a lot of energy for a long devotional or one that requires a lot of thought after a long day and everyone is tired.  This product works great for a daily devotional for families.  This devotional style is geared for families with young children (6th grade and below). 

Here is the product:

http://shop.ethought.com/daily-bible-reading-program-for-children-pack-of-52-cards-one-for-each-week/

These cards have a simple and important Bible truth and give you seven scriptures to read that teach the truth.  Since we don’t do every night, we will often read two or three passages in a night, sometimes only one.  The bookmark gives you a topic and then we as parents can add to it if we want or let the kids ask questions.  We then have a song and prayer.  When doing these cards our devos usually take five minutes.

I haven’t gone through all 52 cards so I am not going to say there are no doctrinal errors in the product, but we haven’t run into any yet.  For the most part it is basic, simple things that children need to know.  They emphasize God’s love, the church, and Jesus.

This website “e-thought.com” has some other similar bookmark products that may also be useful for your family.

I hope this product will help your family have a period of devotional and reinforce some important Bible lessons to your children at home.  I know they have occasionally run specials or coupon discounts for these products, because Amanda received these through a promotional offer.

Do you have any products you would suggest to help with family devos?