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The Busy Family Devotional is your short and simple guide to leading your children through Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. A resource to help you all (because family devos ain’t just for kids, right?) grow in understanding and relationship with the God who created and loves you. Life is FULL-ON with kids, isn’t it? Above all the chaos and busyness of a modern family, though, is one thing that is SO much more important than whether your kids cleaned their teeth this morning – and that is nurturing our children’s relationship with Jesus through God’s Word, the Bible. But fitting this into busy family life sometimes feels impossible. That’s where this book comes in. Treat it like a Best Friend to Busy Christian Parents Everywhere. Wherever you feel you are on your faith journey, you can start using this guide together as a family. You don’t need a Theology degree or any specialist Bible knowledge – everything you need is right here. Each devotion consists of an ice breaker - a bit of fun!; context for the story connecting to the previous reading; Bible reading reference; three questions for fun, lively discussion based on the reading; a prayer prompt and an optional memory verse and symbol to colour to connect with the message from the reading. And that's it! No preparation needed and no need to find glue sticks and pom poms. A devotional for 52 sessions that could take a few months, or a year or two. Whatever works for you and your busy family lives.

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""As a busy Mum of 4, this book would have been a lifeline when my kids were little! It can be so hard to find the time, and the right resources to bring Faith into our children's lives, but Lucy has created a lovely, accessible and (crucially!) QUICK devotional to help our children connect with God, and build that important daily habit. Parents out there who are feeling at a loss, and wondering 'how do I disciple my kids?', look no further! Grab some colouring pens, get hold of this book and start bringing Bible and prayer, and no doubt some great discussion about faith, into your home!""--Becky Drake, Worship for Everyone ""Lucy has created a book that gets families directly into the Bible in a totally accessible way. My family will be talking about what we've read well beyond the initial reading because of the great discussion and prayer prompts. This is the perfect way to help kids develop a sense of the timeline of the Bible without overwhelming parents.""--Christie Thomas, award-winning author of Fruit Full: 100 Family Experiences For Growing in the Fruit ""Lucy Rycroft has achieved the impossible: a genuine family devotional that will suit a wide range of ages including the adults, that covers the whole story of the Bible and that feels entirely manageable even in the mess and confusion of busy family life. Snap it up: Lucy knows her stuff, and this will work!""--Amy Scott Robinson, author and performance storyteller ""Lucy Rycroft has been encouraging and resourcing family faith for years with practical and realistic wisdom. As a parent of four children, she knows how busy family life can be and what is possible with children of different ages and personalities. This book is a light and simple invitation to families to jump into scripture together without the pressure of preparation, activities, or planning. It can be done in the car, while you are waiting for your other child to get out of swimming, or wherever you find yourself with a slice of time. Exactly what busy families need!""--Rachel Turner, Founder of Parenting for Faith ""My family is like Lucy's, we need this book to give us another chance at opening the Bible together. Simple, manageable and deep enough to get us all thinking. The whole story of the Bible in beautiful bite-sized chunks.""--Ed Drew, Faith in Kids ""The Busy Family Devotional is so simple and accessible! A great resource for busy parents to help families connect with God. Fantastic to have a whole year's worth of content too!""--Joanna Adeyinka-Burford, tv presenter, actor and author ""This family devotional has clearly been created by an expert who knows just what families are looking for. Each part has been carefully and thoughtfully considered. My husband loved the ice breaker that got us to think more widely about the topic. I love the symbol that works for younger kids who just want to colour (or cover in stickers!) but is abstract enough to help older kids stay visually focussed. The questions have been very cleverly worded to be multi-age and open ended. As a family with teenagers and a younger child, I can see us devouring this devotion in much less than 52 weeks and asking for more by the end!""--Joanne Gilchirst, Writer and Director of Ruach Resources, the home of God for Kids app and books

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Lucy Rycroft (Author) Lucy Rycroft is the founder of thehopefilledfamily.com, has worked for Parenting for Faith and written for various Christian websites and publications. Her books include the 'Mighty Girl, Mighty God' series for children and Redeeming Advent for adults. Lucy lives in York with her family. Deborah Lock (Publisher) Deborah Lock has been writing and editing children'snon-fiction, fiction and educational titles for more than 20 years. Sheis dedicated to developing products that engage and inspire children, instil a love of reading and lifelong learning, and share the Christian faith. She is a licensed lay minister at her local parish church, leadingworship and actively involved with children and youth work, and enjoyssinging, drama and dance (which comes in very useful when co-ordinatingthe children-led Nativity service each year).

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