Family art projects that help families communicate and cope with change.

Sticky Faith delivers positive and practical ideas to nurture within your kids a living, loving faith that lasts a lifetime. Research indicates that almost half of high school seniors drift from their faith after graduation. Struck by this staggering statistic, and recognizing its ramifications, the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) conducted the "College Transition Project" in an effort to identify the relationships and best practices that can set young people on a trajectory of lifelong faith and service. This easy-to-read guide presents both a compelling rationale and a powerful strategy to show parents how to actively encourage their children’s spiritual growth so that it will stick with them into adulthood and empower them to develop a living, lasting faith. Written by Fuller Youth Institute Executive Director Dr. Kara E. Powell and youth expert Chap Clark--authors known for the integrity of their research and the intensity of their passion for young people--Sticky Faith is geared to spark a movement that empowers adults to develop robust and long-term faith in kids of all ages. Further engage your family and church with the Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family, Sticky Faith curriculum, and Sticky Faith youth worker edition. Sticky Faith is also available in Spanish, Cómo criar jóvenes de fe sólida.

Engage All Generations suggests how every church can build on its potential and become a more vibrant witness of God’s Kingdom. Divided into three sections, the book focuses on key growth edges in the unfolding conversation about intergenerational ministry: “Learning and Growing Together,” “Praying and Playing Together,” and “Leading and Changing Together.” Practical, accessible, encouraging, and thought-provoking, this book provides the crucial next building block in our understanding of intergenerational ministry. It is sure to benefit congregations already engaged in fostering intergenerational approaches and those desiring to experiment with becoming intentionally intergenerational.

As children, youth, and adults travel on their faith journey, it's important to mark the milestones along the way and to thank God for his faithfulness. This inspiring new book helps you and your church identify faith milestones and celebrate them together. Includes a "Faith Milestones Sourcebook" filled with practical ideas for celebrating baptism, first communion, profession of faith, and much more.

"A charming book, ringing with the joy of existence." --Richard Dawkins The perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself, For Small Creatures Such as We is part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, a luminous celebration of Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed. Sasha Sagan was raised by secular parents, the astronomer Carl Sagan and the writer and producer Ann Druyan. They taught her that the natural world and vast cosmos are full of profound beauty, and that science reveals truths more wondrous than any myth or fable. When Sagan herself became a mother, she began her own hunt for the natural phenomena behind our most treasured occasions--from births to deaths, holidays to weddings, anniversaries, and more--growing these roots into a new set of rituals for her young daughter that honor the joy and significance of each experience without relying on a religious framework. As Sagan shares these rituals, For Small Creatures Such as We becomes a moving tribute to a father, a newborn daughter, a marriage, and the natural world--a celebration of life itself, and the power of our families and beliefs to bring us together.

Why Your Baby's Milestones Are Worth Celebrating Table of Contents Why Your Baby's Milestones Are Worth Celebrating 1. The Significance of Milestones 2. Celebrating First Steps 2.1. Capturing the Moment 2.2. Celebratory Traditions 3. Language Development Milestones 3.1. First Words 3.2. Milestones in Communication 4. Motor Skills Milestones 4.1. Crawling and Rolling Over 4.2. Fine Motor Skills 5. Social and Emotional Milestones 5.1. First Smiles and Laughs 5.2. Developing Relationships 6. Cognitive Development Milestones 6.1. Problem-Solving Skills 6.2. Memory and Learning Milestones 7. Celebrating Personalized Milestones 7.1. Personalized Milestones Examples 7.2. Creating Meaningful Celebrations 8. The Importance of Parental Involvement 8.1. Being Present and Engaged 8.2. Creating a Supportive Environment 9. The Lasting Impact of Celebrating Milestones 9.1. Building Confidence 9.2. Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond 10. Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions Celebrate every step of your baby's journey with "Why Your Baby's Milestones Are Worth Celebrating." This short read book is a comprehensive guide that highlights the significance of your baby's milestones and provides practical tips on how to celebrate them. From their first steps to their language development, motor skills, social and emotional growth, cognitive development, and personalized milestones, this book covers it all. In the first chapter, "The Significance of Milestones," you will gain a deeper understanding of why celebrating your baby's milestones is important. Discover how these milestones contribute to their overall development and how they shape their future. Chapter 2, "Celebrating First Steps," explores the joy of witnessing your baby take their first steps. Learn how to capture this precious moment and create celebratory traditions that will make it even more memorable. Language development is a crucial milestone, and Chapter 3, "Language Development Milestones," delves into the excitement of your baby's first words and milestones in communication. Discover ways to encourage their language skills and foster effective communication. Motor skills play a vital role in your baby's physical development, and Chapter 4, "Motor Skills Milestones," focuses on milestones This title is a short read. A Short Read is a type of book that is designed to be read in one quick sitting. These no fluff books are perfect for people who want an overview about a subject in a short period of time. Table of Contents Why Your Baby's Milestones Are Worth Celebrating 1. The Significance of Milestones 2. Celebrating First Steps 2.1. Capturing the Moment 2.2. Celebratory Traditions 3. Language Development Milestones 3.1. First Words 3.2. Milestones in Communication 4. Motor Skills Milestones 4.1. Crawling and Rolling Over 4.2. Fine Motor Skills 5. Social and Emotional Milestones 5.1. First Smiles and Laughs 5.2. Developing Relationships 6. Cognitive Development Milestones 6.1. Problem-Solving Skills 6.2. Memory and Learning Milestones 7. Celebrating Personalized Milestones 7.1. Personalized Milestones Examples 7.2. Creating Meaningful Celebrations 8. The Importance of Parental Involvement 8.1. Being Present and Engaged 8.2. Creating a Supportive Environment 9. The Lasting Impact of Celebrating Milestones 9.1. Building Confidence 9.2. Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond 10. Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions

Through realistic and trusted advice, this innovative new guide brings the celebration back to the holidays for blended families. Answering a myriad of questions unique to blended families, this comprehensive resource offers suggestions on how to determine who hosts milestone birthday parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, and Quinceaneras; coordinate who attends sporting events and concerts; and how to respectfully attend a former relative’s funeral. A resource guide listing websites and books completes this new manners manual, which guides blended families from the first recitals and holidays apart to sporting events and graduations with fewer arguments and more respect.

Offers instructions or "recipes" for creating new family rituals or traditions, in categories such as "holidays," "family festivities and ceremonies," and "rites of passage."

Congregations celebrate various rites and rituals as a way of commemorating the significant life events and experiences of their members. By blessing something or someone, God’s presence is invoked and the sacred is invited into the mundane, the holy into the ordinary. This book offers pastors and other church leaders a collection of ready-made, easily adaptable blessings and rituals for a variety of occasions. The book is divided into four major chapters: Children, Adults, Everyday Life, and Pastoral Care. It includes blessings and rituals for such occasions as: welcome into a home or neighborhood, receiving a first Bible, graduation from high school, receiving a driver’s license, blessing the backpacks and lunch-boxes for a new school year, and pet funerals. Pastoral care rituals include such occasions as grief, lost love, anger, and declining health. Key Benefits: • Provides readers with a source of blessings and rituals for key moments in congregational members’ lives and meaningful ways to celebrate and support their life experiences and transitions • Shows readers how the intentional use of blessings and rituals within the congregation helps reveal to the community God’s presence in every phase of life

People are drowning in too much information in this digital age. They often feel trapped and paralyzed, tolerating an economy that's optimized to keep them distracted while letting "the System" control their lives. But if you want to succeed today, you need to stop choking and take action. In Reset, William Treseder shares the life-altering lessons he learned during a remarkable career that took him from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley. His step-by-step guide to personal transformation offers a powerful, six-part process for improving your life through determined action. It helps you create habits that lead to breakthroughs and innovations, powering you past your choke-points to close the gap between knowing what needs to be done and doing it. By harnessing your own unique talents, you can accomplish more than you ever dreamed. You can move from passive consumption to active contribution. It's time to Reset, and to thrive!