Archive for June, 2010
Just Joking
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A young child walked up to her mother and stared at her hair. As the mother scrubbed on the dishes, the girl cleared her throat and sweetly asked; “Why do you have some grey strands in your hair?”
The mother paused and looked at her daughter. “Every time you disobey, I get one strand of grey hair. If you want me to stay pretty, you better obey.” The mother quickly returned to her task of washing dishes.
The little girl stood there thinking. She cleared her throat again. “Mother?” She sweetly asked again. “Yes?” Her Mother replied. “Why is Grandma’s hair all grey?”
Sound Off: What is your favorite (clean) family joke?
Happy Father’s Day Part 3: Lead Me
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Family-iD would like to lift up those dads who are committed to becoming all God has called them to be in the coming years. Special thanks to our friends Sanctus Real for inspiring so many with their song, and heart for marriage and family.
If you have missed either Part 1 or Part 2 of this series, you might want to start there. Look to the right under recent news section, and click to get caught up.
Here are the lyrics to the song “Lead Me” by our friends Sanctus Real. This is worth a listen along if you have the song, and if you don’t, get over to iTunes and download it.
Sanctus Real – “Lead Me”
I look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling
But on the inside, I can hear her saying…
“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can’t
Don’t leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?
Show me you’re willing to fight
That I’m still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”
I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They’re just children from the outside
I’m working hard, I tell myself they’ll be fine
They’re in independent
But on the inside, I can hear them saying…
“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can’t
Don’t leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, but what about us?
Show me you’re willing to fight
That I’m still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”
So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I’m called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won’t You lead me?
To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can’t
Don’t want to leave them hungry for love,
Chasing things that I could give up
I’ll show them I’m willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, ’cause I can’t do this alone
Father, lead me, ’cause I can’t do this alone
Men, we can’t do it alone. If you want to Lead your family well, you will need to be a follower first. By surrendering to our Father God, He will change your heart guaranteed, and then you will be able to lead out of a place of purity. If you missed it in the earlier posts, here is a set of prayers for husbands, wives, and children Prayers Lead Me Sanctus Real
Thank you to all of our Father’s out there who “Lead Me”. Your spouse needs you, your family needs you, the world needs you. Subscribe to the news feed here before you leave to get all the encouragement you need to “Lead Me” going forward. And Happy Father’s Day!
Sound off: If you commit to your family to “Lead Me” in the coming months and years, comment “YES”
Happy Father’s Day Part 2: Lead Me
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Family-iD would like to lift up those dads who are committed to becoming all God has called them to be in the coming years. Special thanks to our friends Sanctus Real for inspiring so many with their song, and heart for marriage and family.
Click the link to see a series of simple prayers put together for Sanctus Real by our friends at Focus on the Family. Be sure to print these off, and take the 1-minute a day to pray them. It will change your heart guaranteed, and they are worth it! Prayers Lead Me Sanctus Real
You won’t want to miss part 3 in this short series on Father’s Day: Lead Me. Be sure to subscribe to the news feed here before you leave.
Sound off: How has these prayers inspired you to Lead your family each day in the coming year?
