Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms

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Discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond the chaos of family life as you create a home where kids and parents alike practice how to love God and each other.

You long for tender moments with your children–but do you ever find yourself too busy to stop, make eye contact, and say something you really mean? Daily habits are powerful ways to shape the heart–but do you find yourself giving in to screen time just to get through the day? You want to parent with purpose–but do you know how to start?

Award-winning author and father of four Justin Whitmel Earley understands the tension between how you long to parent and what your daily life actually looks like. In Habits of the Household, Earley gives you the tools you need to create structure–from mealtimes to bedtimes–that free you to parent toddlers, kids, and teens with purpose. Learn how to:

Develop a bedtime liturgy to settle your little ones and ground them in God’s loveDiscover a new framework for discipline as discipleshipAcquire simple practices for more regular and meaningful family mealtimesOpen your eyes to the spirituality of parenting, seeing small moments as big opportunities for spiritual formationDevelop a custom age chart for your family to more intentionally plan your shared years under the same roof

Each chapter in Habits of the Household ends with practical patterns, prayers, or liturgies that your family can put into practice right away. As you create liberating rhythms around your everyday routines, you will find your family has a greater sense of peace and purpose as your home becomes a place where, above all, you learn how to love.

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PRACTICAL TOOLS, SIMPLE HABITS AND EASY-TO-IMPLEMENT DAILY RHYTHMS, FOCUSED ON PARENTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES, THAT YOUR FAMILY CAN PUT INTO PRACTICE RIGHT AWAY

HABITS: WAKING AND MARRIAGE

Parenting your children is not just about what you are doing in their lives. It is first about the work of God is doing in your life. This means the starting point of parenting habits is thinking about how our households are forming us as parents. We can’t make disciples without being disciples. We can’t teach the grace of God outside of experiencing the grace of God.

HABITS: BEDTIME, DISCIPLINE, SCREENTIME, AND FAMILY DEVOTIONS

After the habits of forming parents, half of the remaining habits are about forming children. These chapters focus on the areas where we get to pick the routines that shape our children: bedtimes, moments of discipline, screentime, and family devotions. There is a real practicality and primacy to these habits, because so much of our day-to-day is concerned with them.

HABITS: MEALTIMES, CONVERSATION, WORK, AND PLAY

At the intersection of forming parents and forming children is family culture. This is the idea that when we come together, something unique happens – a household is born. One way to think about family culture is to think about what habits and norms our friends and neighbors are invited into when they come over. These chapters will be about habits that focus on communal formation-things like mealtimes, conversations, and rhythms of work and play.

“This gem is what I want to give to absolutely every family I know…. I couldn’t put it down.”

—Ann Voskamp, bestselling author

“Justin suggests ways that people like you and me … can build habits to equip our families for the lifelong pilgrimage toward Home.”

—Russell Moore, Christianity Today

“If you feel like life is moving at a frenetic pace, and you’re struggling to keep your own heart centered … Habits of the Household will be strong medicine.”

—Ruth Chou Simons & Troy Simons

“Parents need this! Justin offers insights on how practicing rhythms at home displays Jesus to our children in ways words alone cannot.”

—Rebekah Lyons, bestselling author

Find Meaning and Purpose in the Daily Chaos of Your Household

Parenting happens in habits. We make meals, shuttle our kids to events, answer their questions, discipline them, and do bedtime. But did you know that even these ordinary routines can serve as extraordinary opportunities to live out God’s love in profound ways? In Habits of the Household, you will discover simple practices you can implement around your daily routines and seemingly mundane moments that will lead to a lifetime of growing closer to God—both for you and the members of your home.

Each session includes practical examples of prayers, liturgies, and activities that you and your family can put into practice right away. As you create rhythms around your everyday routines, you will find your family has a greater sense of peace and purpose as your home becomes a place where you learn how to love each other and love God.

Study Guide Sessions Include: Waking and Sleeping Mealtimes and Family Devotions Screentime and Formation Discipline as Discipleship Imagining the Future

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Discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond the chaos of family life as you create a home where kids and parents alike practice how to love God and each other. Each session in the study guide ends with practical patterns, prayers, or liturgies your family can put into practice right away. As you create rhythms around your everyday routines, you will find your family has a greater sense of peace and purpose. Busyness, fear of vulnerability, & past pain often keep us from the deeper friendships we long for. Discover life-changing habits for friendship that help you move out of a world of digital loneliness & into a life of being known by your friends.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan (November 9, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310362938
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310362937
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 0.58 x 8.35 inches