Armor Your Children
Tomorrow I send my daughter to Second Grade. And each year, I am more and more worried about what she will be exposed to when she leaves my home. But I am a strong advocate for the public school system. I’m also an advocate for God and families.
I believe it is our duty as mothers to strengthen our children at home and give them the tools — the armor — they need to withstand the world in which we live.
Armor Your Children is a devotional series designed to send your school-bound kids out the door armed with the Word of God. Each week has a theme supported by 5 different scriptures (Monday-Friday).
(Each month I will post 4 more weeks! Follow us on Facebook or by RSS feed so you don’t miss the next series.)
11/27/2012 Update: Go over to this blog post for the most recent version.
Updated 10/29/2012: Month 1, month 2 AND month 3 are located over at this post. Month 1 is still located down below.
It’s quick and easy. Just four simple steps:
- Download the FREE devotional series (just click right here and it will automatically download to your computer) or view it at the bottom of this post.
- Print it onto card stock or print and place it in a binder or sheet protector
- Each morning discuss a scripture with your children around the table at breakfast or cuddled on the couch.
- Send them out the door ARMED with the Word of God.
It just may be the most important 3 minutes you offer your school-bound children each day.
Below is the first month: Series 1. I focused on values important to the start of school like: kindness, learning, etc.
Just click on the little black box with an arrow. It will open in a new window and then you can print or download.
Nicole, thank you so much for this inspired series. Your message is one of hope and strength for our children and families. So happy to download the devotional and share it with my friends.
Thanks Nike! Our children are worth it!
Very well put. I wish it could solve the issues for my 2 year old in day care right now though.
Gina, Two years is a very tough age…few problems are easily solved, even when mom is always there, but; is there any way YOU could be your 2 year old’s care provider? I agree that nothing is more important than giving children all the skills and protection they need to be successful. No one loves your child like you do.
Thank you so much for posting this. My son gets up early and I was thinking that I should do some kind of devotional before he leaves for school. This is so perfect in helping me get started and having a plan to follow so I feel like I can keep doing it. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’ve wanted to start reading the scriptures with my kids at breakfast, and this is perfect!!
Thank you so much! We have a 2 son’s (10&14 years old) and one at sea/Navy (22) – We are always in such a hurry and this was something I have been praying about! Thank you for sharing, sincerely Tammie & Mike Neufeld AG 1st ward.
Tammie, it makes me so happy to know you and your boys can get good use out of these! It is families just like yours that I was thinking about when I created the series.
Wow, this looks amazing, thanks so much for putting it together.
What a great idea- thanks for the work you put into this. I am excited to get going with it. I’ll be checking back for the next set- thanks! Eugene, OR
Thanks Mandi! Yes, check back. I’ll have more editions up every month!
I LOVE this! This is just what we needed! Thanks so much for sharing
This is perfect! We only have a few minutes in the morning together beofre we all go our seperate ways. This sounds like just what we need! Thank you! I look forward to the next ones!
Amy, I am so glad! It’s been great for our busy mornings too. Here’s an extra time-saving trick: if you run carpool, read the verse in the car before you leave and discuss it all the way to school!
I was just trying to organize something like this in my mind. Thank you for sharing!
You rock!
I actually cried when I saw this because it was just what I needed
Oh Leigh! You made my day! Not because you were crying but because I hope it really helps.
Your work is much appreciated! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thank you for encouraging moms whose kids are in public school. My children and I started praying together before school about 5 years ago. Prayers are short but I send them out the door with God on their mind.
God is amazing! Just yesterday in Sunday School we were talking about developing routines that include spiritual conversations with your children in the morning, when driving, while eating, and at bedtime. Mornings are a struggle for me and I asked for prayer in this area and here it is! My first time seeing this!
Thank you SO much for this! I have been wanting to do something like this for a while and it’s great that you have everything all planned out.
Thank you for posting this. Just curious when you will post more like this. Love it!
Thank you so much! I am so looklng forward to sharing this with my son!
Thanks to Pinterest I found this. It’s perfect, thank you.