Holding Your Family Together: 5 Simple Steps to Help Bring Your Family Closer to God and Each Other

by Dr. Rich Melheim

Overview

Create a Healthy, Happy, Godly Family . . . One Night at a Time

Imagine a home where every person feels loved, valued, and heard. Imagine a family that seeks God's wisdom, will, and Word together. Imagine an intimate, affectionate community where every night is an experience of caring, sharing, comfort, and peace.

You can make this beautiful picture a reality in your home. But it won't happen by accident--you need a plan! Holding Your Family Together is a workable, powerful plan based on a simple nightly routine: Share, Read, Talk, Pray, Bless. This is FAITH5, and it has transformed families around the world. No matter your child's age or your family's unique situation, FAITH5 can work for you. Inside you'll find everything you need to get your family into a nightly habit that will open your hearts to each other and to God.

Does this sound like an impossible dream? It's not, and you can start . . . tonight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764215223
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/30/2013
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Rich Melheim is the founder and initiating force behind Faith Inkubators, a Christian education think tank. He founded and serves as CEO and chief creative officer of Faith Inkubators, the Faith Inkubators Foundation, and the Preschool Incubators Project, which is dedicated to creating "access to excellence" in early learning through the arts. Rich is an ordained Lutheran pastor and has invested his ministry in creating Christian education systems that pull parents into the core of family ministry in the home.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Dream and the Plan 11

Introduction: Sleeping in Heavenly Peace

Part I Where It Began 18

Part II Exercise for Your Mind 28

Step 1 Share

Part I Sharing Highs 39

Part II Sharing Lows 46

Part III Highs and Lows for Belles and Beaus 60

Step 2 Read

Part I What Are We Feeding Our Children? 70

Part II Fill 'ex Up (with the Good Stuff) 82

Part III Saying Goodbye to Mom 89

Step 3 Talk

Part I Technology or "Talk-Knowledgy" 101

Part II What's at Stake Here? 111

Part III Text + Context 120

Step 4 Pray

Part I Eternal Consequences 136

Part II What Do You Do When Prayer Doesn't "Work"? 149

Step 5 Bless

Part I The Power of Blessing 163

Part II Broken Hearts and Missing Pieces 178

Part III The Day I Died 187

Epilogue: Why Nighttime Is the Right Time 199

Postscript: A Note on Préjà Vu 213

Endnotes 217

Appendix A One-Year Bible Schedule in Songs, Sign and Games 223

Appendix B FAITH5 Resources for Church and Home 227

Acknowledgments 231

About the Author 233