Focus on the Family Magazine - June/July 2023
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics. Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
It can be a struggle to raise a family while balancing your work life, social life and relationships. Focus on the Family magazine is here to help! Each complimentary issue delivers fresh, practical Biblical guidance on family and life topics.
Every issue comes packed with relevant advice to build up your kids, strengthen your marriage, navigate entertainment and culture, and handle common challenges you may face in your marriage and parenting journeys. Plus you'll find seasonal advice ranging from back-to-school activities to date night tips for you and your spouse.
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QUIET TIME / FAITH & INSPIRATION<br />
Bible<br />
Reading<br />
IN<br />
BUSYNESS<br />
THE<br />
How overwhelmed parents<br />
can fi nd time for God’s Word<br />
BY WENDY SPEAKE ILLUSTRATIONS BY DINA RUZHA<br />
CREDIT TK<br />
IN MY EARLIEST DAYS OF<br />
PARENTING, I kept a Bible <strong>on</strong> my<br />
bedside table and ano<strong>the</strong>r by my nursing<br />
chair. Every morning, I’d reach for<br />
my brown lea<strong>the</strong>r-bound Bible and<br />
pick up reading where I’d left off <strong>the</strong><br />
day before.<br />
Starting my blessed but busy days<br />
with God was a natural rhythm in my<br />
life. It influenced my words and kept me<br />
loving my family. The <strong>on</strong>going reminders<br />
of His grace helped me remain<br />
gracious and kind.<br />
Then I purchased my first smartph<strong>on</strong>e<br />
when my two oldest boys were 3<br />
and 1, and I was pregnant with our third<br />
s<strong>on</strong>. Looking back, I w<strong>on</strong>der how “smart”<br />
it was for me to get that ph<strong>on</strong>e during<br />
such a busy mo<strong>the</strong>ring seas<strong>on</strong>. >>><br />
JUNE / JULY <strong>2023</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY CANADA<br />
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