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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FATHER’S DAY / KIDS & TEENS<br />
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FOTF-ANNEKA JACK<br />
our fa<strong>the</strong>r, our hero<br />
fish and<br />
snacks<br />
My husband loves to fish, so for<br />
Fa<strong>the</strong>r’s Day last year <strong>the</strong> kids and I<br />
filled <strong>the</strong> compartments of a small<br />
plastic c<strong>on</strong>tainer with gummy<br />
worms and candy fish. He loved<br />
it. Not <strong>on</strong>ly was it a fun snack, but<br />
he was also able to reuse <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tainer<br />
for some of his fishing gear.<br />
—Courtney Roberts<br />
One of my husband’s favorite Fa<strong>the</strong>r’s Day<br />
presents is <strong>the</strong> story <strong>the</strong> kids wrote for him<br />
about why <strong>the</strong>y love him and why he’s<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir hero. He later took it to work and<br />
proudly push-pinned <strong>the</strong> gift to his bulletin<br />
board. Those encouraging words remind<br />
him at work how much his family loves<br />
him.<br />
—Courtney Smith<br />
date with Dad<br />
One year my kids offered <strong>the</strong>ir fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong><br />
gift of quality time. Each child purchased<br />
a gift card to a place <strong>the</strong>y love to visit and<br />
attached a note saying that it was for a<br />
<strong>on</strong>e-<strong>on</strong>-<strong>on</strong>e date with Dad. This ended up<br />
being <strong>the</strong>ir dad’s favorite gift of all.<br />
—Shelly Snead<br />
x marks <strong>the</strong> coffee stop<br />
One Fa<strong>the</strong>r’s Day, <strong>the</strong> kids created an adventure<br />
map of coffee shops <strong>the</strong>y wanted to<br />
take <strong>the</strong>ir coffee-loving fa<strong>the</strong>r to. They<br />
printed a map of our town and marked<br />
<strong>the</strong> various cafés. Then <strong>the</strong>y smooshed <strong>the</strong><br />
paper in used coffee grounds, soaked it in<br />
tea and crumpled it, and <strong>the</strong>n I burnt <strong>the</strong><br />
paper al<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong> edges. By <strong>the</strong> end, <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
created a Fa<strong>the</strong>r’s Day adventure map that<br />
looked as if it came straight out of a movie.<br />
Their dad loved navigating <strong>the</strong> map to all <strong>the</strong><br />
coffee spots and sharing <strong>the</strong>se little adventures<br />
with <strong>the</strong> kids.<br />
—Amy Traurig<br />
JUNE / JULY <strong>2023</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY CANADA<br />
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