Focus on the Family Magazine - August/September 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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you know you’re a<br />
home-school parent when . . .<br />
your kids d<strong>on</strong>’t know <strong>the</strong><br />
answer to, “What grade<br />
are you in?”<br />
you can take a family trip<br />
off-seas<strong>on</strong> and not miss<br />
out <strong>on</strong> schoolwork.<br />
you add a new bookshelf<br />
to your collecti<strong>on</strong><br />
every year.<br />
you care more about <strong>the</strong><br />
point of an experiment<br />
than <strong>the</strong> mess it’s making.<br />
morning and afterno<strong>on</strong><br />
breaks are for sibling<br />
playtime.<br />
lunch time is family time.<br />
snack time is part of<br />
a child’s chemistry<br />
experiment.<br />
character matters,<br />
regardless of <strong>the</strong><br />
academic subject.<br />
you and your kids can read<br />
<strong>the</strong> Bible and pray during<br />
<strong>the</strong> day.<br />
your kids are motivated to<br />
get <strong>the</strong>ir schoolwork d<strong>on</strong>e<br />
so <strong>the</strong>y can play.<br />
your kids have more time<br />
for after-school activities<br />
and friends because <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
schoolwork is d<strong>on</strong>e.<br />
pajamas are your school<br />
uniform—for students<br />
and <strong>the</strong> teacher.<br />
you have time to study<br />
your children, to know<br />
what <strong>the</strong>y need and<br />
how best to deliver that<br />
knowledge to <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
you relearn math, history<br />
and English, and find it<br />
fascinating, as you teach<br />
<strong>the</strong>se subjects to<br />
your children.<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r adult w<strong>on</strong>ders out<br />
loud what it is that you do<br />
all day, and you laugh.<br />
—Skay Johns<strong>on</strong><br />
CREDIT ADAM LARKUM TK<br />
- ILLUSTRATION X<br />
“ [Your child] requires much knowledge, for <strong>the</strong> mind<br />
needs sufficient food as much as does <strong>the</strong> body.”<br />
—Charlotte Mas<strong>on</strong><br />
AUG / SEP <strong>2023</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY CANADA 17
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