Monday, March 18, 2024

WEEKLY BLESSINGS {3/18/24}

Giving thanks always for everything to God
the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:2. CSB

It is easy to give thanks to God in the big things. Thanks for a miracle, a blessing, something that is good. But what about the every day things? What about the little things? What about the everyday things? Ephesians tells us to give thanks always for everything.

What is something you are thanking God for today?

Weekly Blessings {2/26/24}  #eucharisteo #thanksgiving #thankfulness #joydare #gratitude #blessings #

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

3645. A wonderful, quiet weekend with my husband.

3646. Keeping the TV off and working on a puzzle and spending time outside together.

3647. Lovely weather.

3648. Watching the sunrise peeking over the trees.

3649. A new week full of possibility.

It's your turn! Share something you are praising God for. I would love to rejoice with you.





Wednesday, March 13, 2024

PARTIAL OBEDIENCE ISN'T ENOUGH

Think of this. You ask your husband to take the garbage out and he takes the bag out of the can, ties it up, and takes it outside. That is where he stops. He doesn't put a new bag into the can. A job only partially done.

Or maybe you give your daughter instructions to wash, dry, and put away the dishes. She washes and dries the dishes, but leaves them sitting on the counter. She followed the first bit of instruction, but she only partially obeyed.

Or maybe you tell your son complete all of his homework. He does his math and history, but does not complete his science homework. He did part of what he was told, but he only partially obeyed.

Partial Obedience Isn't Enough

I am sure you can relate to these situations. I know I can. You give instruction or ask for help with something and only part of what you asked for is completed. We know that partially doing something isn't completing the job. We also know that partial obedience from our children isn't really obedience at all.

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

FORTY-SEVEN DAYS WITH JESUS {GIVEAWAY}

This Easter season, I have a great movie for you and the family! Forty-Seven Days with Jesus brings the Easter story to life and reminds us of the Gospel's enduring impact.

Forty Seven Days with Jesus

Forty-Seven Days with Jesus, staring Yoshi Barrigas and Catherine Lidstone from The Chosen, is the story of a disconnected family, a work obsessed man, and a sick grandpa. Through it all they find hope and unity as they retell the story of Jesus' final 47 days on Earth.

In the days leading up to Easter the family takes turns telling of the final 47 days of Jesus' life. I love how we see the family taking turns sharing the story in detail and how the kids are interested and anxious to continue the story! As we see the story of Jesus unfold, it does so in a musical form, which I loved.


Forty-Seven Days with Jesus is a wonderful movie and I highly recommend it for your family this Easter season.

Forty-Seven Days with Jesus is only in theaters March 11th, 12th, and 14th. You can find a theater near you HERE. You can find  out more about the movie HERE.

Giveaway: To enter to win a $10 Amazon gift card, leave your name and email address in the comments. One winner will be chosen at random and emailed from jenifer@jenifermetzger.org on Friday, March 16th. You must leave both your name and email address to be entered.

Disclosure: Many thanks to Reel Big Studios for providing a sample of the product for this review.
Opinions are 100% my own.





Thursday, March 7, 2024

HELP THEM HAVE A MEANINGFUL EASTER

Easter is just a couple weeks away. Everywhere our children look they see chocolate bunnies, yellow chicks, eggs, candy, and all the glitz that draws their attention. We need to help our children understand what Easter is truly about. We need to make Easter meaningful.

Help them have a meaningful Easter #easter #resurrection

Here are a few ways you can make Easter meaningful for your family this year.

Read books that share the true meaning of Easter and Jesus. A few books we love are Twas the Season of Lent, Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story, The Easter Story, and I Am. And of course, read the story of the crucifixion and resurrection from the Bible.


Resurrection Eggs. This dozen of eggs is a fun, interactive way to go through the true meaning of Easter. Each egg has a token to symbolize something of Easter inside, such as a donkey like Jesus rode on or coins to represent when Judas sold Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. The eggs come with a teaching booklet to help guide you along.

Resurrection Garden. A resurrection garden is a wonderful way to teach about Jesus and incorporate nature. My friend Sarah Geringer gives a step by step guide to creating a resurrection garden HERE.

Choose their Easter basket treats wisely. It can be easy to stuff their baskets full of candy and toys. Instead, fill their basket with a new children's Bible, Write the Word Journals for Kids, crayons or colored pencils, stickers, one sweet treat (one treat is okay, fun even), and a small stuffed animal (perfect for a Bible reading buddy). If you have teens, you can still create a meaningful basket, just use a new Bible, Write the Word Journal, faith stickers, cute pen, and a sweet treat. I share more about a meaningful Easter basket and have a giveaway HERE.

Wear Holy Pals PJs. Holy Pals PJs are pajamas with meaning. Each pair of pajamas is not only soft and made with incredible and lasting quality, but the also have cute pictures of the true meaning of Easter and have a Scripture reference of the Easter story sewn on the sleeve. Each night as your child gets ready for bed, you can read the Scripture reference on the pajamas and discuss what Easter means. And as they wake up on Easter morning, you have a beautiful reminder right there of what the day is all about. Our family loves Holy Pals PJs because they super cozy but more importantly, they are a wonderful reminder of the Word of God. You can shop Holy Pals PJS HERE. Use code JENIFER10 for 10% off.




Let's make this year the year we help our kids grow in Jesus and learn the truth of what Easter means.







Wednesday, March 6, 2024

LETTING THE HOLY SPIRIT LEAD

 The Holy Spirit is the third part of the Trinity. We have God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God gave us the Holy Spirit to be our Helper, our Counselor, and our Comforter, and as Christians we should desire to and strive to live a Holy Spirit led life. But how can we do that? How can we let the Holy Spirit lead us?


Confess our sins. We are sinful people. God knows we are not perfect, He didn't create us to be perfect. He knows we sin every day. But He also made a way through Jesus for us to be forgiven of our sins. To live a Spirit led life, we need to continually confess our sins. We need to regularly ask the Holy Spirit to bring to mind any unconfessed sin we may have, then we need to call it out by name and ask for forgiveness.

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