Dinner Time Devotions

John has been wanting to get more involved in homeschooling, and we decided he needed to teach a daily Bible lesson to the kids. We found this great book at the Christian book store in Ankeny: Dinner Table Devotions by Nancy Guthrie. It has a lesson for every day of the year, including a message, related Bible verses, and discussion questions. We've been doing them after dinner, while everyone is still sitting at the table, and I LOVE it. The lessons would work for anyone from my kids' ages to teenagers, and the discussion questions are really good. It's a lot easier than trying to come up with your own lesson, and I'm pretty sure we could use this for several years in a row, since the kids' understanding will evolve and they'll continue to get something new out of the material even after seeing it a couple of times. I like that everyone doesn't just get up and run away after they finish their meal, and it only takes 5 minutes or so to do the whole thing, so the kids pretty much stay focused on it. The book looks cute too - check it out: