Today we are sharing from Character Matters: A Daily Step-by-Step Guide to Developing Courageous Character Being thankful costs us nothing, and yet on a daily basis we too often hold on stingily to the words or actions of thankfulness. Instead, our thankful attitudes should overflow and set us apart as a grateful people. Are you…
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What’s More Important? The ABCs or the CCCs?
Welcome to the end of summer! No more lazy days by the pool or late nights chasing fireflies. Nope, it’s time for backpacks, pencils, notebooks, and day planners. Like it or not, summer’s ending and the school year is upon us. Whether we homeschool, private school, or send our kids to public school, the…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #25
Day #25 Luke 2:1-20 2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee,…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #24
Day #24 Romans 8:6 Do you want a home that is permeated by the character quality of peacefulness? I know that I do! A peaceful home will become a safe haven for our own families, as well as a sanctuary to friends and acquaintances who are looking for a calm refuge during their own times…
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Day #23 Proverbs 27:12 We’re almost to the end of our 25-day countdown! I hope you’ve seen positive change in your own level of character health, as well as in the level of character evidenced in your children’s lives. Today’s character quality goes all the way back to day one of our countdown. It is…
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Day #22 Galatians 6:9 What does it mean to have a character defined by perseverance? Is perseverance something for adults to demonstrate, but it’s just unattainable for our kids? Without perseverance, is it possible to accomplish great things? Today’s character quality is what marks the difference between those who live their…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #21
Day #21 Psalm 89:28 Today’s character quality is loyalty. Although there are many ways that we can exhibit misaligned loyalty, loyalty to good and worthy causes is a tremendous character quality. Have you ever considered loyalty as a necessary character quality? Unlike simple shared likes and experiences, loyalty to a group, cause, or…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #20
Day #20 Luke 16:10 Today’s character quality will build positive character for life! The world is in desperate need of folks who demonstrate the character quality of dependability. Workers who show up late, sporadically, or not at all, handicap businesses. Organizations that are intended to help and serve others find themselves unable to fulfill…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #19
Day #19 James 4:6 What happens when our families begin to exhibit positive character in juxtaposition to the poor character shown by some of our friends and family? How do we keep our children and ourselves from becoming puffed up with pride? How do we ward off an “I’m better than you attitude?” Are you…
Read MoreA 25-Day Countdown to a Character-Filled Christmas Day #18
Day #18 Deuteronomy 31:6 How are you doing with the character qualities we’ve already explored during this 25-Day Christmas Character Countdown? Has your family become more respectful? Are they diligently working together? Have you learned to be patient and to practice self-control? None of those testimony building character qualities can grow without today’s character…
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Megan Scheibner 