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"Our biggest challenge as a family in 2003 will be ..."

... finding a house in our locality for our growing family to move into.
It has been said that if you leave the choice to God then you get the best. He knows what we need - so please don’t let us miss it, Jesus!
The West Family, Cambridge

... to love one another in such a way that will impact other families for Christ. (Actually that's my prayer for every Christian family in this country)
Sarah Taylor

... to juggle our time with work and home, prayer and worship efficiently and effectively without conforming to the world in which we live - whilst giving God the glory and honour He so rightly deserves.

After recently completing a degree and getting a job (so now both my husband and I are in full-time work) I am finding that our lives get increasingly busy and as the kids grow up we all have our own resposibilities of work/school and homework etc

We need to keep strong in the Lord as "with him we can do all things" .... and we can do them effectively ... Praise the Lord
Jan Cooper

... from a personal point of view, finding, and maintaining, a school for our 12-year-old son, who is classed as special needs, due to emotional/behavioural difficulties. At the moment we have one week of school left, and have no idea where he will be going to school after Christmas!
Even when that obstacle has been resolved, there will be the continuing worry of whether or not the chosen school will be able to cope with him. And will we be able to cope with him during the weekends and holidays when he will be home? At the moment he can be very violent towards his 10-year-old brother and 8-year-old sister.
Also on the agenda for 2003, we have our 10-year-old moving on to senior school. At the moment he seems fine, but there are bouts of bullying that occur. He is very bright - IQ of 156 as measured by MENSA - and that may well 'encourage' further bullying at senior school.
All in all I think the biggest challenge as a family will be the children!
Dawn Dorrington

PS My husband is not a Christian, so that will be another challenge!!

... to continue being a loving, caring Christian family in today's increasingly secular society.
Dave Jordan, Crawley

... to allow God to show us that He is able to do much more than we could ever imagine. With a busy job, three children at two schools, church, house group, music group, after-school sports clubs, exams, governors' meetings, Playstation 2 and the TV ... we could pray that God would give us days of 24 hours and 30 minutes to spend 30 minutes with Him?

But something else would shout louder and God would wait until another day. Our biggest challenge will be to hear God's voice above the noise and, as a family, to "love the Lord your God with all our hearts and with all our souls and with all our strength ...These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6: 5-7).

I pray that all at Christian Family Network/Christian Herald have a Spirit-filled Christmas!
Stuart Hutchison

... to develop a closer family walk with the Lord, where all members have ownership of our spiritual walk as opposed to just doing what Mum and Dad say.
Where we start praying for our children's friends just as much as our own friends.
Where we encourage the children to take a spiritual lead.
And where we develop the humility to learn from our children.
David Fisher, Bingley

... bringing up our two-year-old daughter in a world where there are constant messages that teach directly against the Word of God - gay marriages, broken families, adult themes on TV before the watershed, billboard adverts that scream promiscuity, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, wars and rumours of wars.
These are just a few of the challenges that Christian families will face this year.
Jonathan Birss, Chislehurst

Tell us your family's biggest challenge for 2003 by using the Bulletin Board (click above right) or by clicking Mail Us (above left)

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		FEEDBACK "Our biggest challenge as a family in 2003 will be ..." ... finding a house in our locality for our growing family to move into. It has been said that if you leave the choice to God then you get the best. He knows what we need - so please don’t let us miss it, Jesus! The West Family, Cambridge ... to love one another in such a way that will impact other families for Christ. (Actually that's my prayer for every Christian family in this country) Sarah Taylor ... to juggle our time with work and home, prayer and worship efficiently and effectively without conforming to the world in which we live - whilst giving God the glory and honour He so rightly deserves. After recently completing a degree and getting a job (so now both my husband and I are in full-time work) I am finding that our lives get increasingly busy and as the kids grow up we all have our own resposibilities of work/school and homework etc We need to keep strong in the Lord as "with him we can do all things" .... and we can do them effectively ... Praise the Lord Jan Cooper ... from a personal point of view, finding, and maintaining, a school for our 12-year-old son, who is classed as special needs, due to emotional/behavioural difficulties. At the moment we have one week of school left, and have no idea where he will be going to school after Christmas! Even when that obstacle has been resolved, there will be the continuing worry of whether or not the chosen school will be able to cope with him. And will we be able to cope with him during the weekends and holidays when he will be home? At the moment he can be very violent towards his 10-year-old brother and 8-year-old sister. Also on the agenda for 2003, we have our 10-year-old moving on to senior school. At the moment he seems fine, but there are bouts of bullying that occur. He is very bright - IQ of 156 as measured by MENSA - and that may well 'encourage' further bullying at senior school. All in all I think the biggest challenge as a family will be the children! Dawn Dorrington PS My husband is not a Christian, so that will be another challenge!! ... to continue being a loving, caring Christian family in today's increasingly secular society. Dave Jordan, Crawley ... to allow God to show us that He is able to do much more than we could ever imagine. With a busy job, three children at two schools, church, house group, music group, after-school sports clubs, exams, governors' meetings, Playstation 2 and the TV ... we could pray that God would give us days of 24 hours and 30 minutes to spend 30 minutes with Him? But something else would shout louder and God would wait until another day. Our biggest challenge will be to hear God's voice above the noise and, as a family, to "love the Lord your God with all our hearts and with all our souls and with all our strength ...These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6: 5-7). I pray that all at Christian Family Network/Christian Herald have a Spirit-filled Christmas! Stuart Hutchison ... to develop a closer family walk with the Lord, where all members have ownership of our spiritual walk as opposed to just doing what Mum and Dad say. Where we start praying for our children's friends just as much as our own friends. Where we encourage the children to take a spiritual lead. And where we develop the humility to learn from our children. David Fisher, Bingley ... bringing up our two-year-old daughter in a world where there are constant messages that teach directly against the Word of God - gay marriages, broken families, adult themes on TV before the watershed, billboard adverts that scream promiscuity, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, wars and rumours of wars. These are just a few of the challenges that Christian families will face this year. Jonathan Birss, Chislehurst Tell us your family's biggest challenge for 2003 by using the Bulletin Board (click above right) or by clicking Mail Us (above left) © Christian Family Network is run by CPO, supported by Care for the Family, Marriage Resource, Positive Parenting, Care, Women Alive, Christian Herald and many others.