Focus on the Family Magazine - February/March 2022
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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Hacks & Facts<br />
CLEVER IDEAS FOR SMARTER PARENTING<br />
A ROCK NAMED Ebenezer<br />
FOTF / ANNEKA JACK<br />
While hiking through <strong>the</strong> woods, I found a rock that I hoped would<br />
spark curiosity in my children. I secretly slid <strong>the</strong> st<strong>on</strong>e in my pocket and<br />
<strong>on</strong>ce home, I spray painted it gold, wrote <strong>the</strong> word Ebenezer <strong>on</strong> it and<br />
set it <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> kitchen table.<br />
Each of my children asked, “Why do we have a rock named<br />
Ebenezer?” I explained that our Ebenezer st<strong>on</strong>e is a way for us to<br />
remember God’s faithfulness in our lives.<br />
In 1 Samuel 7:12, <strong>the</strong> Hebrew word Ebenezer means “st<strong>on</strong>e of help.”<br />
The prophet Samuel intenti<strong>on</strong>ally placed a st<strong>on</strong>e to help Israel remember<br />
that God saved <strong>the</strong>m from a Philistine attack.<br />
For our family, this rock was a fun way to get my children to ask<br />
questi<strong>on</strong>s so we could have a faith c<strong>on</strong>versati<strong>on</strong>. Then our Ebenezer<br />
st<strong>on</strong>e sat <strong>on</strong> our table for years to help us remember that God goes<br />
before us and is with us throughout our lives.<br />
—Teresa Auten<br />
FEBRUARY / MARCH <strong>2022</strong> FOCUS ON THE FAMILY 5
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