Permanent Markers: Spiritual Life Skills to Write on Your Kids' Hearts (Janel Breitenstein) PAPERBACK

A You-Can-Totally-Do-This Guide to Teaching Spiritual Life Skills That Last

As mom to a work-in-progress family of six, author Janel Breitenstein knows too well the chaos of life with the lid off. She understands how skeptical you are of shoehorning more into carpool-packed days and just trying to get kids to put socks in the hamper.
 
But as a missionary, she also understands the urgent need to cultivate unerasable habits that prepare kids for a bold relationship with Jesus.

If you’re a parent looking for doable, out-of-the-box ways to disciple your children, Permanent Markers is a resource you’ll seek again and again. Find…

• age-appropriate, uber-easy ideas and activities that will draw kids toward God
• questions to kickstart meaningful conversations, along with journaling prompts for both you and your kids
• hands-on life skills for teaching kids what the world often rejects—like community, self-control, humility, and Christ-anchored identity
• small-group discussion questions and lists of additional resources

Permanent Markers empowers you to engage kids in vibrant spirituality, leaving this work of art up to God. You’ll find a practical, fun handbook for the most vital, eternal part of parenting.

Contents

 1. Identity: Who Do You Think You Are?
 2. Prayer: Listening Up
 3. Self-Control: The Power of What We Don't Do
 4. Meditation: On Keeping Quiet
 5. Studying God's Word: Learning to Feed Ourselves
 6. Simplicity: When Less Is So Much More
 7. Holy Sexuality: We Are Worth More Than This
 8. Community: Almost Home
 9. Discernment: Sorting the Skittles
10. Service: Downward Mobility
11. Sharing Our Faith: Loving Them This Much
12. Resilience: Your Child, Stronger
13. Respecting Authority: Stepping Down
14. Confession and Repentance: Regrets Only
15. Adoration: The Song That Never Ends
16. Celebrating the Wins
Group Discussion Guide

Janel Breitenstein’s path has included six years in youth ministry, over sixteen published works, more than a decade of publishing and marketing experience, and years writing and speaking to parents in their army-crawl to raise kids who love God with their lives. Today, Janel and her husband John live in Colorado with their four children. You can find her writing at JanelBreitenstein.com, where her authentic, intimate style connects with readers around the globe.