Habits of the Household
Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms
- Marriage, Family & Relationships
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
Discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond the chaos of family life as you create a home where kids and parents alike practice how to love God and each other. You long for tender moments with your children--but do you ever find yourself too busy to stop, make eye contact, and say something you really mean? Daily habits are powerful ways to shape the heart--but do you find yourself giving in to screen time just to get through the day? You want to parent with purpose--but do you know how to start? Award-winning author and father of four Justin Whitmel Earley understands the tension between how you long to parent and what your daily life actually looks like. In Habits of the Household, Earley gives you the tools you need to create structure--from mealtimes to bedtimes--that free you to parent toddlers, kids, and teens with purpose. Learn how to: Develop a bedtime liturgy to settle your little ones and ground them in God's love Discover a new framework for discipline as discipleship Acquire simple practices for more regular and meaningful family mealtimes Open your eyes to the spirituality of parenting, seeing small moments as big opportunities for spiritual formation Develop a custom age chart for your family to more intentionally plan your shared years under the same roof Each chapter in Habits of the Household ends with practical patterns, prayers, or liturgies that your family can put into practice right away. As you create liberating rhythms around your everyday routines, you will find your family has a greater sense of peace and purpose as your home becomes a place where, above all, you learn how to love.
Endorsements (9)
“This gem of a book is what I want to give to absolutely every family I know. Intentional, formational, biblical, with profound generational— and eternal—ramifications, Earley hands us transformational hope for every single family with these practical and gospel-saturated pages. I couldn’t put it down.”
“that we know what we’re doing—can build habits to equip our families for the lifelong pilgrimage toward Home.”
“Parents need this book! Rhythms are paramount in our families, and Justin offers insights on how practicing them at home displays Jesus to our children in ways words alone cannot.”
“The family is God’s primary discipleship plan. It is in our households that we are taught what is most important and least important and we begin to understand how we fit in this big and scary world. In Habits of the Household, Justin Whitmel Earley gives us a template for household habits that root our families in the deepest realities of the gospel of Jesus Christ and form all of us more into his image. There is no formation without repetition, so I pray this book encourages your heart and emboldens emboldens your desire to allow the Spirit to flow into and through these ten everyday occurrences with greater purpose and intentionality.”
“If you are a parent, or about to be one, or a friend of one, or a parent of one, this is gold. Sheer, honest, hilarious, helpful family-shaping gold. There is nothing easy about this most vulnerable of human vocations, and the habits in this book will not make it easy. But they will make it so much better.”
“I got no farther than the introduction and was already implementing these practices with my kids! Such a thoughtful, practical, humble, yet hilarious look at pulling out the sacred in the everyday chaos of parenting. These practices will become staples in our home.”
“Through the last nineteen years of parenting, I’ve viewed parenting books with a mix of fear and loathing. It seems like “experts” were quick to tell me what I was doing wrong and to offer quick-fix solutions that felt removed from my actual messy, relentless, inconsistent experience as a parent. That’s why reading Justin’s Habits of the Household was such a refreshing, inspiring experience. Justin has managed to boil down the complex world of parenting into a series of relevant, grace-filled, realistic habits that will change the formation of your family. I found myself creating a mental list of every young parent I couldn’t wait to gift this book. A must-read for every parent longing to bring more meaning to their daily life.”
“What a timely and helpful resource! I only wish I had read this when my children were still at home. In Habits of the Household, Justin helps us consider our normal and ordinary lives, and how powerfully formative simple practices can be. This is not a how-to book but rather a grace-filled approach to life at home that helps us see habituation as freeing and fruitful. I can’t wait to buy a box and give copies to parents.”
“beyond his years. And ever since, I have been encouraged to watch him develop his voice for the benefit of Christ’s people. It’s no secret that home life can be chaotic—many of us are in its throes now, settling for survival mode as we simply try to make it through the day. We want to form our kids with Christian virtue, but sometimes the fight can feel futile. Habits of the Household will help you implement rhythms that will bring order to the mess and grace in the stress.”
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