Bethel Lutheran Church

Building Healthy Families: Sum, sum, summertime – it’s coming! What’s your plan for summer free time for you and your family? Wait - what, no plan?? Without a plan, we’re more likely to migrate to our favorite individual activities or spot in front of the television or computer screen. Consider challenging your family this week to make a “summer bucket list,” brainstorming a list of interesting things to do, perhaps with a set of parameters like, “it can’t include screen time, and it must be within a 2-hour drive of our home.” Make up your own rules and let the brainstorming ideas begin! Be sure to add a Bible story or Scripture reading plan for the summer to your list. Reading the Bible with mom and dad instead of endless days of playing computer games alone or with friends will create powerful memories for your children, and what an impact it will have on their lives! Lutheran Family Service  www.LutheranFamilyService.org