09/10/2025
Parents, no matter what phase, youāve probably been in survival mode before. Itās the times when you are just holding on and able to do just enough to keep everyone alive or the times where it feels no matter how hard you try, you find yourself further and further behind. These times are very real, but they are not sustainable; we canāt live there.
When we hit survival mode, the most important parts of parenting, typically, are the first things to be put on the back burner. Things like quality time, meaningful connection, and faith conversations. All of which are very difficult to be routine when we live in a hurry.
This past week in our Parenting Survival Group, we talked about the need to schedule our faith conversations. Not schedule as in to force them, but schedule as in make them a priority and make them consistent. Before feeling overwhelmed, this doesnāt require adding anything else to our calendars; it means discovering the times we already have built into our calendars. Families have been busy for thousands of years, but the need to impart faith to the next generation has remained constant. Moses when speaking to the Israelites told them to talk about faith when they wake up, walk down the road, share a meal, and lay down (Deuteronomy 6:4-9). No matter your familyās schedule, we all have built in opportunities to talk about whatās most important.
See the chart below to help you identify FOUR consistent, built in times each day and what our role can be as we help your children build an everyday faith. The Parent Cue App is designed to help you take advantage of these specific times no matter the phase. Donāt try to do everything at once or make up for lost time, take it one conversation at a time. Faith is built in the small, consistent, deposits of everyday life.
We got this!
City Church at Northside
