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A resolution is something we promise ourselves that we will do.
For example:
“With God’s help, I promise to do my best to pray more for my family.”
or
“With God’s help, I promise to do my best to be friendly to others at school.”
Ask God to help you decide what your resolution should be this year. Then, pray for His help to see it through.
Now, here is the fun part!
- Print out our downloadable “New Year’s Prayer and Resolution” pledge.
- Write down the resolution that God has placed on your heart.
- Have fun coloring it!
- Place it where it will remind you of your resolution all year long.
Happy New Year from all of us at brotherfrancisonline.com!
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We are glad that so many of you were able to download and enjoy last month’s “Thanksgiving Prayer.” As Christmas approaches, we hope our December free download will give you even more reason to celebrate!!
Whether you use these beautiful Christmas coloring sheets for your children, grandchildren, or a child entrusted to your care, we hope each will be blessed by their message. Let’s all pray that the wonder and excitement of Christmas will help us cherish the gift of the birth of Jesus and His great love for us!
A hand-colored message from a child is such a wonderful way to spread the joy of Christmas. The children might color them and take them to retirement communities to encourage the elderly, send them to a soldier who can’t be home this Christmas, or maybe even insert them into your family’s Christmas cards. We would love to hear of any other creative ideas you might have in the comment section below.
Merry Christmas!!
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A brand new addition to our Brother Francis series has released as well as a new line of coloring & activity books.
Both products can also be ordered at www.orders.heraldentertainment.com
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In just a few short weeks we will be releasing our newest episode in the Brother Francis series, “The Rosary” — and we think you are going to absolutely LOVE it!
October Freebie
Want a fun Halloween craft? This month’s freebie is sure to be a TREAT!!
Click here to download this free Brother Francis mask.
Once you and your child have created and donned your costume, we’d love for you to share your pictures with us on our Facebook page!
And to make things even more interesting, the picture that receives the most “Likes” by November 4th will receive a free copy of “Brother Francis - The Rosary” DVD.
We can’t wait to see all the aspiring little Brother Francis’!
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We’re thrilled with how many people around the globe are logging in to take advantage of our monthly freebie! Have you told all your friends yet?
We think you’re really going to love this month’s download, because it puts a special message from Brother Francis right on your computer’s desktop. And, we’re providing you with not just one, but two wallpapers to remind you of God’s constant care and presence.
Click here to visit our download page.
You can download multiple resolutions by adding each wallpaper separately to your cart. (You might want to do this if you are downloading one for your computer and one for your child’s, if the sizes are different.)
Not sure how to change out your desktop wallpaper? Directions for changing your wallpaper are provided at the end of this blog.
You can also use these beautiful images as postcards, nametags, or simply as a reminder of the importance of prayer and communion.
Have fun with them, then be sure to let us know the creative ways you’ve come up with to use them. We can’t wait to hear from you!!
Need help with changing out your wallpaper?
Just click on the type of operating system you are using for directions.
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Children and imagination- they go together. It’s amusing to watch children play at make believe. They can engage in epic castle sieges with unseen swords and horses, or organize an instant tea party replete with invisible tea and every lush pastry their heart can desire—all instantly available with the use of their vibrant imagination.
In the same way, children’s imaginations can be enriched with the visualizations of Bible stories and the important events in the life of our Lord. Let them take time to imagine the stable where Christ was born, to smell the hay, then listen to the animals …
“What else do you think was there?”
Let them fill in the gaps. They may go a little overboard and start telling you about the dinosaur that was there, but a gentle nudge can help correct them:
“No, I don’t think a dinosaur was there. The Bible tells us there was an ox and a …”
Doing this will help the child to both visualize the story and to respect the written account.
Similarly, we can help our children use their imagination when they pray memorized prayers such as “The Our Father” and “The Hail Mary”. Let them think about each sentence and help add some sincere drama to it.
For example, you can pray some beautiful dramatic music when you teach them the “Glory Be”, so that it becomes a truly praise-filled prayer comprised of words UNITED to their heart.
These are some of the techniques we utilize in the upcoming “Brother Francis” episode, “The Rosary.”
We hope it will help enrich children’s prayer life and enamor them to God who loves them dearly, even though He too, is not seen with our physical eyes.
- Brother Francis
More info at: www.brotherfrancisonline.com
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We hope you were able to download and enjoy last month’s free song “I Love to Pray the Rosary!” If you did, we would love to hear from you, so, please let us know what you think in the comment section below.
This month we are excited to offer you a coloring book sampler as our free download. In it, you will find fun pages your child is sure to recognize from “Brother Francis” episodes 1 and 2. We hope it will help you deal with the end-of-the- summer, “I’m bored,” dilemma.
The coloring book is in PDF format so you will need a program such as Adobe Reader to open and print it. Click here if you need to download this free software.
Be sure and stay tuned for the release of “Brother Francis” episode 3, “The Rosary”.
Have a blessed rest of the summer!
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