Involve your family in mercy ministry. Younger children can help you bake cookies and take them to an elderly neighbor. Older children might do yard work or volunteer at a homeless shelter. Compile a list of special activities and allow a different family member to select one each week. Read a good Christian novel or a missionary biography aloud together with your family, such as one of the Chronicles of Narnia or the story of Hudson Taylor.
Every person goes through periods in their lives that become defining moments.
These times leave a lasting imprint. A defining moment causes you to see the world in a whole new light. Many times defining moments are thrust upon us by forces beyond our control. But we can also plan events and traditions that God can use as defining moments in the lives of others. God does this for us.