Written by Dr. Michelle Anthony<\/p>\n
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Have you ever thought about how many traditions involve a meal or even a feast? There\u2019s something about sitting around a table sharing food that has been prepared by the people you know and love, as well as sharing conversation without the distractions of, oddly what often keeps us from that table in the first place.<\/p>\n
In my family, our traditional meals have an almost \u201cset\u201d list of known dishes. In some ways, families are known by the traditional meals that they create. This month, why not begin a new traditional meal\u2014one that is focused not only on knowing each other and the recipes, but one that is also focused on knowing God?<\/p>\n Set aside one meal per month as a \u201cRemember and Celebrate\u201d dinner. At this dinner, let each person choose one of the dishes being served. Don\u2019t worry if the meal doesn\u2019t go together as it \u201cshould\u201d, but rather focus on what dish feels celebratory to each person present.<\/p>\n As you begin your \u201cRemember and Celebrate\u201d meal, first let everyone share why they picked the dish they picked. Next, have each person share one high point and one low point (sometimes referred to as \u201cpeak\u201d and \u201cpit\u201d) in their day, week, or month. As each person shares, ask the question, \u201cWhat do you know about God from that experience\u201d?<\/p>\n For example, if my daughter said her \u201cpeak\u201d was getting a new job, and we asked her what she knows about God from that, she might answer that, \u201cGod is Provider\u201d. When my son had to say goodbye to a special friend, he might answer that, \u201cGod is Comforter\u201d. For younger kids, they may need help seeing the connection, so you may need to offer suggestions.<\/p>\n At the conclusion of your Remember and Celebrate dinner, make sure to pray and worship God for all the ways He has revealed Himself and His Kingdom to you and your family members!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[757,20,37],"tags":[749,704,16,188,417,167],"class_list":{"0":"post-3993","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allgenerations","8":"category-childrens-ministries","9":"category-womens-ministries","10":"tag-749","11":"tag-all-generations","12":"tag-discipleship","13":"tag-family","14":"tag-michelle-anthony","15":"tag-parenting","16":"entry"},"title_es":"Recordar y celebrar","content_es":"Escrito por la Dra. Michelle Anthony \u00bfAlguna vez has pensado en cu\u00e1ntas tradiciones implican una comida o incluso una fiesta? Hay algo en sentarse alrededor de una mesa para compartir comida que ha sido preparado por las personas que conoce y aman, as\u00ed como para compartir conversaciones sin las distracciones de, curiosamente, lo que a menudo nos aleja de esa mesa en primer lugar. En mi familia, nuestras comidas tradicionales tienen una lista casi \"establecida\" de platos conocidos. \"Por supuesto que tenemos un jam\u00f3n glaseado de miel en Semana Santa ...\",<\/em> afirma mi esposo. El final del a\u00f1o escolar signific\u00f3 una fiesta de pizza. Los desayunos de cumplea\u00f1os eran panqueques con trocitos de chocolate con grandes vasos de leche. \"Debemos tener gelatina de ar\u00e1ndano con queso crema de la abuela en Acci\u00f3n de Gracias\",<\/em> insiste mi hija. \"No te olvides de preparar la cazuela de batata de la t\u00eda para Navidad\",<\/em> recuerda mi hijo. De alguna manera, las familias son conocidas por las comidas tradicionales que crean. Este mes, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 no comenzar una nueva comida tradicional, una que se centre no solo en conocerse unos a otros y en las recetas, sino que tambi\u00e9n se centre en conocer a Dios? Reserve una comida por mes como cena \"Recordar y celebrar\". En esta cena, deje que cada persona elija uno de los platos que se sirven. No se preocupe si la comida no va bien, ya que \"deber\u00eda\", sino m\u00e1s bien conc\u00e9ntrese en qu\u00e9 plato se siente festivo para cada persona presente. Al comenzar su comida \"Recordar y celebrar\", primero deje que todos compartan por qu\u00e9 escogieron el plato que eligieron. Luego, haga que cada persona comparta un punto alto y un punto bajo (a veces denominado \"pico\" y \"hoyo\") en su d\u00eda, semana o mes. A medida que cada persona comparta, haga la pregunta: \"\u00bfQu\u00e9 sabes de Dios a partir de esa experiencia\"? Por ejemplo, si mi hija dijo que su \"pico\" era conseguir un nuevo trabajo, y le preguntamos qu\u00e9 sabe acerca de Dios a partir de eso, ella podr\u00eda responder que, \"Dios es Proveedor\". Cuando mi hijo tuvo que despedirse de un amigo especial, \u00e9l podr\u00eda responder que \"Dios es el Consolador\". Para los ni\u00f1os m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os, es posible que necesiten ayuda para ver la conexi\u00f3n, por lo que es posible que deba ofrecer sugerencias. \u00a1Al final de su cena Remember and Celebrate, aseg\u00farese de orar y adorar a Dios por todas las formas en que se ha revelado a s\u00ed mismo y a su Reino a usted y a los miembros de su familia!","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/MA-Remember-and-Celebrate.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-12p","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cOf course we have a honey glazed ham at Easter\u2026\u201d<\/em> my husband states.
\nThe end of the school year meant a pizza party.
\nBirthday breakfasts were chocolate chip pancakes with large glasses of milk.
\n\u201cWe must have Grandma\u2019s cream cheese blueberry gelatin at Thanksgiving\u201d,<\/em> my daughter insists.
\n\u201cDon\u2019t forget to make Auntie\u2019s sweet potato casserole for Christmas\u201d,<\/em> my son reminds.<\/p>\n