You won’t want to miss parent coaches Chad Hayenga and Katie Johnson exploring the meaningful practice of blessing your kids. They unpack what “blessing” meant throughout the Bible and what your heart needs to receive so that you can bless your children. And, of course, they offer plenty of ideas about when and how you can start practicing blessing your kids today.

Mentioned in this podcast:

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• Blog post: How to Speak Blessings Over Your Child
  
  
• FREE PDF: The ABC’s of Affirmation
  
  
• Ephesians 1:3
  
  
• Mark 10
  
  
• Hebrews 11:20-21
  
  
• Psalm 103
  
  
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15
  
  
• Numbers 6:24-26
  
  
• Philippians 2
  
  
• Luke 2:52
  

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Guest Bio:

Katie Johnson is a Connected Families Certified Parent Coach living in Madison, WI, with her family. After receiving her M.Ed. from Valparaiso University, she worked for many years in education and is now on the homeschool journey with her three young children. Find out more about Katie and parent coaching here.

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