Reader stories from families keeping faith at home

Advertorial · Grandparents Far Away

My 5-Year-Old Grandson Asked Me Who Jesus Was. On FaceTime. Here Is What I Sent Him.

A retired Sunday school teacher in Ohio sees her grandkids twice a year. The $34 Bible she mailed sat in a closet, still in the plastic. Then a friend at Bible study showed her a video on her phone.

By the Faith at Home Journal desk · October 2026

Advertorial · Screens and Faith

Christmas Afternoon: Three Kids, Three Tablets, and the Children's Bible Still Wrapped Under the Tree

It started at 1:12 AM, when she found her 6-year-old under the blanket with the tablet. A mom of three let the tablets run from 5 to 6 every night, until the only gift about Jesus sat unopened on Jesus's birthday. Here is what her kids ask for at bedtime now.

By the Faith at Home Journal desk · October 2026

Advertorial · Grandma's Christmas List

On January 2nd My Daughter-in-Law Handed Me a Laundry Basket of the Toys I Bought.

A grandmother of seven spent $612 on Christmas toys. Eight days later they came back to her in a laundry basket. This year she is giving the one gift her grandkids ask her to read again.

By the Faith at Home Journal desk · October 2026

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