Life is full of meaningful moments that can be expected or totally unanticipated. Celebrating these milestone moments helps bring an awareness of God’s presence into the home and highlights the rituals of daily life experiences.

This Milestones Ministry moment can be used in times of painful injury, whether it is a broken arm or hip or some other physical mishap. This unanticipated and unwanted experience can be changed to be a nurturing faith experience. It can be an occasion to remind and reassure the injured person and their family that God’s healing power is present in their body, is a gift to be cherished, and is something that can be filled with hope and the possibility of a brighter tomorrow.

The Healing Stone for Gifting are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful reminders of this celebration. Giving these stones to someone is a wonderful reminder for them to be filled with hope and healing.

Life is full of meaningful moments that can be expected or totally unanticipated. Celebrating these milestone moments helps bring an awareness of God’s presence into the home and highlights the rituals of daily life experiences.

This Milestones Ministry Moment can be used when children attend school for the first time in order to connect them with family and friends in a supportive environment that brings together personal stories, hopes, fears, and the life of faith. It can be an occasion to remind and reassure the children that God is always with them, even at school. This Milestone Moment allows for a special time to mark the beginning of school as a significant event in one’s lifelong faith formation.

These pottery Blank stones are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful reminders of this celebration. They can be marked with permanent marker to personalize this special occasion with a drawing or words.

Life is full of meaningful moments that can be expected or totally unanticipated. Celebrating these milestone moments helps bring an awareness of God’s presence into the home and highlights the rituals of daily life experiences.

This Milestones Ministry Moment can be used at the beginning of a school year when children and parents are perhaps anxious about new schedules and activities that may need to be clarified and woven into daily routines. It can be an occasion to create an awareness of a new beginning that needs to be marked as a time of transition for many people, not just the students. This Milestone Moment allows for a special time to mark the beginning of the new school year as a significant event in one’s lifelong faith formation.

This Milestone Moment includes the Four Keys for practicing faith outline which encourages growing in our faith by recognizing the home as church, too. A simple five-step structure is also included to establish a solid base for faith formation.

These pottery Blank stones are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful reminders of this celebration. They can be marked with permanent marker to personalize this special occasion with a drawing or words.

Life is full of meaningful moments that can be expected or totally unanticipated. Celebrating these milestone moments helps bring an awareness of God’s presence into the home and highlights the rituals of daily life experiences.

This Milestones Ministry Moment can be used when parents are deciding if it is time for their child to have a cell phone of their own. It can be an occasion for parents to have important conversations with their children about how a phone will be used and what rules for its use are necessary. This Milestone Moment provides the opportunity for families to address questions, establish guidelines, and connect this new way of communicating as a meaningful and significant event in one’s lifelong faith formation.

This Milestone Moment includes the Four Keys for practicing faith outline which encourages growing in our faith by recognizing the home as church, too. A simple five-step structure is also included to establish a solid base for faith formation.

These pottery Blank stones are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful reminders of this celebration. They can be marked with permanent marker to personalize this special occasion with a drawing or words.

This Christmas Tree Blessing Milestone Moment can be used to celebrate setting up the Christmas tree during the Season of Advent. Blessing the Christmas tree provides an opportunity for family and friends to celebrate God’s creation and enjoy the beginning of the Advent season. The custom of an indoor Christmas tree was introduced in Germany in the 16^th century. Legend tells us that the evergreen was chosen and decorated with candles to represent God’s creation and the gift of God’s Son as the Light of the World. The tradition is continued today in most homes.

This Milestone Moment consists of two pages that are reproducible in your local setting. It can be sent in emails or printed.
· Page 1 describes the significance of the moment and the importance of observing it.
· Page 2 provides a conversation guide* that includes talking and listening to one another, reading a verse/s from the Bible, and a prayer and blessing. It includes a food for thought question on how one might show love for one’s neighbor through an act of service.

All Milestone Moment Conversation Guides are designed and based on the *Four Key Faith Formation Practices of Caring Conversations, Devotions, Rituals and Traditions, and Service. These practices encourage us to grow in our faith through personal, trusted relationships.

The Christmas Tree Stone pottery stones are idividually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful reminders of this celebration. They are a wonderful reminder of the time spent setting up the Christmas tree during the season of Advent.

This Easter Egg Blessing Milestone Moment can be used to celebrate and share the message of Christ’s resurrection with family, friends, and neighbors. Historically, eggs have been associated with new life, rebirth, and springtime. Decorating Easter eggs and hiding them for an Easter egg hunt has been a fun tradition for many a family gathering. Having an Easter egg hunt at one’s home or at a community park and blessing the eggs is an effective way to share the joy of Christ’s resurrection.

This Milestone Moment consists of two pages that are reproducible in your local setting. It can be sent in emails or printed.
· Page 1 describes the significance of the moment and the importance of observing it.
· Page 2 provides a conversation guide* that includes talking and listening to one another, reading a verse/s from the Bible, and a prayer and blessing. It includes a food for thought question on how one might show love for one’s neighbor through an act of service.

All Milestone Moment Conversation Guides are designed and based on the *Four Key Faith Formation Practices of Caring Conversations, Devotions, Rituals and Traditions, and Service. These practices encourage us to grow in our faith through personal, trusted relationships.

These Blank pottery stones are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful reminders of this celebration. They can be marked with permanent marker to personalize this special occasion with a drawing or words.

Life is full of meaningful moments that can be expected or totally unanticipated. Celebrating these milestone moments helps bring an awareness of God's presence into the home and highlights the rituals of daily life experiences.

Being at a family reunion creates an opportunity to pause and recognize and celebrate the importance of the extended family. This event in family life is a good time to reflect on past generations and the lives of those who have gone before. This Family Reunion Milestone Moment offers families the opportunity during a family reunion to embrace the past, talk about the present, and dream about the future through the faith formation practices of caring conversations, devotions, service, and rituals and traditions. It provides an opportunity for the family members to be excited about traveling side-by-side into the future with the encouragement that the Christian faith has brought and continues to bring to them.

This Milestone Moment includes the Four Keys for practicing faith outline which encourages growing in our faith by recognizing the home and family gatherings as church, too. A simple five-step structure is also included to establish a solid base for faith formation.

The Family Reunion Stone for Gifting are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful
reminders of this Milestone Moment. They are wonderful reminders of the joy and excitement of meeting extended family members at the family reunion.

This New Year Celebration Milestone Moment can be used to celebrate the New Year with family, friends, and neighbors. Traditions vary from country to country, state to state, and family to family. Recognizing God’s presence as we gather to celebrate the New Year with family and friends may be the beginning of a new tradition for some.

This Milestone Moment consists of two pages that are reproducible in your local setting. It can be sent in emails or printed.
· Page 1 describes the significance of the moment and the importance of observing it.
· Page 2 provides a conversation guide* that includes talking and listening to one another, reading a verse/s from the Bible, and a prayer and blessing. It includes a food for thought question on how one might show love for one’s neighbor through an act of service.

All Milestone Moment Conversation Guides are designed and based on the *Four Key Faith Formation Practices of Caring Conversations, Devotions, Rituals and Traditions, and Service. These practices encourage us to grow in our faith through personal, trusted relationships.

These blank pottery stones are individually hand-crafted and available at a low cost to purchase and gift as meaningful reminders of this Milestone Moment. They can be marked with permanent marker to personalize with a drawing or words related to the New Year.