"Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving."  Colossians 2:6-7

"....so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how high and long and wide and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.  Ephesians 3:17-19

PURPOSE:  To become rooted together in love, in God's word and in each other.

Rooted is an open group of mothers who gather once a week to share parenting joys and challenges and to learn pracatical ways to strengthen our families and seek wisdom from each other and God's word.

Each topic stands alone and we welcome friends, neighbors and relatives to join us for the year or just visit for one day.  Our doors are open.

Mentor Facilitator:  Theresa Fightmaster

What's on Our Bookshelf:

The Bible

The Ministry of Motherhood, Sally Clarkson

Parenting is Your Highest Calling, Leslie Leyland Fields

The Key to Your Child's Heart, Gary Smalley

Building the Christian Family You Never Had, Mary D. Muth

While They Were Sleeping, Anne Arkins and Gary Harrell

Sheperding a Child's Heart, Ted Tripp

Home Remedies, Gary Smalley and John Trent

Love and Logic, Foster Cline

The Power of a Praying Parent, Stormie Omartian

The Blessing, Gary Smalley and John Trent

Praying the Scriptures for Your Children, Jodie Berndt

The Strong Family, Chuck Swindoll

The Jesus Story Book Bible

Graced Based Parenting

Scripture for the Big Picture of Parenting

Colossians 3:2  

Fathers and Mothers do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Colossians 4:6

Let your conversations be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know hoe to answer (your children). 

Ephesians 6:4

Parents do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the lord, not for man.  (It is the Lord we are serving and pleasing)

Genesis 18:17-19

I have chosen him so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right & just...