I have found that one of the most important things I have done for our children is to read the Bible together, and then talk about it, and then pray.  I have written about it in an eHow.com article.  The benefits are tremendous.  The children get to know the entire Bible quite well, so they can interpret scripture using scripture.  They can also understand the context that the stories are in, because they have read the book from its beginning.  Another blessing is that it gives us daily encouragement.  I am starting to ask the children to 'teach' the lesson each day; I hope this will teach them to be able to teach their own children.  I consider that teaching my children the Bible has got to be one of the most important lessons that I have been teaching them, though it doesn't end there.

Some times, when we sit down to read, the children get into fights about one thing or another, mostly what seat they want.  It is then that we are most reminded that it is not only the reading of the Word that is important, but the DOING of the Word.  One day I heard myself shouting at the children to "Just sit down! We're Christians, and we are going to read the Bible!"  We all had to laugh at our own hypocricy.  Though I am the first to admit that I do not always practice my religion in the way I would like, the Bible is always there to guide, correct, remind, and convince us many good things.

In fact, if I were to encourage any family to do anything together, it would be the reading of scripture.  I have heard many tales of people getting saved because of the reading of scripture, and the Bible does say, "Faith comes by hearing... the Word of God."  

The only other things I would really encourage other families to do is to worship together, and minister together.  Children need to get in the habits of praising the Lord in all circumstances, and they need to learn to get outside of themselves and to give of themselves and their treasure to others: to think of others more than themselves.  This doesn't happen automatically, but is modelled and taught by those that are older.  However, how this works its way into fruition can be the result of much imagination.  I used to have my oldest help me teach the youngsters when I taught.  And I had my children help me on a number of projects.  Now-a-days I have been in school and have not been in an overt ministry role, but I look forward to doing it again, very soon.