Radiant Hearts was developed to aid families with young children to memorize Baha’i prayers and quotations of Baha’u’llah, and learn about spiritual qualities. The set-up is that each Baha’i month a family studies a new lesson which focuses on a spiritual quality. There is one prayer and one quotation per lesson, each put to music […]
Need More Family Prayer Time? Try Musical Prayers
Would you like to incorporate more prayer into your family’s routine? In this post we will read a quotation about the effects of praying with our children and explore the idea of utilizing Baha’i music to add more prayer time to our days.
Looking Back and Looking Ahead: Naw Ruz 2013
March 21st has yet again rolled around, the Fast is over, and we are entering a new season, physically and spiritually. Each new year offers a special time to reflect on past events and think about how you would like to shape the future. In case you are a new follower of our website, here […]
Mini Guide for Moms on the Long Obligatory Prayer
“The daily obligatory prayers are three in number. The shortest one consists of a single verse which has to be recited once in every twenty-four hours at midday. The medium [prayer] has to be recited three times a day, in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. The long prayer which is the most […]
How To Recite Your 95 Allah’u’Abhas Every Day
“It hath been ordained that every believer in God, the Lord of Judgement, shall, each day, having washed his hands and then face, seat himself and, turning unto God, repeat ‘Allah’u’-Abha’ ninety-five times. Such was the decree of the Maker of the Heavens when with Majesty and power, He established Himself upon the thrones of […]
Five Tips for Teaching Baha’i Children’s Classes
When people become parents, their inspiration to teach children’s classes is often increased. Here are a few tips for undertaking the beautiful challenge that is serving as a teacher of Bahá’í children’s classes. Tip #1: Become Inspired Teaching children’s classes takes dedication and a lot of preparation. Everyone benefits from the teacher’s inner state of […]
Baha’i Storytelling for Our Children
Do your children love to hear stories? In this post we will read a quotation about the benefits of sharing Bahá’í stories with children and explore tools for implementing the practice of storytelling into our family’s routine. Storytelling is a popular habit in most families. Whether it’s in the morning, before nap time, or before […]
Fasting For Mothers: The Spiritual and the Practical
Each year Baha’is are blessed to have a special month dedicated to fasting. These 19 days are an intense, enriching part of the calendar that can motivate wonderful changes in life, spiritual insights, and detachment among many other spiritual qualities. Last year we shared a post with ideas about how parents can share the Fast […]
Practicing Self Awareness: A Mom’s Balance between Detachment and Self Care (Guest Post: Laura Harley)
Many devoted parents struggle with recognizing and meeting their own needs in the midst of serving others. And while the Baha’i writings encourage us to serve and sacrifice, they also enjoin us to know ourselves and take care of ourselves so that we can continue to be of service. Here is an excerpt about self-care […]
Happy First Birthday to “Enable Me To Grow”
Today we are happy to celebrate our website’s “first birthday”! Penina and I started creating this website in January last year (if you would like to know more about our story, click here). Having discussed at length our desire for raising our children as spiritual beings and sharing the experience of supporting each other in […]