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[quote=Anonymous]I think the key is for them to see you engaged with God through prayer, Scripture reading and church attendance.  Have a brief 5-10 minute family devotion time each day.  One of our kids lights a candle before we begin.  We are Lutheran and start by crossing ourselves in remembrance of our baptism (a typical Lutheran practice) and then read one of the lectionary passages for next Sunday’s service.  We have a minute or two of silence to think about the Scripture passage and/or discuss it.  Yes, the kids often zone out during that time, but I think they are also aware that we are engaged with the scripture and comment on how it relates to our lives.  We then say the Apostles’ Creed.  Then each person makes a brief prayer or thanksgiving (one kid always says “God help us today”).  We finish with the Lord’s Prayer.  We end by blowing out the candle.  By the end of the week the kids have heard all the scripture passages that will be read in Church the next Sunday.  Since you have a two year old, you could use a kid Bible with lots of pictures and you could abridge the passages.  Our kids are all readers, so we read the passage by having each family member read one sentence.  This makes the kids have to pay attention since they have to chime in when it is their turn.  In our family, church is pretty nonnegotiable unless you are sick.   I think even for a two year old, being in the rhythm of going to church each Sunday is important.[/quote]

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