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- Facing the unknown.

It's hard enough for adultsto ease their high anxiety

during this COVID pandemic,but what about children?

What can we do to calm their fears?

Take a look.

- [Reporter] During these uncertain times,

kids are dealing with more fear

and anxiety than ever before.

Parents are searching forways to ease those fears.

Emmy Award winner, best-selling author

and mother of three ElisabethHasselbeck wants to help.

In her book, "FlashlightNight, An Adventure

In Trusting God,"Hasselbeck encourages kids

to have faith and hope in God,

knowing that He hears our prayers,

even when we don't see an answer.

- Please welcome to The 700Club Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Elisabeth, it's great tohave you with us today.

- Thank you for having me, Terry.

This is a blessing to behere and share the morning

with all of you, thank you.

- Tell us a little bitabout your children,

because of course we know yourhusband's sports background,

we know your background andthe many endeavors you've had,

but tell us about your children.

- They're amazing, Tim andI are just really thankful

to have brothers and sisters in Christ

in Grace, Taylor and Isaiah.

They are all unique andwe love them uniquely.

They have big hearts, they are curious,

and they have been like manyother kids really trying

to navigate 2020 remotelearning, cancellations,

and this world that kindof took everyone off guard.

So I think just tryingto steward the mindset

in our homes well as parentshas been the ultimate challenge

for many of us, but wecan do that with hope.

- Absolutely.

You say that your children were part

of the inspiration for this book.

Talk a little bit about the premise

behind "Flashlight Night."

- Sure, Grace, Taylor andIsaiah and Tim quietly,

he doesn't like to have cover credit,

but they really were co-authorsthrough this whole process.

And it all really beganwhen one of their friends,

Caroline, took my hand and showed me

how her family prayed on a wall.

And I thought, wow, what a power

in showing someone howopen you can be with God.

So that inspired ourchalk wall right here.

And then I think I knew that I needed

a little extra creditwork because he's like,

"Elisabeth, how can weexplain to these children

when you're asking them,Tim and I were like,

how can we ask them topray about big things

when the answer might be no?"

I didn't want them tobreak prayer time with God.

And so that's where the flashlight came in

with "Flashlight Night," andit's a sweet little book.

And when we see God working,we come up here in the dark

and just like we see thewall, when the light is off

and we don't see thewall, it's still there.

So what we do is we shine our light on

where we see God working.

Like hey Super Mimi, happy birthday, John.

And when we pray about thingsthat don't seem answered,

we're honest with God andwe shut our flashlight off

and say, "God, I don't see an answer yet.

And I don't see what you're doing,

but I'm trusting you'rethere working on it,

because that's who you are."

And so allowing kids topray about big things

and small things, andthey're all big to kids.

Nothing's too big for God tohandle and nothing's too small.

That project you have at school,

that friend that you want to ask you

to maybe hang out in a distanced way,

this COVID thing that you want to go away,

nothing is too small or too big for God.

His might and His tenderlove for you is there.

And so I think having a way

to be honest with Him was the key.

- In the book, you have this,and I see it behind you.

You have actually painted a whole wall

with chalkboard paint.

And obviously you've used thatwith your children regularly,

but not everybody hasthe capacity to do that.

How do you suggest theytake what you've done

with your children andapply it to their situation?

- Sure, Tim was awfully surprisedwhen he came home one day

and found our, our wallwas fine, it was great,

it was fine, and it became painted black.

What I did was in the book,

and God really put this on my heart,

and let me just say thisis all God just working

through His people, thisis actual chalk paper

inside the book so you can go in

so every child can have aflashlight night right here

in the book and then shine light on

where they see God working,

and get honest and turnit off where they don't.

And I think for a parent to see what's

on your children's heartsand for them to see

what's on our hearts is key.

They don't have to carryworry alone and fear alone.

God does not give us a spirit of fear.

He gives us a spirit of of power

and love and a sound mind.

So we want these things out of our kids.

They want them out of us, actually.

And then we get to see each other

and then we get to hope together.

And then we get to be honest with God.

He's a good God, He knows ourhearts, and He doesn't want us

carrying these worry rocks alone all day.

- It's actually good forour children, I think,

to recognize that we have concerns too,

and that we too are trusting God every day

and hoping for all of the blessings

and the things that are apromise to God's children.

There's so much negativityaround, not just for our kids,

but for adults as well.

You're hearing about iton the news every day.

What other ways do you andTim encourage your children

with hope and faith at a time like this?

- You know, truly,Terry, during this time,

if anything has felt darkand confusing and uncertain

and things not beinganswered, it was 2020.

And the beginning now, that things aren't

all of a sudden better.

And I think when you ask family to pray

and then you're gettingwhat feels like a no,

the continuation of prayer,

like we're gonna constantlybring our requests to God.

And we know, we just practice really,

it's been a lot of flashlightoff, but also celebrating.

I think one of the mostimportant things is gratitude

in that flashlight on moment.

Just like these two sweetkids have their flashlight on,

gratitude for the thingsthat are working out

that you can see, soyou practice gratitude.

So we write down fun things.

Like during quarantine, we wrote down

all the cool things wedid inside our house.

Sometimes you need to changeyour focus and understand,

as a family it might notlook how we thought it did,

but let's look for the good

and let's bring the honest hard to God.

Just like I don't wantmy kids hiding from me

when things feel hard forthem, God's a good parent.

He wants us to come to himand say I am struggling.

I don't see what you'redoing with this new curfew.

I don't see what you're doing,

why I can't go do what I want to do.

I don't see what you'redoing when our friend

didn't have one more day on this planet.

I don't see that God, butI'm still trusting you

because you're good,and I know you're good

because I've seen you in my life before

and I know I'm gonna see you work again.

And we might not all see it right now,

but one day we'll understand.

And I think giving kidsthe practice of prayer

through hard times is what"Flashlight Night" is about.

- And just being family together,walking the walk together.

Elisabeth's new book iscalled "Flashlight Night."

It is charming, it's filledwith beautiful pictures inside.

And she's even given you yourown chalkboard right inside.

So you don't have to paint your wall,

you can just get her book.

It's sold wherever books are sold.

Elisabeth, thanks, it'sgreat to have you with us.

- Thank you so much,Terry, God bless you all.