source One of the most frequently asked questions that we receive concerning the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum is how to cover all of the objectives in a week. The goal of ABCJLM is to help adults be intentional with the children in their care and for the adult to incorporate learning into daily activities. But what does "being intentional" ...
Thursday is the Last Day to Enter to Win a Book
Today (I made a mistake!) Thursday is the last day to enter to win one of three copies of Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking book! Hopefully you will be able to join our book study of this book. But, if not, I hope you will still enter your name in the giveaway because this ...
Shaving Cream Learning
Have you played in shaving cream today? If you haven't, you are missing out in a fun activity which is great for sensory and motor development. One that can make your house smell great too! Shaving cream finger painting it part of the 2 Year ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum. In the lesson plans I suggested placing shaving cream and finger paint in a ...
What Do You Want?
source On Monday I shared my excitement. On Wednesday I shared a plan. Today I ask, "What do you want?". Deep down in the pit of your soul, are you satisfied with where you are or do you really want to change? It's a tough question. Flippantly, I think most of us would say that we want to change. We want to ...
How Do I Begin Hearing God’s Voice?
source Last week I challenged you to spend 1% of your day in the Word and in prayer realizing that 1% is only 15 minutes a day. Doesn't it seem worth this small amount of time knowing that it will cause you to grow, change, and begin to hear God's voice? In her book Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking, ...
Book Study & Giveaway: Discerning the Voice of God.
source When you think back through your years on this earth, what have been those key moments that have changed your life? Maybe it was a sermon at church. A book that you read. A conversation with a friend. A camp or retreat you attended. Those moments in time that were pivotal to your maturity and growth. ...
Visiting St Louis…Take 2
source Do you remember the post I shared of great family-friendly places to visit in St. Louis? Well we made our trip and tried a few of these places for ourselves. Had a ball. And I am finally sitting down to share with you our experiences. First. St Louis is a fabulous place to take a vacation. There are so, ...
Backpack Time: Help for Kids with Sensory Issues
Therapists have found that barring weight helps children who are sensory sensitive or have been diagnosed with ADHD or Autism. Bubs throws a 5 lb ball 40x at therapy. Some children wear weighted vests or use weighted blankets at night. We use a rice bag across Little Man's waist to help during meal time. All weight barring modifications to ...
Would You Give Up 1% of Your Day if You Knew It Would Change Your Life?
source What if I told you that you could completely change your life by adding just one thing to your day? What if I told you that the one thing would only take 1% of your total day? Would you do it? You'd be crazy not to! Actually the 1% idea isn't my own. I borrowed it from a post that my church placed on Facebook ...
What is Faith?
source She might as well have inserted my name into the sentence. The sentence was that personal. Priscilla Shirer, in her book Discerning the Voice of God, hit my lack of faith on the head. Will I trust God to be God? Will I go to Him first believing He will lead me? I found this quote by author Phillip Yancey that I must ...