Need a fun outside game that incorporates gross and fine motor skills...and water? This activity is great for this time of year when it may be too cool to swim but the kids are begging to play in water. Several years ago I found the idea of "Put the Fire Out" on YourTherapySource.com. This website has several great ideas to include gross and ...
Parenting to Impress Blog...
...A sister site to ABCJesusLovesMe
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
Updated Laundry Detergent Recipe
One year supply made in 20 minutes. One years supply for a total cost of $17.78. Making laundry detergent is one of the easiest ways that I have helped cut our budget. While it isn't huge, it is helping! Just a few days ago I replenished my supply of laundry detergent. Actually a year's worth of laundry detergent. By using ...
Are You Doing for Jesus?
source Pin It Do. Do. Do. Constantly working. If I am not sleeping, I am working. Even though there isn't a "Men at Work" sign above my head, my focused drive defers any question from onlookers. But as a Christian, I am working for Jesus. Doing the dishes, for Jesus. Playing with the kids, for ...
A 2 1/2 Hour Stand-off
source Pin It He knew the rules. He broke the rules. He had consequences. A consequence that he was willing to fight for 2 1/2 hours. Eating what is offered to you is a pretty big deal around here. You are grateful for what you have been given and you finish the food on your plate before getting more. Pretty ...
Are You a Soaked Sponge? I am.
Pin It I feel like a soaked sponge. A sponge that can no longer hold anymore water. Not even a drip more. Another imagery is of a hand trying to catch water, as pictured above. I am desperately trying to catch every drop yet the cracks between my fingers are failing me. As I listen to a sermon, I see an area ...
Giveaway Winner!
Pin It Thank you to everyone who entered our drawing to celebrate the 5th birthday of ABCJesusLovesMe! And the winner of the partial Handwriting Workbook is.... Heather Gonzales Please email me (webmaster (at) abcjesuslovesme (dot) com) your address before Sunday night (May 5th) at midnight so that I can get the book mailed to you! Congrats! ...
What God Is Not Ask of Me Today
source Pin It A Facebook friend shared a link to a blog post called, "What God Didn't Call You To." As I read through the list, I was deeply moved. The Holy Spirit used this post on "300 Words a Day" to show me the expectations that I put on myself. Expectations that are not from God! For my devotional time this ...
Why I Share
source About a year ago, I was contemplating deleting this blog. I wondered if it was blessing anyone and whether it was truly where God wanted me to spend so much time. In more ways that I can count, God opened my eyes to the ministry He desires in the Our Out-of-Sync Life blog. One of the ways He spoke to me was through ...
What is Your Reaction to the Roaring River?
Pin It Use your imagination with me for a few moments. I am standing in the middle of a river. The river is filled with rocks, rapids, and sharp turns. As the water rushes around me, what am I going to do? Here are a few options. Try to hold back the water. With all my ability try to get the water ...
What God Declards About Me #7
For the next several months, I will be sharing truths from the scriptures. Promises from God taken from specific verses. I encourage you to write each promise on a note card. Keep these promises together to read on those days that the enemy is hitting you with lies. Declare the truth! Begin here... I have ...