Update: The holiday collection at ABCJesusLovesMe now includes a Happy Birthday Jesus Workbook to help you plan and enjoy a birthday party just for Jesus. Celebrate Jesus' birthday with fun activities, meaningful conversation, and yummy cake to help children ages 3-12 understand the significance of Jesus' birth. Create a new tradition with your ...
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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
A Bed for Jesus: Countdown to Christmas for Little Ones
Through the generations, my family has developed many traditions. Watermelon on July 4th. Carving jack-o-lanterns at Halloween. Creating a chain of thanks at Thanksgiving. Baking sugar cookies in December and listening to a specific CD while putting up the Christmas tree. These fun traditions are the glue ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Several years ago my daughter wrote this poem for school. Gobble, gobble, gobbleIt's time for me to sayStuff yourself with turkeyAnd have a thankful day. Gotta love 2nd grade humor! Did you know that I thank God for you? Yes, you! I pray for you and ask God's blessings on your life. So, what are you waiting for? Eat ...
Thanksgiving Bible Verses & Free Printables
Each morning this month my family is choosing a verse of thanksgiving to read in multiple translations. Such a wonderful reminder of God's blessings and His wonderful deeds. And I love how the different translations bring attention to various points of the Scripture. Below is a list of verses to use in your personal quiet time or to memorize ...
Thanksgiving Fingerprint Turkey Card
Our ABCJesusLovesMe family is one creative bunch! I love seeing the ideas shared in our Facebook Groups. A few years ago Olga shared this adorable Thanksgiving Fingerprint Turkey Card. Our group members went wild with possibilities. I caught up with Olga and asked if I could share the idea with you. She ...
6 Easy Thanksgiving Ideas to Teach Gratitude
Happy November! The month set aside to develop a heart of gratitude in your family. Because I know that time is precious, I want to provide you with six simple, no-fuss ideas to teach gratitude. Thanksgiving Song I love this simple idea because it requires no prep or supplies. Begin each meal with this Thanksgiving song based on the ...
How to Transition from a Picture to Adult Bible
I love the beauty and simplicity of picture Bibles. I cherished the cuddling and chubby little fingers turning the pages as I read with my young children. But there comes a time when children are ready to move past the minimal words and large illustrations to an adult Bible. But is it possible to make a smooth transition? Picture ...
Helping Young Girls See Themselves As God Does
Lies about who they are, what they should look like, and how they should act inundate young girls. It has never been more important to lead these girls to the truths God says about them. This is why I am so thankful for authors like Lynn Cowell who are doing just that. BRAVE BEAUTY Sweet Pea (age 14) and I love Lynn Cowell's Brave ...
Are You Plucking to Sew?
Parenting in the Franz house is emotionally arduous right now. Bubs (age 16) is driving to school, starting a part-time job, and spreading his wings more and more. When did the little boy who was the inspiration for ABCJesusLovesMe evolve into a man? A friend shared the above image on Facebook and I requested her permission to share it ...
Has Your Church Left the Faith?
Oh, how my understanding of the rapture and Tribulation period is deepening during my study of Daniel by Dr. David Jeremiah. I learned in 2 Thessalonians 2 that there are three things that must happen before the Tribulation can occur. But, it is the first one that has pricked my heart. “Falling away comes first.” (v.3) Dr. David Jeremiah ...