Have you seen the idea on Pinterest to make a Sensory Calming Bottle from glue, water, and glitter? It was a huge hit several months ago as it went viral on a multitude on mommy blog sites. I even had a few friends send links to the idea because they thought it might be helpful for Little Man. If you are not familiar with the concept, the ...
Parenting to Impress Blog...
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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
Ragamuffin DVD Winner
And the winner of the Rich Mullin's DVD Ragamuffin is: Homeschool on a Dime Please contact me with your address before Sunday night (July 20th) at midnight so that we can get the DVD mailed to you! Congrats! And if you haven't yet be sure to subscribe to our blog because in August I will host ...
How to Daily Pray for Yourself
This post has been updated and the daily prayers for yourself is now available as a free printable. We pray for others, but do we prayers for ourselves? There are many characteristics that I desire to flow from my life, so why not add them to my daily quiet time? These would also be wonderful verses to pray over a friend ...
Family Friendly Must-Sees in St. Louis
source Our family along with some dear friends are headed to St Louis soon for a little vacation. A sweet ABCJLM user saw a pin that I posted for ideas for our visit and shared insight that she has as a St. Louis resident. St. Louis is known as a family-friendly city with ample amount of activities to do, many at no cost. ...
Which Option of ABCJLM Curriculum Is Best?
credit This was asked on our Facebook page: I am trying to weigh how to order the ABCJLM Curriculum - ordering the books in print or the electronic edition (Kindle). Is there any difference between the two? Great question and I will expand a little bit further to answer it. The curriculum and worksheets are available in ...
Ideas to Transition from a Children’s Bible to a Scripture Bible
Several of you have asked on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group for a good transition between Children's Bibles and adult Bibles. How do you move from stories to actual verses? Zondervan has several great options with their top selling Adventure Bible. Their latest release is the fully colored Adventure Bible for Early Readers using the New ...
Ragamuffin (Based on the Life of Rich Mullins) Review and Giveaway
I never attended his concerts but I knew some of his songs. I knew he lived an "abnormal" life but didn't know the background. And I remember the day he was killed. Being on a Christian college campus at the time, news of a Christian musician's death spread like wildfire. Rich Mullins. Maybe you know him better as ...
What’s in the Bible Sing-a-long
What do you get when you place a mom, four kids, and the newest What's in the Bible? DVD in the van for a five hour trip? Laughter, joy, excitement, and a peaceful ride. No lie! This is exactly what I did last weekend. The kids and I traveled to Camp Spoiler - aka the Grandparents' house - and previewed the new Buck ...
How to Daily Pray for Your Spouse
This post has been updated and the daily prayers for your spouse is now available as a free printable. Once again I found an idea from my Women's Ministry folder that I wanted to pass along. Today it is daily scripture based prayers to pray for your spouse. While they are written for a wife to prayer over her husband, each ...
ADHD: You Know the Name but Do you Know What it Means?
image source Pin It After reading "Welcome to Our Story," you know that two of our children have been diagnosed with ADHD. Little Man for the hyperactivity side and Bubs more for the attention issue. Unfortunately Bubs doesn't have an open-shut case because of the Executive Function Disorder (Frontal Lobe), Sensory Processing Disorder, and ...