Happy New Year! I pray that your new year is off to a great start. Last week, I shared how I want to reFocus my own life in 2016 and today I want to share what I have planned for the ABC Jesus Loves Me website and this blog. 1. Teaching I have loved your feedback on the weekly Periscope Broadcasts/YouTube videos. You enjoy ...
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How to Stop Tantrums
image source Lately there has been a common theme of questions on the ABCJLM Facebook group, all centered around the topic of discipline. Specifically, asking for help with children who throw fits and demand their way. But there are often fears associated with these questions. 1. Won't discipline hurt my child's ...
Hide It In Your Heart: Music and The Word (Giveaway)
For the month of Thanksgiving, I have been reading through a 30-Day Scripture reading plan that I shared on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. Shannon, over at SWTBlessings.com, compiled this wonderful collection of verses to prepare our hearts for the coming holiday. It's not to late to join me! One of the passages contained the verse ...
Recipe and Gift: Rhubarb Strawberry Jam {You Won’t Believe How Easy It Is}
What are the first words that come to your mind when thinking about gift giving for Christmas? Stress Expensive Frustration Gift-giving is not my love language thus I don't particularly enjoy the process of planning and purchasing gifts for others. But, I do love to give people things that I have made. Something about the energy and heart ...
Hosting a Neighborhood Open House
image source by gesinek When our children were very young we started a tradition of creating food baskets for our neighbors for Christmas. Instead of just dropping the goodies by, we set up a time for the recipients to come to our home or for us to visit them (many are retired). With ten families on our list, we started late-November ...
Creating a {Do Not} Worry Book for Children and Adults
The outward appearances are different but the internal feelings are the same. Fear. Anxiety. Worry. For Bubs, it manifests itself in him tensing his body and opening his eyes very wide. In Peanut and my niece, their fingers go to the mouth. For me, worry results in tense muscles and a pounding headache. All signs of worry about a present ...
Teaching Your Children About God: Galaxy Buck Review & Giveaway
True or False: It is the church's responsibility to give my child a solid foundation of the Bible. While most of us would choose "false" for this statement, I wonder if there isn't a little truth to it. Here's a quote from author and executive director of global networking of Awana and KidzMatter, Larry Fowler, from his book Rock-Solid Kids. I ...
Fall is in the Air: Books and Activities for the Whole Family
Fall is such a wonderful time of year with fun crafts, engaging activities, precious books to read, and delicious recipes. Here are just a few to get you started. Pictured below is a fun Shape Pumpkin to combine Halloween, pumpkins, coloring, visual perception, fine motor practice, and shape recognition. (Shoo, that is a lot of ...
Do You Have a Talking Stick: A Visual Cue to Teach Respect and Listening Skills
“Do you have a Talking Stick?” she asked me. My first instinct was panic. Should I have a talking stick? Is it wrong to have talking stick? Oh my…what is a talking stick? Bubs’ speech pathologist could sense my confusion and immediately put my mind at ease stating that she would explain. To begin, Miss W folded a piece of a paper long ...
How I am Connecting with You through Live Periscope Broadcasts: The What, When, Where, Why, and How
For the past year, I have been praying about ways to engage with you on a personal level. While several options have shown potential, nothing has grabbed my attention enough to take the dive. Last week I was introduced to a new free app that I think will provide us with the avenue I have prayed for. Last week approximately 65 of you ...