source As I stated a couple of weeks ago, we love to go camping. The kids could spend hours "filling up the lake." [aka Throwing rocks in the water.] I love to watch the waves ripple from the various sized rocks that the kids pick up. Then sometimes a boat goes by. Several minutes later the waves hit the shore and I ...
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Celebrating Christmas Our Way
source My dear friend posted this so-well-written post on her blog and I immediately asked if I could share it with you. With all of the fabulous Christmas ideas available, this post is a wonderful reminder of reality. Christmas music softly drifted through the house as we dined by candlelight. We were beginning our new tradition of an ...
My Jesus Journal
Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong They are weak by He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so. Hard not to hum along as you read these words. Why? Because there is power in these words. There is power in the name of Jesus. And, ...
The Videos that Have Changed Our Lives
It is hard to believe that it has come to an end. A set of videos that have explained the Bible and caused us to fall in love with puppets named Buck Denver, Pastor Paul, and Sunday School Lady. If you are confused, I beg you to take a moment to read my past blog posts about the "What's in the Bible?" DVDs created by Phil Vischer ...
New Children Story Bibles and Devos Available
When I was a kids we had the choice of Psalty's the Singing Song Book Kids Bible or Precious Moments Bible. And the only thing that was made these Bibles different were that fact that they had a colorful cover! Today's kids have Bibles to pick in about any color or theme desired. The storybook, handbook, and devo below focuses on Adventure ...
What’s on Your Notecard?
credit Last week I shared one of two areas where God is asking me to let Him perform heart surgery. The post was raw and ugly but I pray that it encouraged you to take a look at some dark crevices in your own life. Issue number two came as a surprise to me. At first I denied it. But within a few ...
A Challenge for Change: What Will Fill Your Book?
credit Earlier this week, I read a quote on Pinterest that I can't get out of my mind. "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." (Author unknown) Today is day three of 2014 and already two pages of your "book" has been written. I pray that the Challenge for Change, the past blog posts, my "A Quiet ...
Our Christmas Gift Giving Guide
We are already receiving emails from family members asking for a list of items our children would like for Christmas. Our children are overly blessed with things but well-meaning family want them to have presents under the tree to unwrap at Christmas. If you are in the same boat, I have created a list of gifts that we have enjoyed for many ...
Check Out “The Nativity Story” Pop-Up App
My kids love to play on my iphone. And I am sure yours do too! Typically they choose Angry Birds, Word World, or another game app on the rare occasion that I say yes. I was excited to add to their repertoire with them a new Christmas app called The Nativity Story. Where will baby Jesus be born? At the market? At ...
Teaching a Child Emotions Through Story Characters
source Didn't you love Alicia's analogy of the onion yesterday? It restated the importance of going deeper into the classic and Bible stories we read to our children. As stated on Tuesday, stories are an excellent way to teach children about emotions and pragmatics. Homeschool On a Dime suggested using the ...