A few weeks ago I asked the ABCJLM family how I could best serve their families. Several of the families who have been with ABCJLM for a while, asked for curriculum for their older children. They have loved using ABCJLM with their preschoolers but they want more for their elementary-age children. As I prayed about it, the Armor of God was one ...
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Tips to Have Successful Meals with Children
From a young age, my dream was to have the "Walton" family. The icon of the perfect American family shown on a popular TV series in the 1970's. I dreamed of fun family devotions. Going camping. Serving neighbors and those in need. I envisioned our family of six sitting down to meals while everyone talked about their day and laughed over the ...
Photography 101
I have a love affair with still photography. Since a child, I have loved looking at the photographs entered in the county and state fairs. The emotions portrayed in photos from historical events always move me. It’s been a goal of mine to learn how to take quality photos of our family and activities that we do together. For my birthday, my ...
Explaining Easter to Children of all Ages
The question was asked on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group, "How do I explain Easter to a child?" Great question because parts of the Easter story are brutal and could be scary if not presented in an age-appropriate manner. The last thing we want is for a child to be scared of a Bible story - especially the story of salvation. Instead ...
Ways to Serve Parents of Children with Special Needs
Throughout life's challenges, we have had people tell us "Let us know if you need help." I have learned that people either say this to make themselves feel better - like offering to help takes them off the hook - or they say it because they really don't know what to do. One area of my life that I have received many blank stares is coming along ...
Journaling through Your Quiet Time {Giveaway}
Hang around me for a bit and you will hear me share how important my daily Quiet Time is. How God brought me to my knees to the point that I didn't have a choice but to admit my daily need of Him. I share my redemptive story in my free eBook A Quiet Time, Worth the Time. Also included in the eBook is a plan that I use during my devo time; a ...
New Blog, New Team!!! {JellyTelly and Roku Giveaway}
Those of you who are friends with me on Facebook know that I have been working hard on something new. Surprise! It's a completely remodeled blog! Simplified. Cleaner. Easier to navigate and search. After reading this blog post, I hope that you will take some time to look around. I realize that there are some formatting issues with a few ...
What Gospel Parenting Looks Like {Giveaway}
Between personal readings and reviews, I have read a plethora of parenting books. So many that I rarely read new publications. Yet one grabbed my attention. And I am very thankful that I agreed to review it. Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family is the newest release by author and speaker Paul Tripp. Unlike ...
Beginner’s Bible Giveaway Winner
Thank you to all who entered to win The Beginner's Bible ($16.99) shared in last week's post.Out of 164 entries, the randomly chosen winner is: Entry #154 - Emily (email Emi.trou...@) Please contact me within 48 hours using the winning email address. Thank you to everyone who entered and thank you to Zonderkids for providing this giveaway.Be ...
Creating a Preschool Notebook
Wondering what to do with your little one's art and writing masterpieces? Check out this idea from 2013. With four littles in our house, our refrigerator is not big enough to hold all of the artwork and handwriting papers. I needed someway to showcase and organize the learning our children were doing during preschool time. The ...