Twice a month, I have the amazing opportunity to lead 60-80 three to six-year-old children at our church in worship and Bible time. As you can imagine, this is no small feat as there is a wide range of development and maturity sitting on eight large carpet squares. Staying focused and sitting still is a huge accomplishment for these ...
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The ABCJLM 1 Year Curriculum is Now Available
Just in case you haven't heard, the 1 Year Curriculum is now available to view and order, and for churches, preschool, and other businesses to purchase Licenses. The excitement thus far has been amazing! Here are just two of the fun comments that have been posted on Facebook: Soooooooooooo excited!!!!! Love, love, love it ...
Home Art Studio Curiculum Review and Giveaway: You Will Love This!
Last year, I was asked by Lindsey to review her Home Art Studio DVD series. I was skeptical but decided to give it a try as I am a terrible artist and thought maybe I could learn something along with my five-year-old. Right before Christmas I received a wonderful set of art supplies and the Kindergarten Curriculum DVD. Peanut and I ...
Filling Your Holidays and Home with Music: The Best Christmas CDs & Giveaway
The Best Christmas Music One of my favorite parts of Christmas is the music. I love to hear the beautiful melodies and gorgeous harmonies. Plus I love the peace that it adds to the atmosphere in our home. With the help of my Facebook friends, I compiled a list of the everyone's favorite Christmas CDs. Ptxmas - Pentatonix Christmas ...
Happy Thanksgiving, Road Trip Activity Workbook, and Giveaway Winners
image source - Ayal87 Today's blog post is a Capricorn of ideas and info. Be sure to check out each point! Road Trip Activity Workbook Many of you will be traveling for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Make your trip a little easier with the free ABCJLM Road Trip Activity Workbook. A collection of activities and games that we ...
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 ...