credit Last week I shared a past post from this blog on the Our Out-of-Sync Life Facebook page. And boy did the comments come in. Questions. Excitement. All surrounding the idea of teaching a child first time obedience. Today, I want to answer some of those questions and provide you with further resources on this topic. 1. ...
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Why I Believe Flannelgraph Can be an Excellent Way to Teach the Bible to Children
I am a product of flannelgraph teaching. Many of you are the product of flannelgraph teaching. If it was done well, you most likely have very fond memories. Used poorly? Not so much! Since beginning ABCJesusLovesMe, I desired to add flannelgraph as a technique to help families and churches teach Bible ...
Dear Kiddos…Words of Love, From Your Mommy
In the last post I shared a prayer I wrote for our children based upon John 17. With similar thoughts, I share with you today a letter I wrote to them in 2010. My precious Bubs, Sweet Pea, Little Man, and Peanut: I can't express the joy that I have from being your Mommy. I thank God daily for the little smiles, hugs, and ...
Praying Jesus’ Prayer for Your Children
Prayer is a subject that I really struggle. I can't wrap my brain around the in's and out's of this complex communication with our sovereign God. When I found a prayer devotional on YouVersion, I jumped at the opportunity to dive deeper. Unlike most of the devo plans on this free app, the three-week prayer plan only contains scripture ...
How to Tame the Laundry Giant
I fought the laundry and the laundry won... I fought the laundry and the laundry won. And that was the song that I sang every week. Laundry was the enemy. I was emerging from each battle more bruised and battered. Typically I could get the clothes in the washer (that's the easy part) but the clothes sat on the cabinet or in baskets for several ...
How to Give Your Child the Gift of Work
source In the last post I shared the importance of giving your child the "Ultimate Gift" - the gift of work. I believe this is accomplished three ways - chores, teaching the child to take initiative, and working together as a family. Today, I am going to share specific ways that we incorporate each into our daily lives. Age Appropriate ...
The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back
The question was odd. But Bubs asks a lot of strange questions so it didn't hit me at the time the level of "weird." "Why is it bad to be the straw that breaks the camel's back?" I had about 4.7 seconds to ponder how I would answer the question and why he would ask such a random question before another mini-crisis hit our home needing immediate ...
Thanks-Giveaway #8: Essential Oils
source One of the joys of owning a blog is being able to provide you with awesome products! I have loved our seven giveaways thus far. Today, I have the opportunity to giveaway two dōTERRA products: doTERRA Lavender and doTERRA Correct-X Essential Ointment. For people who care about improving their health and that of their ...
Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear: My New Favorite Emotions Book
Included in the decorating for Christmas is gathering all of our Christmas books and placing them on the hearth. Before nap, for bedtime, or on a whelm, we can easily grab one of our favorite Christmas classics to read. (See a list of our favorite Christmas books.) Yesterday, Little Man grabbed Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear to read. This ...
Thanks-Giveaway #2 – An Amazing Noah Picture Book
Noah. So many thoughts come to my mind when I think of this notorious Bible character. The faith. The courage. The strength. The obedience. Would I have been obedient in Noah's circumstances? Am I obedient now when God asked me to do things that appear crazy? When the opportunity came up for me to ...