May 23, 2013

Five-Finger Prayer – Teaching kids to pray for others

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Teach your kids to not only pray for their needs but for others with this simple Five- Finger prayer idea.  It helps to remind each of us of the  different areas  to pray for on either a daily or weekly basis. You can  choose to use it daily weekly by praying for one area each [...]

8 Ways To Teach Your Kids To Pray For The Nations

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“My house will be called     a house of prayer for all nations.” Isaiah 56:7b My Children may never walk the streets of Albania, Bhutan or Yemen.  They may never personally  meet the Azeri, Dogon or even the Irula  people groups. But that doesn’t mean that my children can’t be part of changing these Nations and [...]

Teaching Kids to Seek God’s Word (As for Hidden Treasure)

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Teaching your kids to memorize bible verses can sometimes need a little creativity. Frugal Fun For Boys came up with a creative idea that both boys and girls will love getting a little creative with and moms will love how simple it is. Creating a treasure box to hide their treasures in (bible verses).  You [...]

31 Ways to Pray For Your Children

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We pray daily for God to bless and protect our children, we pray for God to help them in difficult times  and to guide them in  making  wise decisions – though these are heartfelt prayers there comes a point where we wonder what more can and should we being praying for and over our children.  [...]

Raising Mission-Minded Kids

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Mom, “ I Think I’m about to get all emotional in a few minutes”  were the words that came out of my sons mouth as we were preparing to go to bed on our first night in Mexico. For this mom packing up my most needed belongings, saying good-bye to the life I have known [...]

God’s Story: Easter – A perfect video to show your kids

Have you noticed that this generation we are raising learns so much from the media and technology?  My boys love watching you tube videos, Vimeos and of course full length DVD’s so when I come across one that not only entertains but has a great lesson along with it I am eager to share it [...]

On a Mission to the Mission

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WHEW!!!! The countdown is here and we are 2 sleeps away(how my kids count) to the big day when we will pile into the car and back out of our driveway to begin our 5 month missions journey.  Until then I am on a mission to the mission.  My Daily life has gone from normal [...]

Free Write Through the Bible: Copywork Printables

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 Write Through the Bible: Copywork Printables Write Through the Bible is a series of copywork printables designed for an entire school year, combining the disciplines of handwriting, dictation, Scripture memory, and vocabulary into one daily activity. There is currently one version of Write Through the Bible available, in both manuscript and cursive, but there are more [...]

How to Survive a Church Service with Kids

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by Michelle from: Nannypro.com There is nothing more embarrassing than needing to leave church in the middle of the service because of a child’s misbehavior and disruptive influence. Well-prepared parents and well-disciplined kids have little to worry about, but finding a system that works for your family isn’t always easy. First of all, it’s important [...]

Books For Raising World Changer Kids

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In my search for bed time stories to read to my two youngest boys I cam across a series of books called the Light Keepers by Irene Howat.  A series of books  about boys and girls who made an impact on our world by using the gifts and talents that God gave them. As a [...]