Over 17 years ago my oldest son then in kindergarten would arrive home each week from school with a new bible verse on a baseball size card which we would add to a metal ring. We called this his ABC bible verses as each week the verse went a long with a letter in the [...]
Easter is the perfect time of year to share ” The Story of Jesus” with your children and what a better way then with the use of a movie. You can now watch “The Story of Jesus for Children” for FREE online in over 140 languages. This is the story of Jesus as seen through [...]
Over 10 years ago we began a new family tradition called “Resurrection Eggs”. This tradition consists of one dozen plastic eggs filled with various symbols that are used to teach the story of Easter to my children. The Easter story is broken down into 12 parts to go with each egg. As we read each [...]
This past week Steph Fink joined me on 24/7 MOMS and chatted to us about “I’m a Confident Parent, Right?” – We asked her to share her notes so all of our moms could be inspired from what she shared. I’m a Confident Parent, Right? By Steph Fink www.encouragedinheart.org What a treat to speak [...]
My kids love treasure hunts so I use various holidays through out the year to send them on hunts from searching for their Heart filled baskets on Valentine day to the traditional hunt for eggs on Easter. These hunts are all about them and what they can find and keep for themselves, which is fun [...]
Two conversations I had in the last few days with my children got me to thinking about family, ministry and life priorities. I have already shared with you that my one little word for 2012 is CHANGE and that I (we) are in the get prepared phase for CHANGE and though we don’t yet know [...]
Thanksgiving may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean that we have to let our kids forget about having hearts of gratitude and do of acts service . These FREE printable service jar slips from Today’s Mama are the perfect way to give your kiddos a way to continue developing hearts of gratitude and [...]
As our family has turned the calender to a new year and we are beginning to commit to new goals for 2012 I began to think how now would be a perfect time to begin reading the bible through together with our two youngest boys. I would like to tell you that I am committing [...]
Christmas day can become a day of ripping into packages and stuffing ourselves with festive foods. This year I challenge each of us to stop and allow our kids to get in Line to see Jesus – Maybe not a straight line more like a circle around the tree or table and share the Christmas [...]
Q: Did Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box drop off come and go and you are bummed you missed out? Are you looking for a way for your kids to give back this Christmas season? A: Begin a new tradition with your kids by Building-A-Box on Operation Christmas Child’s virtual Build-a-Box website! – Build A Box [...]
