My two sons are ages 7 and 5 and quickly growing out of most Bible storybooks. I have tried reading some simplified Bible versions with them, but the reality is they just aren’t ready. So I was excited to be offered the opportunity to review “The Action Storybook Bible.” My Kid’s Reactions: The illustrations… Read More Review: “The Action Storybook Bible”
This is part of an ongoing series: How to Teach Children Hymns (even if You Aren’t Musical). Our family recently completed our 6-week rotation of learning a new hymn, “Holy, Holy, Holy.” As we were singing this hymn together the other night, my 6-year-old started acting it out. As we sang about casting down our… Read More How to Teach Children Hymns (even if You Aren’t Musical)- “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Dinner table idea! I came across this video recently read recently of Sara Blakely speaking about her father celebrating failure because it was a learning experience. He would ask them about their failures and celebrate the hard-earned knowledge, she attributed her father’s attitude to part of her success in the business world. How we… Read More Celebrating Failure with Children
Or How to Help You be Thankful too! It’s the worst part of winter right now. The days are still short, still to cold to play outside every day, and there is no Christmas to be excited about. We are living in dreary dark days and needing graciousness for one another. I don’t think most… Read More 6 Ways to Help Children (and Adults) Say “Thank You”
Why Learn the Lord’s Prayer? Recently, we have been helping our 5 and 3-year-old memorize the Lord’s Prayer. Our church says the Prayer together every week and learning it is a way to further involve our children in our church service. Don’t misunderstand, I don’t believe that by my children learning the Lord’s Prayer, it… Read More How to Help Children Learn the Lord’s Prayer
I met a friend for coffee this evening and had the rare experience of riding in the car by myself and not desiring silence. So I turned on the radio. I had not realize how frazzled I was supposed to be about Christmas. I didn’t realize I had to get a gift for everyone I… Read More How to Start Practicing Advent
I bought this banner for $5 at Target a few weeks ago. Not that it matters, I just didn’t want you to think I am super crafty, I didn’t make it. And I didn’t even put the banner up to show how thankful I am; because most of the time I’m not. I put the… Read More Give Thanks (even when you are grumpy)
I think I need to clean my camera phone lens! Please excuse the poor picture. I am so glad we started our thankfulness chain in October this year. If we miss a day here or there, we still have plenty of time to have a nice long chain. But it’s also become part of a… Read More Thanksgiving Chain in Progress
I grew up in Texas. It’s hot. It’s hot almost all of the time. My brother and I were talking on the phone yesterday and it’s still 90+ degrees there. So fall was always this nice nebulous idea, but not something I had really experienced. The leaves on the tree in our front yard wold… Read More Happy Autumn