I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but I am a bit of a sci-fi fan. Science Fiction books, movies, and television shows are appealing to me. So when I found out that their was a new kids's show, Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9 coming out this month - I was pretty excited to get an early access preview of it. But, the fact that this new Christian sci-fi show is from VeggieTales® and What's in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer made it a must-see for our family. We are HUGE VeggieTales … [Read more...]
A Fun Kids Club: I’m Teaching Adventurer Club
So I am teaching again. Not homeschooling but I am teaching at a new kids club - the Adventurer Club. It's a club for kids in grades 1-4 and I had 16 kids register. We had our first club meeting this week and it went pretty well. We start the evening off with Pledge, Law, Songs, Prayer, and Story/Devotional. We then move onto to our award classwork. The kids get awards for various topics and I started with the Listening Award. An award is basically a badge that will be sewn onto a sash that the … [Read more...]
Baby Dedication – What is it?
In our church we don't baptize babies, but we do have baby dedications. Have you heard of a baby dedication before? If not, I thought I'd share a bit about it. Baby Dedication Dedication of children to God was practiced in biblical times and is practiced today in many churches. You can find examples in the Bible of baby dedication: Hannah dedicated Samuel, to God and to the service of His house (1 Sam 1:27, 28) Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the Temple in "Jerusalem to present Him … [Read more...]
All About Pentecost
What is Pentecost? One of the major feasts in the Jewish calendar, Pentecost was celebrated fifty days after the Passover. It was a way for the Jews to thank God for their crops. After the resurrection of Jesus, this feast would be celebrated much differently for Christians. In the book of Acts chapter 2 we find Peter, one of Jesus' disciples, in Jerusalem. He and other early church members were in Jerusalem to celebrate Pentecost. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one … [Read more...]
Christian Easter Treat Bag Labels
I love printables, don't you? Here are simple, pastel Christian Easter treat bag labels for you to print! You can fill a plastic baggie with Easter themed candy, homemade treats, or non-candy Easter basket gifts. Attach the treat bag label to the top of your baggie! So easy and pretty. Don't forget you can also print: Christian Easter Food Tent Labels Christian Easter Cupcake Toppers Simply right click on the image, and open it in a new window to print. You can also open … [Read more...]
Awesome Christian Easter Basket Ideas
My kids both love Easter. In fact, they've been playing with last year's plastic Easter eggs at their Papa and Nana's house the last couple weeks. They hide them either in the house or out in the backyard. It's pretty cute, and it keeps them busy. I don't want them to think that Easter is all about plastic eggs, candy, and baskets full of silly toys. Each Easter I like to give them items the celebrate the true meaning of Easter -- Jesus Christ and His great love for us. I want them to celebrate … [Read more...]
Dads, do you need a guide for raising daughters?
Parenting is hard stuff. I say it a lot. But that's because it's true. It is the hardest job there is and the most important. Raising these children to not only be productive members of society but to also love and obey God? Well, most days I don't even know what I am doing. [Tweet "Parenting? Most days I don't know what I'm doing. #FCBlogger"] My daughter is already seven years old. I started this blog when we were living in California. I really wanted to keep my family updated on our … [Read more...]
