With the New Year fast approaching, I'd love to encourage you to share the importance of daily devotions with your children. Spending quality time with God each day is not just good for you, as parents, but it is also an important habit for the kids to start as well. My daughter is turning 8 this week and she loves reading her Bible. I was excited to see a new Bible available for Tween girls: Faithgirlz Bible. I am putting this one away for my daughter for when she gets just a bit older. This is … [Read more...]
After the Crucifixion: A.D. The Bible Continues
From Executive Producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett comes an uplifting spiritual journey through the later chapters of biblical history. A.D. picks up where the smash hit, "The Bible," left off, continuing the greatest story ever told and exploring the exciting and inspiring events that followed the Crucifixion of Christ. [Tweet "The Crucifixion was only the beginning of the story. #ADTheSeries"] About A.D. The Bible Continues As most of the world knows, the Crucifixion was only the … [Read more...]
Journaling Bible (Give the Gift of God’s Word this Year!)
The ESV Journaling Bible, from Crossway, provides the perfect way for you to keep a journal of your spiritual life right inside the Bible that you read and study each day. With covers and formats that look like the finest journals, the Journaling Bible features 2-inch ruled margins. Use the margins for: writing observations reflections prayers praises notes journal entries journal art [Tweet "This unique Bible makes a great gift and lasting keepsake for anyone who values God's … [Read more...]
Faith of Our Fathers: Get this DVD!
Veteran's Day is November 11th. This new film, Faith of Our Fathers, from Pure Flix, could not be available at a better time. About Faith of Our Fathers John Paul and Wayne are two young men in search of their fathers. Problem is...their fathers have been dead for 25 years. Eddie and Steven are two young men in search of their sons...whom they've never met. In 1969, Eddie and Steven are with their squad deep in the jungle of Vietnam on a five-day mission to retrieve fallen comrades. They write … [Read more...]
New Christian Sci-Fi Show for Kids (even parents will love)
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...]
Grandparents Quotes, Crafts, and Gift Ideas
I am blessed to have one grandparent alive still - my grandpa. He's 82 and very active and still spoils me and my kids both. They call him Grandpa Greats. We see him numerous times per week because he only lives a mile and a half from our house. I never want to lose my grandpa. We've been close my entire life. Last year for Grandparent's Day, I got my grandpa his favorite gift - chocolate. This year, I want to have the kids make him something too. Grandparents Day is coming up soon. Have you … [Read more...]
