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FREE Bible Verse Activities for Kids-Colossians 3:2 and Luke 6:31
Training our minds and hearts to look to God and not dwell on the moment in front of us is not easy to do. As adults, we struggle with it regularly. But for kids, it can be even harder. Nearly...
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How Can You Indoctrinate Your Child in Jesus?
Training them to pray morning, noon, and night! The Shema – A Form of Indoctrination You may be wondering what is the Shema? The Shema was a command to the Israelites to love the Lord their God, in...
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The Law of Activity
For the past several months we’ve been examining The Seven Laws of the Teacher by Howard Hendricks. In August, we looked at The Law of the Teacher: “if you stop growing today, you stop teaching...
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Family fun with ukuleles
I started playing a baritone ukulele close to 60 years ago when a friend showed me a few chords on her baritone uke. I fell in love with the instrument and soon I could play several songs using only...
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The Cool Pool: A Jungle Doctor Mini-Fable by Paul White
Have you come across Paul White and his Jungle Doctor fables? My dad had both the fables and the picture fables. I have special memories of when he would read the picture fables to me. I loved the...
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Do You Need A Nap?
Ever heard of the terrible twos? Of course, you have! A few toddlers breeze through the twos without much drama, but most do not. My granddaughter did not. She was quite the drama queen—especially when...
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52 Weekly Devotions for Families Called to Serve
Author Karen Whiting has written a wonderful new book called 52 Weekly Devotions for Families Called to Serve. From reading Scripture with family to hands-on activities, the reader will discover ways...
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Let’s Turn the Conversation
I had the opportunity to attend a district professional development workshop. The keynote was about brain development. It seems studies by Harvard and MIT researchers have shown gaps in children’s...
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A Harvest of Blessings
This time of year can be a struggle for Christian parents. Halloween seems like such a fun holiday for kids. You dress up and visit the neighbors, shouting “Trick or Treat” when they answer the door....
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God’s Blessings of Fall
By Jean Matthew Hall I’m super excited to tell you about my first published picture book! God’s Blessings of Fall is the first book in my picture book series – Bountiful Blessings published by Little...
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Pumpkin Time, Truth, and Optical Illusions
I (Karen Whiting) am writing this for October 31, That is Halloween on the calendar and one that is controversial with Christians. Some avoid it, some use it to reach out with church trunk or treat...
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The Law of Communication
Ever tried to communicate something, only to discover words were exchanged, but you weren’t communicating at all? Yup, we’ve all been there. This is the fourth in a series of posts on The Seven Laws...
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FREE Bible Verse Activities for Kids-Psalm 136:1 and 147:7
Why do we so often find it hard to say, “Thank you”? As kids, we learn the proper manners, but sometimes, if we aren’t careful, we can slip away from those manners as we get older. Maybe we start to...
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The Gift of Reading
Imparting the Gift of ReadingChildren are a precious gift from the Lord. God cherishes little ones so much that He chose to come to earth as a baby and grow as a little child. As parents and educators...
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Framed!
What if your words ended up in a frame on the wall every time you made a promise? When a top United States diplomat recently took a new post in Europe, he took something important with him: a framed...
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Introducing Two New Board Books in The Good News Series
Introducing two new titles in the popular Good News series from Our Daily Bread Publishing… meet Good News! God Made Me! and Good News! It’s Christmas. Written for little ones aged five and under,...
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Waiting Room Reading
Doctor visits, car repair shop customer area, theme park lines, waiting for a table in restaurants…all these places are opportunities to read. While recently waiting for our car to travel through the...
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Teaching Multiple Levels
Twelve four-year-olds, two-thirds of which are speakers of other languages gathered in the toys and games center to learn a new game. I had a small mat, a large foam die, and colored craft buttons. I...
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Frog’s Rainy Day Story and Other Fables
I remember how much my kids and I enjoyed reading Aesop’s Fables when they were growing up. Not only were the tales humorous and entertaining, they each had a moral lesson that offered bits of...
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Thanksgiving with Santa
Have you ever taken your children or grandchildren to a Breakfast with Santa event? Now there’s no need to wait until the Christmas season to visit with the jolly old elf. Just invite him for...
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