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Corrupt Media: How Can You Protect Your Child from Becoming Self-Centered?
Our morally corrupt media has the ability to influence both children as well as adults in alarming ways. Every day, television programs bombard us with the false narrative that we should learn to love...
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How C. S. Lewis and Shasta can Help Kids Gain New Perspective on Difficult...
If I’ve learned anything about kids after working in a public elementary school for nearly fifteen years, it’s that many kids are cheerful Piglets, some are gloomy Eeyores, and a few are like C. S....
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The Wonder That is You: Board Book Version
It’s always good news for an author when they hear that their publisher is about to release the board book version of their picture book. Luckily for me, that’s just what happened recently with The...
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Teaching Our Children to Cast Down Idols
For in that day every man shall throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold…sin, which your own hands have made for yourselves. –Isaiah 31:7, NKJV As we’re training up the next generation to...
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A Person’s a Person
“A person’s a person no matter how small.” If you’ve ever read Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss, you will recognize this quote from Horton the Elephant. In celebration this month of Dr. Seuss’s...
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Easter Coloring and Activity Book
This Easter season, you can fill your children’s Easter experience with more than just candy and bunnies. You can also fill their hearts and minds with the stories and the hope of Jesus Christ. The Our...
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Reading Events Cancelled…What can we do?
Alerts are arriving by the moment. Phone, email, text messages. Events are cancelled or postponed to another time. From library book readings to author events to book signings and more, the world of...
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Family time – time for catching up
Has your life been turned upside down this past week or two? Many are going through this with you. Instead of parents at work and children at home, now everyone is home for who knows how long – until...
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THE CHOSEN…Watch it with your family!
The Chosen T.V. Show, image from press release kit The COVID19 pandemic is changing all of our lives in some way. I don’t pretend to have it all figured out. For me as a teacher, we have switched to...
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Giving Our Children Roots
DEVELOPING ROOTS Developing roots is essential to the growth of a tree—to any plant. Last summer I took a few cuttings from a fig tree in my daughter’s yard. Following Google’s advice, I made mini...
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Stay-at Home Field Trips Ideas from Karen Whiting
With schools, libraries, and even zoos closed we need to engage our children in fun and learning. Consider creating your own fun stay-at-home field trips. For example, choose to go on a trip to the...
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Free Cut and Paste Bible Verse Fun: Verses About Peace
Nothing communicates the idea of “peace” to me as strongly as a picture of a baby sleeping. They are completely at rest, worried about nothing. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for children to learn...
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Snail Mail Encouragement
I wonder if you can remember receiving a piece of mail as a child. I imagine you can still remember who sent it. Or perhaps the excitement and joy you felt when you opened the letter or parcel, knowing...
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Is Easter the Most Important Holiday?
Is Easter the Most Important Holiday? Whenever I hear of an upcoming celebration, I feel the joy rising up within me. I love celebrations. Whether informal or formal, I’m always glad to have a...
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Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday
Today is Holy Thursday, sometimes referred to Maundy Thursday. We remember the upper room where Jesus met with his disciples for his last supper before he was arrested in the night. Our church choir...
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Free Easter Gospel Tract
He is risen! Alleluia! In the middle of all the stress and challenges we are facing these days, this is comforting and encouraging news indeed. God is still on the throne. Jesus is risen from the...
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Psalm 91
Sharing a favourite Psalm of mine at such a troubled time as this. Psalm 91 HE who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord,...
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Judah Touro Didn’t Want To Be Famous
Biography picture books are typically found in public and school libraries, but during these stay-at-home days, they are also a great option for a home library. My friend Audrey Ades just released her...
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Observing and Absorbing During the Virus
The past few weeks have given the world a new way to look at everyday happenings. Before the dreaded “Covid 19″, people were consumed with the hustle and bustle of their own “to do” lists, places to...
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What’s a Parent to Do? or Nursery Rhymes are Not Just for Preschool
The weather is beautiful. Everyone wants to be outside but there is still so much learning to do! Whether we are long-time homeschoolers or we have been drafted into the position by the COVID-19...
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