Jean Matthew Hall writes encouraging words for young children and the caring adults in their lives. Her premier picture book debuts in September, 2019. It is the first in a four-book series about God's gift of the four seasons.
Seizing Teachable Moments With Older Children By Jean Matthew Hall As babies and toddlers grow into preschoolers and school-aged kids it seems that a parent’s job changes from mostly “protecting” punctuated by a lot of “no-nos” to more complicated situations. … Continue reading →
For a few years my family and lived in an old farmhouse down Chicken Road in middle Georgia. My sons frequently spent Saturday mornings outdoors doing yard work. Mowing, raking, burning the debris, picking up sticks the wind had ripped … Continue reading →
GIVING THANKS All my adult life I’ve thought that Thanksgiving Day gets cheated every year. We make such a big deal of Halloween, then hop right over to Christmas. Even as a child I thought it just wasn’t fair. So, … Continue reading →
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 Lamb Books. The book is … Continue reading →
by Jean Matthew Hall If you live in the northern states or Canada you may already be feeling the onset of fall. I live in the south, so it will be another month or so before we see leaves changing … Continue reading →
by Jean Matthew Hall The Bible that tell us God writes on our hearts. That leads me to believe that we write on each other’s hearts, too, especially on the impressionable hearts of children. Our children’s hearts are soft and moldable. … Continue reading →