Praying Hearts
Gimmee, gimmee, gimmee. I love the Christmas season, but the commercialism brings out the selfishness in all of us. Selfishness is the default response of our natural human nature.
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Seven Family Activities Around the Christmas Tree
The countdown to Christmas is in full swing. If you’re anything like me, you’ve only just put your tree up, you still have presents to buy and cards to send. I’m definitely a last-minute shopper, but I also yearn to … Continue reading →
Save Educational Gifts for New Year’s Day
When our children were little we started a new tradition to celebrate the New Year. We read about creation and newness in the Bible and then we celebrated new starts. This included giving children (or the family) new books and … Continue reading →
My Thanksgiving Prayer
Something that I learned during my years of teaching preschool, is that young children (ages 1-3) live in the present. They are aware of their surroundings and the people who are with them. They might understand that Mommy is coming … Continue reading →
Puppets and Children
Puppets edutain children. They can educate while delighting children. Simple puppets of heads on a Popsicle stick to the carved ones on television shows all bring inanimate objects to life and their movements can grab a child’s interest. Paper plate … Continue reading →
A Lesson on Prayer
In two more days we will celebrate my mother’s 95th birthday. She is an amazing woman who has lived a full life. Losing my father 10 years ago was the hardest experience she has ever faced. Still in love after … Continue reading →