If it comes off of my child’s body – teeth, hair, umbilical cords – I do not keep it. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with displaying a tuft of hair or a crusty, decomposing umbilical stub in a shadow box…it’s just not for me. But drawings, doodles, scraps of napkin with a tic-tac-toe scribbled […] Read more…
Kids on a Mission: Easter Island Lesson 6 Purpose: By the end of this lesson students will be able to: Recall basic facts about Easter Island and its religion, geography, and culture. Explain how the people of Easter Island decide their governors. Pray for the people of Easter Island by thinking through some of their […] Read more…
Publix has been really good to me… …they have these car buggies that are like fun little kid prisons that I can push around. If I put my kids on one of those backpack leashes I get major disapproval from people who have never had children…but if I strap them all into a jail-on-wheels everyone thinks it’s cute. […] Read more…
We are now in week 5 of our “Kids On A Mission” series. This week, we will be traveling to Iceland…one of the most beautiful places on earth! Even though the handiwork of God can be seen all over Iceland’s majestic landscape, most of the people there have forgotten who their Creator is. Our prayer is […] Read more…
Welcome to lesson 4 of “Kid’s on a Mission!” This week we’re learning about the country of India by making real investigations into their religion, food, and culture. My prayer is that your children hear the gospel again and again today while also becoming a little more confident in God’s truth as well as his […] Read more…
Last night he got home from work over an hour late. Not only did I feed and bathe the kids all by myself, but I also didn’t make it to my beloved, every-other-week women’s Bible study at Panera Bread. This morning when I got up, he was already gone…but his remnants were everywhere. Cereal bowl on the counter. […] Read more…
Kids on a Mission: Portugal Lesson 3 Time needed: 25-35 min Age: 4-7 years old Purpose: students will be able to Understand the importance of building relationships in light of sharing the love of Christ Recall basic facts about Portugal and the people there Pray for the people of Portugal Plan an activity to have […] Read more…
Today’s post is a beautiful contribution by a dear friend, Jamie Wahl. Enjoy her words, mommas! You will be deeply reminded of the wonder of motherhood. My husband’s family lives in Tuscaloosa so we make the drive there and back quite often (John makes the drive—I don’t “interstate”–thank you love!). Charlie loves to sleep in the […] Read more…
Last week began our “Kids On A Mission” series! We started out by looking at some fun facts about the world as a whole, and even designed a passport to take along with us on our “travels.” This week’s lesson will guide us to our first destination: China! Katie and I continue to pray that God uses this series […] Read more…
This week begins a series of posts titled “Kids on a Mission”. It is our deep desire to help our children develop a love and compassion for the world and all the hurting people in it. This mission series is developed by us, to help our children “travel” around the world to different countries and […] Read more…