I never attended his concerts but I knew some of his songs. I knew he lived an "abnormal" life but didn't know the background. And I remember the day he was killed. Being on a Christian college campus at the time, news of a Christian musician's death spread like wildfire. Rich Mullins. Maybe you know him better as ...
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Teaching Dental Hygiene and Book Giveaway
I hate to go to the dentist. I loathe it really. Even as an adult, I have no doubt that my blood pressure rises before a checkup. I do not want my children to have this feeling. Thankfully the culture has turned to help children feel at ease at a doctor and dentist visit. An ABC Jesus Loves Me user emailed me sharing ...
Are You Teaching Your Daughter How to Care for God’s Creation?
The title "Nature Girl: A Guide to Caring for God's Creation" came across my email and I was intrigued. From Amazon: Love God, Love the Planet As you become an expert in all things green, Nature Girl offers fun ways to care for God’s creations while enjoying the wonders of nature! With activities, recipes, science experiments, and much ...
Alphabet Season Books
Did you read my review on the new Alphabet seasons books written by Kathy-Jo Wargin and available from Zonderkidz? If you didn't, be sure to click to read the review on the Winter book. Today I am going to share with you the summer and fall books. F Is for Fireflies: God's Summertime Alphabet & P Is for Pumpkin: God's ...
God’s Springtime Alphabet Book: Precious Easter Gift
A few weeks back I shared S Is for Snowman: God's Wintertime Alphabet. If you remember, this book changed my opinion of alphabet books! K is for Kite: God's Springtime Alphabet is just as delightful and perfect for this time of year. This book focuses on two levels of the alphabet. First is the individual letters - K. The ...
Pups of the Spirit: Helping Children Learn the Fruits of the Spirit
Two weeks ago on this blog we focused on the what, when, where, why, and how of Teachable Moments. Those God-given moments that provide the perfect training opportunity for our children. Many times the words "patience, love, and self-control" are part of the teachable moments in our home. These words are three of the nine Fruit of ...
New Children Story Bibles and Devos Available
When I was a kids we had the choice of Psalty's the Singing Song Book Kids Bible or Precious Moments Bible. And the only thing that was made these Bibles different were that fact that they had a colorful cover! Today's kids have Bibles to pick in about any color or theme desired. The storybook, handbook, and devo below focuses on Adventure ...
Fun Winter and Alphabet Book: S is for Snowman
All in all, I dislike alphabet books. Loath them, actually. I cringe when my kids pick them off the library shelves. My first instinct is one of I-really-don't-want-to-read-this-book-grrrrr! Sometimes, I suggest a different book in exchange. Other times I give a flat out - No! When the God's Alphabet books were suggested ...
Learn About God’s Creation: Animals
Do you know how cows came to America? Do you know how long an eagle can live? Do you know how much a moose weighs? From the Made By God series is a new book called Animals All Around that helps you answer all of your children's curious questions including these above. Animals All Around is a 4-in-1 book that covers Forest Friends; ...
Helping Your Daughter Understand Her Body: The Ultimate Girls’ Body Book
As Bubs and Sweet Pea are knocking on the doorstep of adolescents, my husband and I have been talking more and more about having "the" talk with each of them. Actually, not just one talk but several talks. While this may be uncomfortable we want the information to come from us and not from their peers or ...