Parenting
Play is Practice for Life Skills: Preschool
According to Fred Rogers, minister, television personality, and author, “Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” When children play, they are practicing and learning about new skills and concepts. Playtime puts these life skills into practice. Preschool play-based programs are incredibly beneficial for young children, integrating playtime to incorporate intentional and…
Read More5 Tips to Equip an Anxious Child
The plan was to get the group of old college friends together over the holidays. You’d been looking forward to it for weeks, regaling the kids with stories of all the fun you had in school and assuring them of a host of new friends. A great time for everyone! But when you arrived at…
Read MoreBrick Builders Bible for LEGO Lovers
Introducing the Brick Builders Illustrated Bible, just in time for Christmas. This is a totally cool bible for kids! Brick Builders Illustrated Bible is a kid friendly, colorful bible. The book contains both Old Testament and New Testament stories from God’s Word in language children will easily understand. All the illustrations are created from bricks, LEGOTM bricks. This…
Read MoreJ.I.N.G.L.E. Keeping CHRIST in Christmas
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to become busier, impatient, frustrated, and generally overwhelmed with all that needs to be done. Shopping for family members and extended family, planning special meals, decorating the house, and serving at both church and school makes each day a marathon. Working overtime to get the…
Read MoreAdvent Calendar Ideas for College Kids
There’s power in traditions. Rituals bind families together, create special memories, and provide a link between the generations. Each family has a distinctive take on common traditions and unique rituals as well. Faith traditions are especially important to impart values and instill beliefs in children. Advent calendars are apart of many families’ preparation for Christmas.…
Read MoreGlorify God in the Fires
Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires… Isaiah 24:15 KJV This past summer and early fall have been filled with emotion. The family cabin was struck by lightning, caught fire, and burned. Ironically, the only thing salvageable was the wrought iron wood rack and a stack of dry oak. My parents purchased the dilapidated…
Read MoreThanksgiving Activity for Kids!
Thanksgiving Dinner Napkin Rings Get your kids involved with dinner preparations with the FREEBIE below! Use kid scissors to cut out each verse card. Glue the verses to strips of card stock or cardboard. Kids can decorate the strips with crayons. Bend verse cards in a circle. Secure with tape. Another option is to use…
Read MoreBe Thankful for Our Nation
Give thanks all circumstances! In 1863, Abraham Lincoln made the day of thanks official during the Civil War. It makes me think of Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). President Lincoln found a way…
Read More7 Tips for a Neighborhood Friendly Halloween
Do you know the families in your neighborhood? Maybe you’re new to the area. Perhaps your little one is going trick-or-treating for the first time, so the holiday is a bit more exciting. Be intentional this Halloween in connecting with the neighbors, both the children and the parents who come to the door by using…
Read MoreGod in the Pumpkin Patch… Halloween FREEBIE!
Christians are like pumpkins in the patch, loved by the Creator and designed to shed LIGHT on a dark world. Get your SHINE this Halloween on because God loves you! Download God in the Pumpkin Patch! SHINE with this FREEBIE! © 2018 Becky Danielson. All rights reserved. If you’ve been encouraged by this post, please…
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