Christmas Reads

Christmas decorating is now done and now I can focus on upcoming Christmas parties and get togethers. I love, love, love Christmas time for so many reasons. The first being that this is the season that we celebrate the birth of Christ and the beginning of the gospel being fulfilled.  I love Christmas time because …

Veteran’s Day 100th Anniversary

November 11, 1919 was the day that World War 1 ended. It was called “Armistice Day” marking the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observation of November 11. Then in 1938, that day become a national holiday paying tribute to all American veterans, living or dead, …

Simpler Times?

I love finding object lessons to teach God’s Word to children. For many years my friend and I would teach the children how a carved pumpkin was like a Christian. The children loved watching me cut the pumpkin as my friend read The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs and then explained how our lives as …

Kids Fall Wreath

This is a cute activity to help the kids feel a part of the “fall decorating” around the house. Your littles may need help with the cutting out of their handprints. My son and I did this project together and he enjoyed it. His project, seen below, is now hanging in our classroom. This craft …

It’s Fall, Let’s Read!

So fall seems to have finally arrived in Florida where we live. I am from the midwest and grew up with seeing all the beautiful fall colors on the trees and enjoying the cool brisk fall air. Unfortunately, I do not get to experience fall in the same way in Florida. I’m not complaining, just …