Bible Before Screens (a.k.a. BBS)
Mornings during the school year are early and intense but not in the summer! When the boys wake up, I extend the invitation to read a chapter in Genesis (that's the book of the Bible we decided to read this month) and ask if they rather read it out loud, ...
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Summer Ideas for Slower Rhythms and Intentional Activities
PATH to Peace-Giving Our Children a Weapon Against Anxiety
I didn't recognize it right away, and made light of Banks' interest in checking the weather by calling him our "family weatherman." But as time went on I began to realize how his anxiety towards the clouds, wind, and rain was starting to have control over ALL our daily schedules. If the weather was ...
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Being Intentional in the Busy Seasons
If you're like me, sometimes I'm temped to just put my head down and "get through" the busy season, vowing to myself that I will be more intentional with the boys after the chaos stops. But the Enemy uses this way of thinking to distract us and carry us one more month down the road, or until we ...
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Time Alone With God
Do you ever feel like you're in a rut with your routine and your kids? Shuttling them from one activity to another with conversations that revolve around the latest Dude Perfect trick shot, Fantasy Football standings, and their favorite Prime flavor?! While I truly LOVE hearing about all of these ...
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How to Engage Various Learning Styles While Reading the Bible
Whether I'm talking to moms with a couple of children or a whole house full of kids, it doesn't take long during conversation for the topic to come up of how different children can be! Raised in the same house with the same parents and given relatively the same experiences, children are wonderfully ...
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Setting the Stage for Obedience
Sometimes Obedience to God looks crazy to the world.
When the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho in silence for SIX days, that seemed odd. But on the seventh day when the walls came crashing down, everyone saw what the Almighty God could do through one's obedience. Noah built an ark ...
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Mr. Marc was our next door neighbor and often played songs on his guitar as the boys ran around in the backyard. As part of the Speer Family, he grew up singing gospel music and continues using his gifts to record hymns for CB&J today! These hymns are a timeless way to remind children about the character of Jesus, and we are grateful to be able to share these with you. 