Peace! Isn’t it interesting that the time we celebrate the Prince of Peace entering the world is a time that many would consider the least peaceful month of the year? What can we do to change this? I have found in my own life that when my heart and body are not at peace, I usually can trace it ...
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Kindness
We are on the brink of fall break and are wrapping up Kindness by sharing a recap of this month and a few NEW activities that target social, emotional and spiritual learning! The boys and I got a front row seat to how radical kindness can be as we took Banks to get his haircut this week. In that ...
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What do Dust Bunnies, Giants and Dinosaurs have in common? Kindness!
One of my FAVORITE things to do with the boys is to read a book together, and then give them a challenge! To me, this helps bridge the gap between head knowledge and character in action. So gather up the Kindness books you think your little ones would enjoy most, and next week we will share ...
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The Heart Question
In a culture that praises academic success, outward appearance, and performance on the sports field, how do we communicate to our children that it is their heart that matters most? As I wrestled with this question, there was another one that I was convicted to answer first...
Is it their ...
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The Shield of FAITH
Summer has flown by and my intention to do a month-long study on faithfulness has not been as robust as I hoped. But it has been life giving for me, and once again I find myself thankful for the way God uses our small gifts to accomplish His good and perfect will.
This week I wondered how ...
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What is FAITH-FUL-NESS?
Patience and joy are familiar concepts for most children, but faithfulness can seem like a BIG, new word! So, we introduced this by breaking it into syllables.
Faith-Ful-Ness. I asked the boys what each part could mean.
Faith- We used our memory verse to help us with this part. Faith is ...
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