The months that I actually take time to prepare my heart for our upcoming WOW Word are always the richest. Not only do my children grow in their knowledge and love for Jesus, but when I am still and come to the Lord first to learn and then to teach, I can more clearly discern the guiding of the ...
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The Peace Corner
I am so excited to share a treasured part of our home with you today! When Chip was three, we needed a strategy for him to use to calm down and regain his self control. A place for him to go to just be while he processed his emotions in a healthy way. Taking a time out provided a break but didn't ...
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The Sword and The Stones
I love sharing ideas about ways to have fun AND be intentional with our little ones! Typically I don't spend time blogging about what didn't work, but this week I wanted to show you that not every activity is a home run. However, the Lord always seems to have a nugget for me even if my children do ...
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Bean Bags and Hot Chocolate!
This week we are sharing playful ideas on ways to teach self control strategies to your children! And, as a bonus, we (parents, grandparents, teachers and friends) are reminded of ways we can grow in this fruit of the spirit, too.
Should I Say It?
Introduce this activity by reminding kids ...
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Learning Self Control Through PLAY!
Last week I got to hear Dave Thomas speak on resiliency in children, and I was so encouraged by his thoughts on positive reinforcement. He said that rewarding children for reaching goals is different than 'bribing' them and made the connection that as adults, we reward ourselves for reaching a ...
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What is SELF CONTROL?
Self Control, AGAIN? While I typically like to repeat WOW Words every two years, there is such a need in our home right now that we had to do this word again! When I asked my older boys what self control looked like, they could tell me what it was not but had a hard time verbalizing what it was, ...
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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.