One of the perks of parenthood is taking the time to really think about spiritual things since I have the job of teaching it to my young one’s. I’m finding during this season that my thoughts are drawn to what the disciples must have felt during this rapidly changing time. The events leading up to the […]
Helping Kids Prepare for Pentecost
After Jesus rose from the dead, He spent another 40 days here on earth. He talked with His disciples, opened up Scripture and explained why He had to come and why He had to die. Right before He ascended back into heaven, He told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem. They ended up waiting 10 […]
A New Skill Under My Belt
Trey received these colorful little ‘pills’ for his birthday from cousin E that grow into sponge animals when placed in warm water. The boys all love them. Last night during bathtime, we gave each boy a pill and soon enough there were two dolphins and a dinosaur swimming around with them. All was well until […]
thankful
Counting gifts 252-272 Taking time to recognize God’s gifts for me is a gift that keeps on giving… I’m learning to see His gifts for me all over the place, even places I never thought I would. A little while ago, I went to the library to get a culture pass for a trip to […]
The Power of Touch
Do any of you ever have really bad weeks? This week was one of those for me. Nothing seemed to go right. I could go on and on, but I will just leave it at that and spare you all the boring, tedious details… One manifestation of my bad week was with my 3.5 year old. […]
cousin love
Cousins. They thoroughly enjoy each other… …and juming on the bed which is something they don’t get to go at our house.