With Easter quickly approaching, I want to share my top 10 Easter books as well as a few recent flops… In looking for Easter books (or any book for that matter), I look for ones that are well-written, beautifully illustrated, and give a clear message that supports what I want to communicate with my children. Oftentimes, finding […]
Easter
A Forest Walk
Through a cacti forest that is… The desert lured us out. It is in full bloom – greener, with tiny splashes of color. We ran, poked the dirt, inspected scat, played in dry washes and admired God’s creation. Greta managed to sleep through it all securely snuggled up to me. This was a particularly windy day. […]
Looking towards Calvary and the Empty Tomb…
Easter is a little more than a week away. Are you looking for some inspiration as you prepare your heart and the heart of your children over the next week as we remember the events leading up to Calvary and then the glory of seeing God’s redemption plan unfold in the Resurrection? Taking some time […]
Easter Roots
Picture a little girl with two blond braids twirling, dancing, singing – heart bursting with joy! I honestly cannot remember a time when I didn’t eagerly look forward to celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus. This has always been a special time. Perhaps nothing takes me back to my childhood celebrations like this classic written by Keith […]
Why Easter: A Heart Lesson
I am so very excited to share this idea with you all since I’ve seen so much sweet fruit from it in just the last 30 hours! We’ve been reading our favorite books, acting out the story and doing a craft here and there from my archives of ideas on Easter as we prepare our hearts […]
Hosanna!
Play is such a powerful vehicle for learning. We spent yesterday acting out Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is just hard to believe that a city that so jubilantly welcomed Jesus called for his death days later… This will be a week full of lots of dramatic retelling of the final week leading up […]