A Family Thanksgiving Prayer
Ask most kids what they’re thankful for, and the classic answers kids give are... "I’m thankful for my dog." "I’m thankful for my home.""I’m thankful for my mom." Other kids come up with more out-of-the-box specifics. “I’m thankful for peanut butter and Legos." “I’m...
How Are You Supposed to Be Thankful When You’re Disappointed?
Yesterday I sat down to write down a few thoughts on thankfulness. Halfway through my perfectly packaged blog on being grateful, I got an email I’d been waiting for—with the opposite news I’d hoped for. The news didn’t just disappointment; it hurt. I...
Fizzing Thanksgiving Pumpkins: An Activity and Object lesson on Thankfulness
A few years ago, our neighborhood got together for dinner. I thought I'd surprise my neighbor with a simple gift. I love giving gifts and was excited to see what she thought. As she unwrapped the gift, I kept watching her face. She didn't smile and honestly I can't...
Living on a Mountain Top: A Hands-on Devotional about What Pleases God Most
What does it take to become President? Some would say good connections and popularity. Definitely a lot of planning, time, energy--and lots of money. I joke that if the candidates had just given me the money they spent filling up my mailbox with ads, I might have...
A Pumpkin Idea to Share God’s Love with Your Neighbors
On the way to work yesterday, Jennifer’s car died. She called a tow truck and spent the day working from home instead of at the office. A snowstorm hit mid-afternoon and she had to pick up her son early from school. What normally would have been nothing more than an...
In God’s Grip: What to do when you feel overwhelmed
Noah started walking when he was nine months old. His mom, Rachel, was bursting with pride. She called her husband. She called her girlfriends. “Guess what? Noah’s walking! And he just turned nine months!” she gushed. It was fun for a few weeks but soon implications...
Finding God on the Playground: Going to God when you need Him most
The other day I was taking care of a few toddlers on the church playground. I watched them try to clamber up plastic slides, then turn back around and slide down. They straddled the seesaw, then sat there puzzled when it went down but wouldn't go back up on its own....
A Simple Way to Teach Kids about Living Just Like Jesus
Have you ever wished you were just a little bit more like Jesus? More patient with your kids, less likely to get irritable when your husband comes back from the grocery store with eight things instead of the two you asked him to pick up? Have you every wanted your...
How can you help when kids are SCARED?
Everyone is afraid of something. Loud noises. Thunderstorms. Scary dreams. Being alone at night. Big dogs. Or afraid of something bad happening, hoping against hope it won't. When I was little I was so afraid of the dark I couldn't sleep. I imagined all kind of scary...
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