Last week our family experienced quite a scare. Michael, our 12 year old, had an episode of vision loss. Upon visiting the eye doctor, his testing revealed a serious peripheral vision loss and we were sent directly to the emergency room. While the doctors fully anticipated an abnormal MRI scan, many people began to pray for Michael and his MRI scan returned completely normal. Though his vision has … [Read more...] about When the World Is a Scary Place & Children’s Book Giveaway
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Helping Adopted Children Understand They Are Loved (and book giveaway!)
Some of you may remember that my sister-in-law and brother-in-law adopted a little guy from China back in the winter. As extended family, my husband, myself and our family began loving on Toby as soon as we met him. Through our smiles and hugs, he could feel the love of his parents and siblings, as well as his extended family, which includes our immediate family. Toby has an extra physical need … [Read more...] about Helping Adopted Children Understand They Are Loved (and book giveaway!)
Teaching Your Child that God Uniquely Creates and Loves
Many blessings have transcended on our family as a result of having a child with different and special needs. One of my favorite blessings is that my children have a heart for those who need extra help in this world. The kids just naturally have grown up serving Taylor, from picking up her cup when she drops it to running to get items from her room that she needs. What a beautiful thing it is … [Read more...] about Teaching Your Child that God Uniquely Creates and Loves
God Bless Our Easter Children’s Book Giveaway
The celebration of Easter is upon us! I'm so excited; I just love Easter. This winter was a particularly hard one and I'm so happy to see the signs of spring. My kiddos have been excited too; it's interesting to see their perspective on the changing world around them. One day last week when it rained the entire day, our front porch was littered with squirming worms. They evoked quite the … [Read more...] about God Bless Our Easter Children’s Book Giveaway
Easter Bingo Activity
Teaching younger children about the true meaning of Easter is so fun! There are many special ways of helping them begin to understand that God is personal and Jesus loves them very much . For this post, I was researching a few Easter ideas and I came up with this idea to combine storytelling with participation. This is an adapted idea from several different ideas I discovered of this … [Read more...] about Easter Bingo Activity
A Princess Prayer and Devotional Giveaway
Each night my husband and I pray for and with each of our children. We established this beautiful pattern of bedtime routine from the beginning and they expect the routine! The few times a year that we are away from the kids, they want their prayer time over the phone. And in the past year, we've graduated to Facetime prayers. I never dreamed of that!Our two youngest are especially in the … [Read more...] about A Princess Prayer and Devotional Giveaway
Saturday Surprise- Children’s Devotional Book Giveaway
Hey Friends! January is such a fabulous month to begin a new devotional. Today I have a beautiful children's devotional book giveaway- Every Day a Blessing, A Year of God's Love.I'm excited to get this devo in the hands of my 8 year old son- I just know he is going to love it! He loves devotionals and has been pretty faithful to read them daily for about the past two years. The book features … [Read more...] about Saturday Surprise- Children’s Devotional Book Giveaway
Bible Stories for Kids Book Giveaway & FREE My Story Printable
When I was a child, our family owned two sets of Bible story books. From the time I was 3 years old until I was about 9 years old, my mom read a story or two to us almost every night. The first set of books contained 5 volumes and to this day, I can quote some of the stories word for word. The second set of books contained chapters and had 12 volumes. I remember each cover of each volume and the … [Read more...] about Bible Stories for Kids Book Giveaway & FREE My Story Printable