Living, Loving, & Learning Together
We were so blown away by all the clever entries we received for our trick-or-treat tract contest last month that we’ve decided to host another one for Christmas. The holidays bring so many opportunities for remembering those around us — neighbors, mail carriers, teachers, house keepers, etc. What better time to share the good news of Christ’s love? Jesus is…
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This week’s coloring page is a reminder that everything we do should be done heartily or willingly and with enthusiasm: The sentiment is really a combination of two Bible verses, one from the Old Testament and one from the New: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) “Whatever you do, do your work…
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I’ve been using Timberdoodle’s 3rd grade curriculum kit this year to homeschool my youngest daughter and a couple of my grandsons. Today, I wanted to give you an update on how all that is going while looking a little more closely at the math components of the kit. So far, the kids are loving school. I’ve had very few complaints…
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Halloween is just around the corner, but with these brand-new trick-or-treat tracts, we’re going to be ready! The designs below are all based on contest entries we received in response to the Gospel Tract competition we sponsored this month. (If you missed that one, stay tuned. We’ll be announcing a similar contest soon!) We received so many great entries (as…
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Seven years ago, our family moved into a neighborhood that attracts busloads of trick-or-treaters every Halloween. We’ve had as many as 1000 costumed children stop by our home for candy in a single night. We see this influx as a unique opportunity for door-to-door evangelism — only instead of our going out to share the good news of the gospel…
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Emotional intelligence is of enormous importance in the lives of children and adults alike, but in our increasingly digital society, it is becoming increasingly difficult to develop EQ at an early age. Not only must modern children compete with laptops and tablets and smart phones for the undivided attention of their parents, but they are often given digital devices themselves…
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