Last week it finally happened. I was asked, “why do you like being mean” by my three year old. Huh? “Like being mean”? Nope, doesn’t sound like me. In fact, that’s probably my LEAST favorite part of parenting (behind cleaning […]
When my husband first became one of the pastors at our church, I jumped on board to help with the children’s ministry. I wanted to contribute and help the other pastor’s wife by taking over Kids Church (the grade school […]
Happy Wednesday! I’ve sharing a new two-part series with you today called “Kids in the Bible”. One of our leadership team members had the idea for this series and it is officially one of my favorites. I’m sharing part one […]
This past Sunday we had a combined service with our “sister church”. My brother and his wife attend our sister church and when I told Hope, my oldest, that we were going to be at church together she was a […]
Hi KidMin friends! Today I’m wrapping up the Grow Series with a lesson on prayer. This lesson is especially interactive as we used prayer stations to help kids experience prayer with a hands-on approach. My notes on this lesson: be […]
Today I’m finally back with a preschool lesson! I’m sorry it’s been awhile. I’ve missed sharing preschool lessons and today I’ve got a great one! This lesson is out of Jeremiah and focuses on the importance of the Bible. It […]
I’ve tried this morning to write an eloquent post on my political thoughts from this weekend and for some reason I can’t. Yesterday, as I struggled with how backwards our world has become and how difficult the coming years will […]
This week, I had one of those days. The kind of days where your children give you that lovely eye twitch and make you scream once you get somewhere alone. Yep, Wednesday was one of those days. It started out […]
Each week in our Kid’s Church we play games. We have a big game spreadsheet (I highly suggest making an inventory if you haven’t already) that we pull games from. These games are mostly 2-4 players games, but I always […]
Happy Wednesday! Today I’m continuing the “Grow Series” with a lesson on Community. This can be a great stand-alone lesson or as part of the series which includes: Worship, Lord’s Supper and Baptism. It’s important for children to understand who […]