Wonder of His Word: Gospel Centered Teaching

In January I read a book that changed my perspective in curriculum writing in a major way. The book was “Show them Jesus” by Jack Klumpenhower. It convicted me that teaching the Gospel and showing children Jesus in every aspect

Journey of Jonah: Lesson Four

We are finally on the last lesson in the “Journey of Jonah” expository series. This series covers every verse in the book of Jonah. You can find lesson three HERE. All were originally written for 1st-3rd graders, but 4th and

Journey of Jonah: Lesson Three

Today I’m sharing the third lesson in the “Journey of Jonah” expository series. This series covers every verse in the book of Jonah. You can find lesson one HERE and lesson two HERE. All were originally written for 1st-3rd graders,

Journey of Jonah: Lesson Two

Introduced last week, the “Journey of Jonah” is a four lesson, expository series covering every verse in the book of Jonah. The following lesson is lesson two of the four I’ll be introducing throughout this month. You can find lesson

 

Once Upon A “Super Mom”

Yesterday, I was a rock star mom. Yesterday, I was a superstar wife. Weekly meal planning…check. Took the girls to the library…check. Grocery shopping with no fights or tears…check. Bank trip…check. Chick-Fil-A run…check. Laundry…check. Cleaned the house…check. I had checked […]

 

ERLC Conference Recap

I really had good intentions to write a blog post last week, but my week was cut short because I attended The Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission’s National Conference in Grapevine, TX. I look forward to sharing some of the […]

 

Hands-On Prayer For Kids

In January, I went to the Children’s Pastors Conference and attended a great hands-on training from Kidz At Heart ministries. They trained us in four spiritual practices that could be used with kids to help them to listen to God. […]

 

Summer Recap & Back In Time Skit

Happy Wednesday! I’ve been waiting to recap our crazy busy summer with you and now I feel like I’m finally getting back into a normal routine, which I haven’t had since the beginning of May. Thankful to have a few […]

 

Building Faith At Home

One of the challenges we face in children’s ministry is helping parents understand that they are the primary faith builders and teachers. It is essential that a child’s home really be the center of biblical teaching, and historically the home […]

 

Back to School Printable

Friends! Summer is over and my life is actually slowing down (at least that’s what I’m telling myself). I have lots of things I want to recap and share from over the summer, but those will be coming in the […]

 

Wonders of the Bible: Daniel

I don’t know about you, but I’m in full fledge summer craziness mode over here. Planning kid’s camp, our version of VBS (Kids Summer Bash) and other summer events. I wanted to make sure I got the last lesson of […]

 

May Verse Cards

Well, we’re halfway through May, but I finally made this month’s verse cards! For May I wanted our verses to focus on the fact that God’s Word is essential and eternal. These verses will help children remember WHY we need […]

 

Wonders of the Bible: Job

It’s another week of my “Wonders of the Bible” series and this week I’m sharing the lesson on Job. Let me tell you one thing, Job is not the easiest lesson to write for kids, but for that very reason […]

 

Wonders of the Bible: John the Baptist

Today I’m sharing week two of my “Wonders of the Bible” series based on the popular movie, “Wonder”. I highly recommend watching this movie prior to leading this series as it might give you some insight that I missed. Today’s […]