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

 

Summer Camp Recap

I love summer. I really do. I’m not sure if it’s being a summer baby that makes you more apt to loving the summer, but it’s my favorite season by far. Even in Texas, with all its crazy heat, I […]

 

Preschool Backyard Bible Club Recap

This past week we hosted my girls’ favorite week of the summer,  Club 345, our church’s backyard Bible club for preschoolers. Hope loved this event so much she wanted to do her birthday to be a “backyard Bible club” theme. […]

 

The Best Crazy Games for Kids

Last week I shared all the fun we had at Kids Summer Bash and promised to share the great games we played during that week! I’m here to follow through on that promise! I know finding good, engaging games can […]

 

Kids Summer Bash Recap

Hi Friends! I bet you weren’t expecting to hear from me so soon after my previous month long hiatus, but here I am! I previewed on Instagram & Facebook a snippet of our church’s version of VBS that we call“Kid’s […]

 

My Plate Filling Addiction

Well, it’s been awhile. I’m embarrassed to even write that. The days and weeks got away from me and I realized I haven’t shared in a while. Actually, to be quite frank, I did realize it, but I was drowning […]

 

Let’s Get More Play & More Jesus in Preschool

This week, I’m starting the beginning stages of a training for a local church’s preschool ministry. As I’ve brainstormed and began to prepare, I’ve been thinking a lot about the need for “play” in young children. Children learn through play, […]

 

Kids in the Bible Part Three

Hi Everyone! If you remember a few months back, I shared a series called “Kids in the Bible”. This was a great series for our group because the kids could really identify with the importance of owning your faith right […]

 

The Ugly Word “No”

I don’t like the word “no”. None of us do, I’m sure. I didn’t like it when my parents said it to me. I really don’t like it when my kids say it to me and it annoys me when […]

 

Who is Jesus: Review Week

Easter has been a busy season, but I still wanted to wrap up the last week of the “Who is Jesus?” Series. This week is actually a review week, helping children pull together everything they learned about Jesus in the […]