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Gracie Lou Wants a Zoo - childs book on learning patience and trusting God for His plan and timing

How One Little Girl Learned Patience

It matters not how young or old we are, there are times (many times for myself) that we become impatient and we just don’t want to wait. But can we learn to be patient? Sometimes God will work in different ways to teach us patience. In this book (check our more books here) Gracie Lou […]

You Can Live Forever

“Forever With Jesus” is a child’s book written by Lee Ann Mancini and illustrated by Dan Sharp. The book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for a review. I was once again happy to review a book for children especially since I have 20 grandchildren. God is good! This is the third […]

The Gospel Through Videos

Kids love videos and so do adults for that matter. What a great way to share the gospel with them. Make your own or use some that are already available. I’m not one to stick kids in front of a video 24/7 for an automatic babysitter. There are times however, when you just need a […]

10 Ways God Shows His Great Love To Us PLUS a free printable

God’s love is so great that we cannot comprehend it! God is love and we love Him because He first loved us. Without God, there would be no love. There are many verses which tell of God’s love, but here are 10 specific verses on how He shows us His great love. These are verses […]

The Great Missing Flag Caper! – A Patriotic Book Review For Children

Do you love America? I do. But I realize at this point, America is not in very good shape. Oh how we need to pray for our country. But I do praise the Lord that this world is not my home and I’m just passing through and one day I will inherit an eternal country […]

“God’s Easter Miracle” – A Book Review

“God’s Easter Miracles” is a child’s book written by Lee Ann Mancini and illustrated by Dan Sharp. The book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for a review. Being the grandma of 19, I was once again happy to review a book for children. This is the second book I reviewed by Lee […]

I’m Going To Give You A Bear Hug! – A Book Review

Who doesn’t like hugs? And especially great big bear hugs? “I’m Going To Give You A Bear Hug!” by Caroline B. Cooney and illustrated by Tim Warnes is just what it says: a book about hugs. In this book you will find all kinds of hugs – bear hugs, dog hugs, cat hugs, horse hugs, […]

A Servant Like Jesus – A Book Review

“A Servant Like Jesus” is a child’s book written by Lee Ann Mancini and illustrated by Dan Sharp. The books was given to me by the publisher in exchange for a review. I was happy to review this book because it is a child’s book and I have LOTS of grandchildren – 19 in all! […]

A great book for children and for teaching them how to be thankful to God in every season of life

Teaching Kids To Be Thankful

Is Your Heart Thankful? How about the hearts of your children and grandchildren? Have you or are you teaching them thankfulness and gratitude to God? This is just a simple book review on the book God Gave Us Thankful Hearts. The book is written by Lisa Tawn Bergren with art by David Hohn. It […]

The Drop Box – and a giveaway

This is a sponsored post with affiliate links. Have you heard of the movie “The Drop Box“? “Hundreds of babies are abandoned on the streets of Seoul, South Korea every year, BUT one brave pastor has made it his mission to save them.” Obviously, this man believes that life is valuable […]

17 Ways to Pray for your Children and Grandchildren

Do you pray regularly for children and grandchildren? How important that we as parents pray daily for them! My prayer is that you, first of all have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and that you in turn are sharing the hope of the gospel with your children and praying daily for them. This post […]

Saint Patrick – Will the real Saint Patrick please stand up? Free Lesson Download

Saint Patrick – Do you know who he is? Well his holiday will be here soon, March 17th to be exact. Did Saint Patrick mean much to you while growing up or was it just a silly holiday? Saint Patrick’s Day really did not mean that much to me while growing up. I do remember my friend pinching […]

Bible Lesson – The Story of Gamu

For February I am using a theme called “Somebody Loves You” which I think is appropriate for this month. This is a little slide show I used this past Sunday called “The Best Valentine”. It is a missionary story based on a true story about a boy from Africa and how he found Jesus as […]

Special Needs Child? Don’t Lose Hope!

Do you have a special needs child? Don’t Lose Hope! The author of the following book had a special needs child and she tells one that no matter how difficult the road, you don’t have to lose hope. This devotional book is entitled A Different Dream for My Child by Jolene Philo, and can be […]

Sugar Creek Gang – Gift Idea for young people

Sugar Creek Gang Movies – Gift Idea affiliate links enclosed (Disclosure) Based on a series of books by Paul Hutchens, The Sugar Creek Gang movies chronicle the adventures of Bill Collins, Poetry, Circus, Dragonfly, Big Jim, Little Jim, and the rest of the residents of Sugar Creek. The DVD series consists of stories taken from […]

Simple Child-Like Faith

Simple Child-Like Faith (note: affiliate links associated with this post) As a parent, more than anything I wanted my children to come to know Christ. Now as a grandparent, I feel the same about my grandchildren. Simple Child-Like Faith is all it takes. I am thrilled that many of our 17 grandchildren have already placed […]

LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH -What Kind Of A Legacy Are You Leaving?

I recently attended a baby shower and was asked to do a devotional. I’ve been reading an ebook by Ken Ham and Steve Ham entitled Raising godly children in and ungodly world – Leaving a Lasting Legacy. As I was thinking about this, the words Live, Love, and Laugh that are often displayed in homes came to […]

Some Things do not have an End

Some Things Do Not Have An End I love my family. There are the only thing on earth you can take with you to eternity. How important to share the gospel with all of them! It is exciting to see my grand children, one by one come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their […]

Thanksgiving Idea

Have you ever had to come up with a unique idea for Thanksgiving? This is something you could use in your Children’s Church, or King’s Kids, or even in a family event. Here is a Freebie for you if you would like to use it? While teaching Kings Kids, we were asked to have our […]