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 Want a Zoo, which Bookcrash so graciously provided me for review, little Gracie learns that God’s way and God’s timing is best. Title: Gracie Lou Wants a Zoo Author: Shelly Roark Illustrator: Simone Kruger Publisher: Little Lamb Books ISBN: 978-1-7332828-2-6 Does your child like animals? This is a great book for them for it uses…
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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 book in this series that I reviewed by Lee Ann Mancini. (Check out the review on “A Servant Like Jesus“ and God’s Easter Miracle) This book is also full of colorful illustrations and adorable little sea creatures to which young children can relate. Affiliate Links Associated With This Post – Disclosure Here In “Forever with Jesus”, the sea…
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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 break and giving them something of quality to watch can be a good idea. There have also been times while teaching a Sunday School Class that I wanted to come up with a video to help in sharing the gospel with the littles. Below is a video I made while teaching Sunday School with many…
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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 that would be great to share with your grandchildren while helping them to know Biblical Truths. 1. Psalms 36:5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. How vast the heavens are! How high the clouds are! Yet, God’s mercy, His unfailing love reaches far beyond the heavens…
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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 (Hebrews 11:16) that will be my home forever. Will you be there with me? As I think of this Christmas season once again, I praise the Lord that our country and the whole world was offered the greatest gift ever, the gift of redemption. This is the one and only thing that can shape up…
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“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 Ann Mancini. (Check out the review on “A Servant Like Jesus“) This is another book full of colorful illustrations and adorable little sea creatures to which young children could relate. You will find the sea creature children in Sunday School on Easter Sunday. Miss Linda is a wonderful teacher whom the children love. On Easter…
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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, and many other critter hugs. It ends with a mom hug which is a way beyond compare hug. The book is based off a poem that the author wrote for her children who are now grown. It is meant to be a playful and comforting bedtime book that imagines all the wonderful ways a child…
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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! God has blessed us so much and I look forward to all them becoming a servant like Jesus. The book has adorable colorful pictures of sea creatures and young school aged children could relate to the story. Miss Stella Starfish is the school teacher awaiting her students the first day of school. The sea…
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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 is a cute book with nice illustrations that children would love and relate to. Although, all in all I like the book, my title would not have said that God gave us thankful hearts. For in all honesty, our hearts are not naturally thankful. We are sinners in need of God changing our hearts into…
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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 and that we are created in the image of God! Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Would you like to get a little more insight on this story? Are you an Adventures in Odyssey fan? Or are…
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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 contains affiliate links. There is a full disclosure here. Go Here and you can find six ways to pray for them according to Philippians 6:9-11. Here is a free printable bookmark that you can keep in your Bible as a reminder to pray for them every day. The bookmark has a list of daily things that you…
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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 me sometimes when I didn’t wear green. It kind of made me mad and I would think, what was the purpose in this? Saint Patrick sure must not have been a very nice guy (lol) Many years later my pastor did a sermon on the real Saint Patrick. This was the first time I had heard anything…
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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 His Savior. If you are interested in using this story, I believe you can download it from YouTube. This is the first lesson I have added on my channel, but I hope to add more in the future. Thanks for visiting. Sign up below to receive updates.
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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 purchased here. The devotional meditations in this book talk about the spiritual needs of parents; the author shares her own life lessons, as well as those of other parents who have walked this road. Although I do not have a special needs child, I have had a grandchild that was in the NICU for the…
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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 the pages of the book series as well as all-new original adventures! The five part series consists of Swamp Robber, The Great Canoe Fish, Race Against Nightfall, Secret Hideout, and Teacher Trouble. By the way, I purchased this for my grandkids and they love it! They watch them over and over. Great Series for young…
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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 their faith in Christ as their own personal Savior. While daily desiring this and continually presenting the gospel to them, I would often wonder, do they understand? Are they ready? But God can even lead the little ones. We cannot play God in their lives, but only trust Him. My husband and I read a…
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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 mind. Personally, I think these words are fruitless, if they are not backed by Scripture. Really, what is one saying when they say live – Live and let live maybe? or Love – Hollywood Love? (lust), or Laugh? (eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die) Oh my, what kind of legacy would that be? …
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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 Savior. I look forward to the day when each one of them has been saved through the blood of Jesus Christ and I look forward to that great reunion in heaven. You can be 100% sure!
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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 class participate in a program at Thanksgiving time. Each class was to do their own unique Thanksgiving idea as a skit or little program. I gave each child a letter from the word Thanksgiving with a couple of lines to say that matched their letter. Each child held up their letter one at a time,…
