My family doesn’t celebrate Halloween. That’s a little controversial within our own extended family. Even this week a man in line at Costco asked one of my boys what he is going to dress up as for Halloween. People say it’s just fun. I have to disagree. From well before our oldest son was born, my…
Kids in the Word
VeggieTales Every Day with God: A Devotional for Kids
If I start singing… “If you like to talk to tomatoes If a squash can make you smile If you like to waltz with potatoes Up and down the produce aisle… Have we got a show for you!” There’s a pretty good chance, your response will be… “VeggieTales, VeggieTales, VeggieTales, VeggieTales, VeggieTales, VeggieTales, VeggieTales, VeggieTales!”…
A Devotional Bible for the Whole Family
Finding a good family devotional Bible is tough, especially when you have an large age span in your kids. One Bible is great for your littles. Another is better for your older kids. I have a solution for you. I was recently sent a copy of the ESV Family Devotional Bible. This Bible might be just…
Wonderfully Made – A Giveaway!
My friend Danika Cooley from Thinking Kids Blog and Bible Road Trip has released a new book. You might remember her name from when I shared last fall about her previous book When Lightening Stuck. This new book is called Wonderfully Made and it’s all about life in the womb before birth. Life in the…
Reading Practice with Bible-Based Early Readers
One of the subjects that I dreaded when I first considered homeschooling was reading. I was terrified I’d never be able to teach my kids how to read and their education would forever suffer. In the six years we’ve been homeschooling, I’ve learned that teaching reading isn’t as hard as I’d feared. That’s mostly because…