a humble glimpse of the life God has graciously widdled out in our little neck of the world
This recent post that Ann Voskamp shared touched my heart as it is so easy to question if God really hears our prayers…our tears…etc. etc.
Ann writes:
Right now…the ‘here’ of life is hurting…it’s scary…it’s uncomfortable…it’s uncertain…it’s hard to even comprehend let alone understand.
Praise God for His unwavering heart in a time and place where so much seems to be wavering.
Happy Thursday.
Be blessed.
http://www.youtube.com/frogsforthecure
Getting a glimpse of this flash mob reiterates the pride I feel in my heart for all things purple….not just for the frogs… not just for beating breast cancer…but for the battle at hand in our family’s life…WE’RE GONNA SURVIVE!
Be blessed.
Thinking about the Pumpkin Patch Parable reminded me about some of my other favorite classroom Christmas books that I thought I might share (probably best for ages 3-6). Crystal Bowman is the author of these sweet rhyme books that center Christmas around Christ and His birth.
(Each image is taken from amazon.com)
Hopefully our boxes will be unpacked by Christmas so we can enjoy these books again this year.
I hope you and your family enjoy them as much as we do!
Be blessed.
Each fall, I looked forward to reading this book in my classroom…
The book is a simple presentation of the Gospel.
The pages explain that our heart is like a pumpkin…before we know God, the insides of our hearts are full of sin which is icky, slimy, gooey, etc. It is God who cleans the inside of our heart out and Jesus who comes to live inside of our hearts which results in a heart change…He shines through us so others can see and experience God’s goodness.
My copy of this book is still packed away in boxes waiting to be unearthed from the move…but I tried to tell B the story as we carved a little pumpkin together…He didn’t ‘get’ the story…but hopefully over time God will help B begin to put the pieces together in his own spiritual walk.
B wasn’t too interested in touching the seeds and pulp…he smelled it and just waited for mommy to ‘keen’ the pumpkin out.
Look at the evidence of his excitement (and disregard the cartoons on in the background…we had had a tough morning in our neck of the wood)!
We decided to carve a heart out of the pumpkin to represent Jesus shinning in our hearts.
After carving, B helped put the pumpkins ’lid’ back on…
And was enthralled by the candle that flickered inside.
Afterwards, I cleaned the seeds and roasted them for old time sake (another classroom tradition). B wasn’t too interested in trying the roasted seeds…but C and I will be sure to enjoy them
A little side note: Next year I’ll splurge and buy real $2.00 carving tools…apparently kitchen knives aren’t meant to carve pumpkins, go figure.
Let your lights shine!
Be blessed.
Who B resembles…
Check out this hair…
Check out this look (specifically the shoes)…
It’s true…the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree as B continues to want to be just like his Daddy!
B has big shoes to fill (literally and figuratively)…the hair…we’ll just say it’s a ‘tousled look’ that not everyone can confidently pull off!
Be blessed.
Check the clearance tags with the electronic scanners at Target…you may be surprised to learn that items are on sale for even more than you think!
Case in point…my very first pair of one star’s….$8.42!
The color of these kicks have multiple meanings these days!
Be blessed!
