About thirteen years ago, I was teaching 3rd grade. During the month of December I gave each of my students a chance to share their favorite family Christmas tradition. One of the young men in my class shared about his family's favorite tradition--The Jesse Tree. I had never heard of this before, but my student made quite an impression on me. Most kids talked about … Read More
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The Dinner my Kids Cannot WAIT for ALL Year
This Friday Passover begins and my kids are counting down the days. This will be our sixth year participating in the traditional Jewish celebration together as a family. You guessed it...we're not Jewish, nor do we attend a synagogue. But we enjoy learning about the culture, people, and traditions practiced by Jesus and the Jewish people. God created these festivals and celebrations to … Read More
Celebrate Holy Week (with simple activities for each day)
Easter week is upon us and this week is called Holy Week...a week set apart to think, ponder, and worship Jesus for his death and resurrection. This post today is for those of us who may be approaching Easter week thinking, "Oh, it's Easter. Man, how that crept up on me." There's still time my friends. We have a whole week where we can spend a little bit of time each day thinking of Him … Read More