I grew up reading the book The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keates. I went on to read this book countless times to my daycare kids, and now I’m reading it to my own kids. There is something extra-special about his books. All of them! When I introduced my son to The Snowy Day for […]
The Snowy Day Unit Study for MERLD Kids
I love Ezra Jack Keats’ books! Introduced The Snowy Day to my 1st grader to learn more about winter and snowflakes. Sadly, we have no snow yet…and probably wont get much, if any, this year. But my kids love snow. The Snowy Day Unit Study for MERLD Kids By the end of the two weeks […]
10 Steps to an Effective Quiet Time
Are you satisfied with your quiet time? Do you look forward to meeting with Jesus each morning, or do you walk away feeling like something was missing? Many people I talk to feel like their quiet time is bland and boring. They don’t feel like it is exciting and effective for their Christian walk. In […]
How Can I Have My Quiet Time Without Sacrificing Sleep? Episode #13
Is there a way to have our quiet times without sacrificing sleep? Is morning the best time of day to have your quiet time, or can we have our quiet time at another part of the day? Well, this week’s reader question is “How Can I Have My Quiet Time Without Sacrificing Sleep?” And while […]
30 Day Prayer Challenge for Revival
My word for 2018 was revival. I have been doing a lot of research on the word revival. It means: gaining a renewed interest in something, restored power or vitality. I don’t know about you, but this is exactly what I need this year! I love keeping a prayer journal! I have found that […]
20 War Room Journal Prompts for Revival
I love keeping a prayer journal! I have found that keeping a prayer journal not only helps me to track my own spiritual growth, it is also a visible reminder of how God has answered prayer in my life. Sometimes, though, I sit down with my journal and a pen and don’t know what to […]
True Revival Begins With Me
I grew up hearing stories of great revivals like the Reformation and the Great Awakening. My parents were saved during the Jesus People Movement, and the church I grew up in experienced an authentic revival for nearly two years in the early days of the Charismatic Movement, during which hundreds of people were saved and […]
Free Valentine’s Day Notebooking Pages
One thing my kids love most is when we study the origins of holidays. Usually we take one week each holiday month and study the holiday. And one thing we most often discover is that the way we celebrate holidays doesn’t have to do with the actual event or person behind the holiday. Such is […]
