I love this time of year. Really, I just love holidays. They are so festive, fun and provide an excellent learning opportunity for my boys! This year, the boys are counting down the days until we get to fly out to see their grandparents and experience a midwest Thanksgiving! In keeping with the spirit and […]
Holidays
Pentecost
All of our preparations and activities this past week and a half culmintated in our Pentecost party. Sunday marked 50 days after we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus. And 50 days after THAT day was when the Holy Spirit came, giving power and boldness. That was the day that the disciples boldly proclaimed the good news of […]
Tutorial: Pentecost Crowns
One of the perks of parenthood is taking the time to really think about spiritual things since I have the job of teaching it to my young one’s. I’m finding during this season that my thoughts are drawn to what the disciples must have felt during this rapidly changing time. The events leading up to the […]
Helping Kids Prepare for Pentecost
After Jesus rose from the dead, He spent another 40 days here on earth. He talked with His disciples, opened up Scripture and explained why He had to come and why He had to die. Right before He ascended back into heaven, He told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem. They ended up waiting 10 […]
Valentine Immitation
I don’t have a history of going ‘all-out’ for Valentine’s Day. Just ask my husband. For our first Valentine’s together, I bought him a copy of “Knowing Scripture” by R.C. Sproul. Quite romantic… So it was quite ironic that February happened to be my month to plan our co-op activities. Our main theme for the […]
Christmas Reading
Last year we did a Christmas countdown by having books for them to unwrap each night leading up to Christmas. This year, they have been clamoring to do it again, so we are doing a countdown until we leave to visit Mima and Pa on the 22nd. In order to break things up a bit, […]