It’s impossible to think that Valentine’s Day is coming up in a couple of weeks. I seriously need to get my Christmas Tree down #notkidding. Annnyyyyway, even though it’s coming up alarmingly fast, Valentine’s Day is a great day for kids and traditions. Last year I made up this fun list of 50 things to do […]
Valentines Traditions & Little Love Letters from God! Read More »
As my congregation surely knows, I believe, strongly in the benefits of gratitude and thankfulness. Research supports gratitude’s positive effects on the body, mind, and spirit, and gratitude is something that continues to be studied with lots of funding and fervor. I keep a gratitude journal, my husband and I list things we’re thankful for on
4 Gratitude Practices for Families for Thanksgiving Week (or Any Time!) Read More »
Tomorrow is All Saint’s Day. Today is Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve. There are so many cultural traditions around this time of year in the US… dressing up, carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating. The one tradition that I like to emphasize with families is the idea of remembering family members who have gone before us. On All
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So… my iMovie skills are… Elementary. But I just love this practice. Unfortunately, the only way to see it right now is on Facebook! I’m a mess! I’ll work on getting this embedded in this post, but for now, enjoy. One of the things that brings tears to my eyes is the idea that I wrote Seamless
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So… I’m going to start doing a few videos about some of the practices in Seamless Faith. Most will be about individual faith practices, but some will tackle other topics about faith and family. Planning for future videos to be 3-5 minutes long, but some might be longer or shorter. It’s sort of an experiment!
Introducing: Seamless Faith Videos! #SeamlessFaith #KidMin #Fammin #cmconnect #stumin Read More »
Pentecost is the day when the Holy Spirit comes from heaven like a rushing wind. It’s full of symbolism… flame, wind, water, the dove. It’s a rich time to do fun crafts or activities as a family to celebrate this important day in the Christian year. The color of pentecost is RED. In Faithful Families,
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This morning 3 year old Clayton said, “Today is Easter Day again! It’s Jesus Day Again!” If I were to guess, he was referring to the joy of yesterday and wanting to repeat it. Butterflies. Candy. Egg hunt. Friends. I can’t help but reflect on how profound that statement is, theologically. Easter is not just
Family Paschal Candle: Celebrating Easter as a Season, Not Just One Day #seamlessfaith Read More »
I love the internet! One amazing connection that happened via the internet is a connection to children’s book author, Glenys Nellist. Glenys connected with my author page on Facebook and pointed out that we share a common interest in children’s spirituality. I took a look at her book Love Letters from God (Zondervon: 2014), and
Q&A With Glenys Nellist, Author of Love Letters from God… and a Giveaway! Read More »
Note to readers: This is a slightly edited version of what I posted in the Northwood Presbyterian Newsletter The Breezeway for the month of March. Have you ever heard someone speak with absolute certainty about who God is, based on a verse or two from the Bible? I have to admit, whenever I hear someone says
I think children’s messages are best when they are very, very simple. Rather than a sermon or an object lesson, I think it’s a great moment for children to connect with their pastor or children’s leaders, and practice faith together. Here are five “emergency” (read: last minute. It happens. I know) sermons that you might
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