tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67074640846754003872024-02-20T13:37:49.311-06:00Mommy & Her MenMommy & Her Menhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955154296412009325noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6707464084675400387.post-36103575601407373922017-05-08T20:55:00.001-05:002017-05-08T20:55:37.940-05:00Teach Them to Seve {#9 ~ Books for the Dentist}NOTE: This post was originally posted on my sister blog, Faith for the Littles. It was written by me. I'm copying it here for ease of reading moving forward.
I can't believe we're almost to the end of this series! You will definitely want to <a href="http://madmimi.com/signups/206126/join" target="_blank">subscribe</a> so you don't miss next week's finale! Today's act of service is a win-win for everyone! We're cleaning out those bedrooms, letting your little one donate books, and blessing a dentist's office and the kiddos in the waiting room! Sounds good, right?
As we closed down the end of a school year, we thought it would be the perfect time to do a deep cleaning of the bedrooms and our homeschool room. While I love picture books, we tend to end up with way more than we need. I actually found duplicates of several! Oops! I pulled out all of our books and then let Little Man select 5-10 that he might want to donate to the dentist's office. He chose several. However, some of them were just a little too "loved" to donate. Note to self: We really need to have more conversations with Baby Boy about how we treat books.
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Somewhat funny story... I tried calling our dentist (very last minute) to ask if they were even interested in having us donate books. One of the main streets in our city that has really terrible cell service. The receptionist kept saying she could barely hear me because I was cutting out. We showed up with the books and I think they were slightly confused. All in all, they appreciated what he was doing, which made him feel good about it.
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We've actually done this activity twice. I'd say both times went well. We donated a set last year to his pediatrician during our <a href="http://faithforthelittles.com/2015/07/10-days-in-the-fruits-of-the-spirit-day-1-an-overview/">Fruits of the Spirit</a> study. He gets so excited to see one of "his" books in the office. I'd do this act of service again. I think we should all donate books to doctors and dentists across our communities! Let's promote some early literacy while we're stuck in those waiting rooms! :)
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This is Little Man's absolute favorite verse. When he first said that, I don't even think he knew how BIG of a verse this really is! Love that God works in our hearts and how He speaks to us through His Word!</div>
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So here's the deal... the activity was SUPPOSED to be done with popsicles. We had grand plans to go to the pool loaded with a box of popsicles and give them all out to kids before we starting swimming. Well, it's summer and I'm finally getting around to some of those organizing projects I've been putting off all year. As I was going through my office, I found a bag of sunglasses we bought for Little Man's birthday party last year. Sunglasses... pool... decluttering... I'll take it! </div>
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I forgot to take a picture of the bag before Little Man started passing them out. We had a few left in the pool bag, so I asked the Mister to snap a quick picture. They were just <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NBM3KG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=moanheme-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000NBM3KG&linkId=523d3b5cf41f924bd70b533abe71dd05" target="_blank">party favor sunglasses</a>. For his party, we popped out the lenses and used them as mad scientist glasses. </div>
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So... if you were to do this, or if we were to do it again, we could use popsicles. Or those silly band rubber band bracelets, or stickers, or anything really... The idea was that I wanted him to do something kind for the other kids before jumping into the pool himself. We will definitely do this again with popsicles... maybe at the park? Popsicles at the park? Sounds good to me! :)</div>
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Happy Friday! Yesterday we actually finished our last project for this series. I can't wait for you to see them! </div>
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In our neighborhood, trash day is on Wednesday. After the trucks come through the neighborhood, there is usually a bunch of trash that has flown out of the bins. So, Little Man and I took the opportunity to get outside, get some sun, and serve our neighbors at the same time! We grabbed the stroller, a scooter, and a trash bag and hit the road!</div>
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This project was super simple, but gave us a great chance to chat and get some exercise. One thing we didn't take into consideration... the weather! It was HOT! We only made it through two streets before we were dripping! We'll have to go back out next week and pick a time earlier in the day!</div>
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It did open up the chance for some discussion though. Sometimes we serve to simply serve. It's not always the most fun or perfect situation. Sometimes we serve by doing the tasks that someone else doesn't want to do... like picking up trash in the heat. </div>
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The weather encouraged us to quickly jump to our next act of kindness... one that was perfect for a hot, Texas summer day! Make sure to stop by the blog next week to hear all about that one!</div>
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The weekend is upon us! I have a perfect way to incorporate another act of kindness while you are out and about today! Treat a family to a movie and snacks! </div>
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Let's have another moment of honesty. I'm actually not a huge movie person. If we're going to have a family night, I'd rather spend it playing a board game or working on a Kiwi Crate. I tend to fall asleep within the first few minutes of a movie. With that said, Little Man loves to watch movies during family nights. We received a Redbox code, so he naturally wanted to go pick out a movie. I had something different in mind.</div>
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We have Netflix, Vudu, Hulu, DVDs... plenty. I talked to Little Man about how Jesus tells us to give our extras to those in need. I know that a movie isn't exactly a need, and probably not what Jesus had in mind, but the situation lent itself very easily to a discussion about giving. We didn't need the movie code. It was an extra for us. So we can give it to someone who doesn't have one. Ideally, after enough of these conversations, he'll start to see the value in giving more than just our "extras."</div>
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We wrote out the code and attached it to a package of popcorn. I asked him what he wanted to write and he said, "Have a great night!" Works for me.</div>
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We had dinner, and as we drove home, he was excited to see that someone had taken it. Hopefully they were blessed by it and enjoyed a movie night on us! </div>
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Can you believe June is already halfway over?! Where does the time go? We just finished our Bible study that we started for our second semester, so we wanted something a little lighter for the summer. Little Man has taken quite an interest in some deeper theology, which thrills me to no end. I'm looking around right now to figure out what we'll do for our fall semester, but in the meantime, I thought I'd share the Bibles we've used so far!</div>
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This is the one Baby Boy and I are currently reading. It's a board book, so it's great for letting him "read" while Little Man and I dig a little deeper into his study. Baby Boy and I read one or two of the stories each day during breakfast. </div>
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This one is just beautiful. Several women in our Bible study group have commented that they have learned more while reading this to their children than they could have expected. Seeing things from a child's eyes is definitely enlightening!</div>
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Baby Boy was given this Bible when he was born. The stories are a little longer, so it's the next one we will go through daily during our Breakfast with the Bible.</div>
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This is Little Man's current Bible. He received it in his Easter basket and to say that he was thrilled is an understatement. I don't think he put it down for two weeks! The photos of the Lego scenes are amazing and they really helped the stories stick in his mind!</div>
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We actually read this one in two separate books. The Old Testament and the New Testament. This one was great for just reading for fun and taking in the stories instead of in-depth study.</div>
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This was Little Man's first full Bible after the storybook Bibles. I liked that it was a full NIV and his memory verses matched mine. </div>
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Our church uses this Bible in our children's programs. There are actually two versions and you can get it in NIV or NIrV.</div>
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Little Man has been drawn to this one as well. It's written just like a graphic novel, which he loves. I love that it encourages him to just love spending time in the Word.</div>
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Good morning, good morning! During the summer, our Tuesdays are called "Time to Read Tuesday." This summer, we're working through a Summer Reading Bingo card. Tons of fun activities and silly places to read. It also means that Mommy does a much deeper, intentional storytime. We read aloud multiple times every day, but once per week, we pick out a super special book and really dig in. </div>
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I'll be honest and say that this week's book was one I had not ever read previously. In fact, it's one I probably would not have ever read if I hadn't been putting together a book list. I'm so glad I did! Icy Watermelon is a great story with so many great qualities!</div>
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First, the book is bilingual, which is just awesome. We were able to read it in both English and Spanish. Little Man especially loved that! Second, it lends itself so well to a discussion about joy. At one point, the grandfather poses a riddle. "What's big and red like a watermelon and fills me with joy?" <i>A heart filled with love</i>.</div>
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So... for some fine motor practice, we made torn paper watermelons! Baby Boy is still a bit too young to quite understand tearing the paper, so I cut his. He took the cut squares and arranged them (with a little help from Mommy). </div>
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Such concentration! After he filled the center, I had him fingerpaint around the edges to make the rind. </div>
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I also made watermelon play dough this week. For a super simple, no-cook recipe, I used <a href="http://sugarspiceandglitter.com/watermelon-play-dough-counting/" target="_blank">this one</a>! She does a fun counting activity. Baby Boy's not quite there yet. Little Man could use it for some math facts practice!</div>
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I used her idea for the black bean "seeds" and the boys loved smooshing them into the dough! As they were playing, I slowly made a heart. I asked them what would fill our heart with joy. I started adding a seed for each thing they said. Family members, friends, church, Jesus. As they kept naming things, I had them add their own seeds to the heart. </div>
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I had a "moment" with this activity. I originally set it up as just an invitation to play. They were enjoying the sensory fun. I was enjoying the quality time and discussion. We had our memory verse. We had the literacy extension. We had an intentional moment. I was going to leave it at that. But that night, as I was praying with Little Man, he stopped and thanked God "for all those people that were seeds on my heart." Wow. Those people are seeds for him... and they are planting a love for our Lord each and every day. </div>
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Today I've got an easy one for you. This a no-prep act of service that can be done while you're out running your errands this weekend! </div>
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Exodus 17 tells the story of Aaron holding up Moses' arms during battle when he grew weary. Summer is starting and it is HOT. While most of us are not in battle the way the Israelites were, people who have to work outside definitely grow weary! I wanted to take a moment to share with Little Man that we can think about that need and do something to help them.</div>
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It's the shopping cart shuffle! After we finished our weekly grocery shopping, I noticed a few stray carts over on the next aisle. I told Little Man that we were going to be super helpful to the people who have to go collect all of those stray carts... we would do it for them! We walked around for a few minutes and returned any carts we found. </div>
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He took it one step further and organized the carts in the corral. Some of them were overflowing, so he did a little "shuffle" and organized them into neat rows. </div>
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We didn't talk to anyone or leave a note. We just moved carts. It's small, but I hope it blesses the boy working at the grocery store that day and that our few moments of work allowed him a few more minutes inside the air-conditioned store instead of in the heat!</div>
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For me, June just screams watermelon! I may have an entire Pinterest board about this sweet, juicy fruit. So today, we're sharing ten picture books that all make me want ... watermelon!</div>
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So let's talk picture books. I'm excited to share some of the activities we did this week as we read our ocean books! If you missed it, you can see all the books we read <a href="http://mommyandhermen.blogspot.com/2016/06/10-favorite-picture-books-about-beaches.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This week's activities tied back to our memory verse. You can find the printable posters <a href="http://mommyandhermen.blogspot.com/2016/06/psalm-899.html" target="_blank">here</a>! I do so love when everything fits together so nicely!</div>
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<i>You rule over the story seas. When its waves rise up, you calm them down. </i></div>
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Really, any ocean book would work for this, but we love some Froggy around here! He's just silly and deserves a lot of grace (don't we all) which lends itself to some really great conversations. Because we love him, we naturally read this book multiple times throughout the week. </div>
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For an art extension, we made did some sensory painting and made puffer fish! Baby Boy had these bumpy balls, so we rolled them in some paint and made some spiky fish. The original version I saw <a href="http://www.craftymorning.com/bouncy-ball-stamped-pufferfish-kids-craft/" target="_blank">here</a> was super cute! She used wax paper for the fins and cut out some eyes from construction paper. I'm going to be honest with all of you and just let you know up front that mine did not turn out nearly so fancy.</div>
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We let them dry and then they were in a hurry to <strike>run around like crazy monkeys</strike> get tucked sweetly into bed, so we just used a Sharpie to draw the eyes and fins. It's all about the process and not the product, right?</div>
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For our Biblical extension activity, I wanted to tie in prayer since we've been working so intentionally lately. Little Man especially has been dealing with some pretty big stressors over the past few weeks. We talked about how our God is bigger than all of those stressors. He calmed the stormy sea and He can calm the waves in our lives. </div>
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I had Little Man name a few of the "waves" going on right now. Friendships, life changes, health, shifting schedules... waves. With each wave, he would shake up the ocean wave sensory bottle. </div>
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Slowly, we asked God to calm each of those waves. And then we thanked Him for the many, many waves He has already calmed and has calmed without our even knowing. </div>
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While many of our sensory bottles end up in Baby Boy's basket, this one went into our "Calm Down Basket." Sometimes we just need that visual reminder that our God is the Almighty. Even the waves and wind know to calm themselves before Him. And I am so thankful.</div>
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Hi friends! Today I'm sharing one of my favorite "service" activities so far! And it's one we'll continue from now on! This week, I not only got to talk to my boys about being aware of the needs of others, but about actually praying over those needs. </div>
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Little Man and I have been using the monthly planning packs from Multitaskin' Mom for the latter part of this school year. Love them! He's been using the prayer lists loosely, but this week we were able to be a little more intentional with them. First, go grab your copy of the planning packs from <a href="http://themultitaskinmom.com/may-planning-pack-children/">Multitaskin' Mom</a>! She has TONS to choose from! </div>
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Ok, so now that you have your own super cute planing pack, let's talk prayer for a minute. Little Man has typically prayed for things like his toys, the dogs, our family members, sick people, etc. These are all fantastic. However, it's usually a matter of "Thank You for Charlie even though he steals Mommy's pillow at night." (Charlie is the dog). Do your little ones pray like this?</div>
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Well I wanted to take it slightly deeper. Bring in the grandparents! I arranged a Skype night and we called and chatted. Little Man got to show them all the new fun things we found at the homeschool convention a few weeks ago. Baby Boy got to show off his new tricks (that may have involved screaming at the top of his lungs). I got to make some plans for our annual shrimp dinner. Yippee!</div>
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Prayer. I talked to Little Man before we called them about specifically asking them how he could pray for them. He used his planning pack prayer list and diligently wrote down their requests. Then, every day, he selected one to pray over while writing in his prayer journal. He added a few other things as they popped up throughout the month. </div>
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It's officially June now, so we're ready to start our June prayer list. I'll have him call back and ask for an update on May's prayers and for new requests for this month. I've loved watching him be intentional with his prayer!</div>
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Hi friends! Summer is here! We had our last official day a couple weeks ago, but for many local school districts, today is the last day of school. It's time to start thinking about those summer beach vacations!</div>
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We won't be taking our vacation until sometime next month, but we're excited to start digging into some beach and ocean fun! Here's what we'll be reading this week!</div>
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We love the playful fun of these sweet little creatures!</div>
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Happy Friday, friends! It's a beautiful sunshiney day here in North Texas! It's been rainy and COLD, so our street needed a little something to brighten our days. I challenged Little Man to go outside and leave some encouraging notes for our neighbors on the sidewalk!</div>
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Yesterday was our last official day of school. It's summer time at our house! Of course, today is a chilly 63 degrees outside. Little Man and I decided that it's perfect weather for sweats and curling up with a book under a blanket. Nothing says "first day of summer vacation" like sweats and blankets, right??? I know that I usually post a list of picture books for What We're Reading Wednesday, but today I want to share a list of books that Mommy can't wait to read this summer!<br />
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This book was written by a fellow blogger! I've never done a fast and I'm so excited to see how God works through this experience!</div>
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This book has been on my shelf for years. Not my Goodreads shelf or the library shelf, but my actual bookshelf... next to my bed. It's a fluffy, cozy mystery, but it's a series I've wanted to read for a long time. I think it's time to dust it off and try it!</div>
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Yet another one that has been on my shelf... I actually started this one, but I was in a reading rut and never made it very far. This might actually be one of the first ones I read this summer.</div>
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Hello, hello! It is a stormy day here in Texas, and it has me thinking about all kinds of weather! Little Man loves all kinds of EXTREME weather... well, extreme anything, really. Today we're sharing ten of our favorite picture books about all the beautiful, different types of weather!</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1561486558/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1561486558&linkCode=as2&tag=moanheme-20&linkId=32WAUH7Z7VS73EFS">One Rainy Day (Shimmery, Shiny Books)</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=moanheme-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1561486558" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>
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Little Hedgehog can't wait to try out his new raincoat and umbrella, but what happens when he and his friends get caught in a storm?</div>
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Who doesn't love making pictures with the clouds?</div>
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An oldie, but definitely a favorite! What better way to count down to the arrival of a storm!?</div>
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We love anything by Eric Carle!</div>
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The kids always love this one! Lots of giggles happen when you think about a storm of food raining down on you!</div>
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Nothing beats the summer heat like a good summer rain!</div>
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Mama and Papa Bear have the perfect way to help the cubs overcome their fear of storms!</div>
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Good morning! I am seriously excited about this post. Little Man just blew me away with his excitement for this project! First, I should give you a little back story. Our church partners with several compassion ministries. Both the children's program and the women's ministry held collection drives for one of them. Normally, I would just take the boys and we'd go fill up a shopping bag with whatever is needed. This time, we did something a little different. </div>
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Little Man wanted to bring in a few other people for this project. He's had lemonade stands in the past, so he thought he'd try one again... a lemonade stand with a purpose! Our neighborhood hosts a community garage sale about twice each year. We planned to have our lemonade stand on the same day. I posted about it in our neighborhood Facebook group and on my personal page. I was OVERWHELMED with the generosity of our community! </div>
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We originally thought it would just be a lemonade stand, and then possibly a bake sale. The garage sale was so early in the day, we decided on a breakfast bar! We had cinnamon rolls, donuts, fruit, and a few different drinks. Even Baby Boy couldn't contain his excitement! </div>
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Our neighborhood was seriously beyond generous! Little Man loved going to pick out all the toiletries to donate to the collection. He was so careful to make sure he had some for boys, some for girls, matching sets, yummy smells... love it!</div>
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On the day we took everything up to the church, Little Man wanted to take a picture to say THANK YOU to our friends and family who came to support him in this project! Your donations helped supply <a href="https://www.cityhouse.org/" target="_blank">City House</a> with 75 new shampoos, conditioners, body washes, deodorants, and razors! You are amazing!</div>
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If you are in the Dallas area, please take a moment to stop by their <a href="https://www.cityhouse.org/" target="_blank">website</a> and consider helping this absolutely amazing organization!</div>
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<a href="https://www.cityhouse.org/" target="_blank">City House</a> is an organization that supports homeless children and teenagers. It was founded by two local teachers who were stunned to realize some of their own students were living out of lockers. Through the support of the community, it has grown and has been helping homeless teens for over 27 years! Wow!</div>
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Do you have a verse from your childhood that popped up in your adult life with a whole new meaning? Today I'm sharing one of those. As a kid, I memorized this verse and I've known it my whole life. I'm pretty sure it's one of the most commonly memorized verses. As an adult, it came back into my Scripture memory rotation and it just stopped me in my tracks. I'm excited to now share it with my boys and watch as it shapes their lives as well.</div>
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We were on ski trip with my brothers, their wives, and our parents over Christmas. I was riding up the lift with my dad and he asked me what brought about some of the recent changes in my life. My response made both of us laugh. <i>I finally started to listen to God's plans instead of my own. </i>I figured out that when I walked in obedience... things just worked out better. God really is good like that! He DOES know what is best for us, and sometimes our hard heads are really stubborn! </div>
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Hello, hello! I'm so excited to bring you a new series today! We're talking about putting feet to our faith and doing stuff! </div>
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James 1:22 tells us to not just read the Word, but do do what it says. We're commanded to get out there and DO STUFF!!! And it starts at home. How are our little ones going to learn the joy of serving others in His name if they never see us doing it ourselves? So... let's teach them to serve!</div>
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As a kick off to this project, we went with one of Little Man's biggest interests right now. He is all about the mail system! He was super excited to serve our mail carrier this week! </div>
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At our weekly Trader Joe's run (seriously love that place), he picked out a few treats to put together. He chose a specialty water, a chocolate bar and a protein bar. I told him to write a note to the mail carrier to say thanks for delivering our mail every day. Little Man took it so much further and my Mommy heart was just bursting! "Dear Mailman, Thank you for bringing our mail. Remember that you are special because God made you special." LOVE it! </div>
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And done! We put it in the mailbox and Little Man couldn't help but run to the front window every few minutes to see if he was coming yet. He eventually heard the mail truck, so I told him to run outside and hand him the treats personally. He suddenly decided he was shy (ha!). We did open the garage door and Little Man watched the mail carrier pull the treats out of the mailbox. Our amazing mail carrier waved at him and shouted a "thanks!" When we went to check the mail later, we found that he had actually written a personal note to thank him for the treats! So sweet!</div>
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Since putting the treats in the mailbox, Little Man LOVES to go catch the mail truck outside. It's sweet to see that they have their own little bond now. I wasn't expecting that! What a great way for Little Man to shine His light!</div>
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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6707464084675400387.post-22949713367330122302016-03-27T19:20:00.001-05:002016-07-05T13:53:05.252-05:0015 Fantastic Verses to Memorize as a Family {Matthew 28:6}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh, friends... Happy, happy Easter!!! He is risen!</div>
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How did you spend your Easter today? All week, Little Man and I have been digging into Holy Week. I must say, it has brought a new level of emotion and appreciation to this Easter weekend. As we went through an hour-by-hour timeline on Good Friday, I felt a sense of emotion that I've never felt before. That will definitely be something we do every year from now on! </div>
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Tonight, as our celebration comes to a close, I have one last treat for my boys... Resurrection Rolls! We've never made them before, and I'm so excited to see their faces!</div>
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Here is a memory verse for you this week! Click the picture to go to a Google Doc. Just print and go! I hope this verse reminds you daily that our Lord and Savior is alive in us! Let His light shine!</div>
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