Posted by Cindy on October 19, 2009
Apples of Gold, written by Lisa Samson is a true treasure for teaching purity to your children ten and older.
I’m always on the lookout for really good literature that brings home the point of purity with a serious message, yet without a heavy hand. This book meets both of those criteria! Not only that, but both my daughter and son were completely engaged in the story from beginning to end! AND, it only took two days worth of devotional reading time to finish!
I just posted a review of this GREAT book at The Curriculum Choice. If you’re interested in books about purity, you can finish reading the review here.
Posted by Cindy on September 28, 2009
When you think of the Creation Museum, the first thoughts that pop into your head are probably things like Bible truths, dinosaurs, Noah and the flood, the need for Jesus and so on. We took a tad different approach to the normal routine of simply touring the museum this time around. Even though it rained the entire day, we spent time enjoying the beautiful and wonderfully varied nature trails.
Even though we probably would’ve had a lot more time to observe and look closely at plants and such on a pretty day, the rainy walk was a great way to see things we might not normally see. God’s creation is beautiful in any weather!
Water was dripping from everything, including us!
They have several water areas like waterfalls…
marshland….
And ponds
Plant life is just as varied from native to tropical.
Five different bridges make for a fun walk. My children’s favorite is the swinging bridge seen here.
Water, water everywhere!
Even clinging to the spider webs!
Trying to stay dry… Caleb found the leaf a bit too late. If you can’t tell, he’s soaked through and through.
And my personal favorite find of the day - itty bitty, teany-weany, less than 1/4″ each Bird’s Nest Fungi! It’s hard to tell, but each little cup has little egg-shaped pieces that are actually the mushroom’s spores and are ejected into the air by the rain!! How cool is that?? Now, see what we would’ve missed on a pretty day?
Posted by Cindy on August 11, 2009
On Sunday nights at church, I teach a Kidz Group class for children in 1-5th grades. Right now, I have only little boys in the class. What better way to catch their attention than to talk about dinosaurs! Dinosaurs and church?? Of course! Dinosaurs are a great topic for teaching the authority of the Bible as compared to evolutionary teaching. And for children, dinosaurs are one of the biggest “hooks” public schools use to disprove Biblical authority.
Just how do you educate yourself on the truth of the Bible vs. what the evolutionary world believes? It’s really as simple as children’s books! There are so many wonderful children’s books available now that teach Creation vs. evolution. And not only do they educate your children, they educate you as well! I’ll include just a few dinosaur themed books here and if you’re interested in me posting more wonderful creation-based children’s books, just let me know.
Some of these are more in-depth than others. If you’re hoping for a simpler book, I would suggest What Ever Happened To Dinosaurs or D is for Dinosaurs. The others are more detailed and best suited for upper elementary and above.
Posted by Cindy on July 23, 2009
Most of you probably remember that my husband is the youth minister at our church. We try to be as family oriented in our activities as possible, making sure there is at least one family event per month. This month’s event was planned by a very neat family that used to homeschool and love the outdoors. We went seining in the creek on our church’s farm!
(Seining for sport is actually not legal in Kentucky, but fear not, we were only seining for educational purposes. All the “catches” were put back into the creek unharmed.)
Our big “kids” – my husband and the gentleman who planned the event – enjoyed the seining tremendously. Everyone else did, too – for a time. Then there were bigger and better things to tackle.
Here are a few nature shots I took while I waited on the creek’s edge with Eli.
And here’s Eli deciding his turn had come to get in the water.
A wonderful time of food and fellowship ended the evening. What better way to worship God than enjoying His creation with brothers and sisters in Christ?
Posted by Cindy on June 22, 2009
Gotcha, didn’t I? 
Our church took an “trip” to Rome during VBS this year. We used Group’s Rome: Paul and the Underground Church for a unique weekend VBS where we invited entire families to participate. I have to say that everything about this year’s VBS was a huge success! The material was awesome, the weekend format was appreciated by everyone, and having families go through VBS together has already produced lots of fruit!
Because of the family atmosphere, we needed lots of people to help who normally wouldn’t, which proved to be quite a good tool for pulling our church members together for a common cause. From young to old, everyone who was willing had a part to play. It’s amazing how great a church event can be when everyone works together!
Below are just a few pictures. If you’re interested, I’d love to talk more about how we set up a weekend VBS, how we included families and how we incorporated all ages in helping. Let me know if you’d like to hear more and I’ll write another post with more info.
Paul, who is under arrest and his guard
Leaders of the Underground Church in Rome
Roman game time
Visiting shops in the Marketplace – These are just a few of the seven Marketplace shops the children visited.
Making leather bracelets
Building
Calligraphy and wax seals
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