ABC Bible Verses: A, B, and C

Week 1: A - "All we like sheep have gone astray" Isaiah 53:6
This was a GREAT week! We went on the Saturday after the last day of school and raided Party City's cheap stuff! Little spiders, a plastic ant, crazy looking praying mantis, glow sticks, bouncy balls, and more useless junk that kids love! We hung the bag in the kitchen next to our list for the Bible verses. I had decided that we would learn the verse and talk about the meaning on Monday, do an activity on Tuesday and that if they could recite it by Thursday, they could pick something from the bag.

Miles had it memorized by the time breakfast was over Monday!

So ... Tuesday we got up, grabbed some toilet paper rolls, clothes pins (that we painted black), cotton balls and glue. We had a fun (messy) time, painting the clothes pins, glueing on cotton balls and making a face for our sheep. We talked about how all of us make mistakes - except Jesus - and that we all go astray.

Both boys had it completely memorized after that and got a prize from the bag.

Week 2: B - "Believe in Jesus and you will be saved" - Acts 6:31
This week was pretty simple - we just colored a picture of Jesus on Tuesday but we spent lots of time talking about how knowing Jesus is the only way that we can be close to God because of sin. Will is especially cute saying this verse!

Week 3: C - "Children obey your parents in everything" -  
So some of the verses had some real rubber-meets-the-road moments to them! I remember that I used this verse repeatedly this week! It was really a great tool since God is saying it. I knew that I had Him on my side when I wanted them to help clean up, get their shoes on or share with one another! Instead of a craft this week, we played "Simon Says". It was a good way to see that we can obey and lay our will aside (especially if it helped to win a game!)

Miles is a Ring Bear (again)

Miles was asked to be a ring-bearer (or Ring Bear as he says) in another wedding this summer. He AMAZED us! He was obedient and a real joy to be around while not taking away too much attention from the couple. My favorite part was when he was in place with the groomsmen he scanned the crowd for Will and whisper-called "Weeyule"  .... "Weeyule" until Will waved to him. Consequently, he grinned proudly and turned back to the couple at attention.

Summer 2010

I can't believe the summer is winding down! Most of my friends are thankful to be heading back to a normal routine and having the kids back in school. But I have always loved the summer's laid-back, come-what-may days! And I'm sad to see them go! I have loved being home with my children this summer. We have had some really precious times (and some growing moments as well). I love the time I am able to spend with them and count it as a true blessing that we have this time together!

In the Spring, I began thinking about our upcoming summer and had decided I really wanted to make some plans. On my list: visit Jake's family in Florida, visit my family in Georgia, stay in pajamas all day if we want, and memorize Bible verses. My friend, Lynelle, has always told me that children are capable of absorbing Scripture but I didn't know if that would apply to my children (they have both inherited some of my attention issues)!

In the next post, I will write more about the verses, but I just wanted to say, we accomplished all of my hopes for the summer! We may have erred on the side of "pajama days" though, because I can't seem to get them into any real clothes! And tags have become a MAJOR source of contention around our home! Thank goodness for bandaids ... we never seem to actually use them on boo-boos but they're a real cure when taped over a rolled up tag!