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Mean what you sing

Can you remember the songs that you sang this morning at church? Can you remember the words? Being a musical person, I love songs with meaning. I mean, I like a *pretty* song, but the songs that mean the most to me are those that have words that touch a place in my heart that the Lord has worked on. You know, like…Amazing grace, my chains are GONE…Great is thy faithfulness…morning by morning new mercies I see…My Jesus, My Savior, Lord there is none like You…He gives and takes away…my heart will ... Read More about Mean what you sing

Tree & Leaf unit study

Autumn· Unit Studies

I simply must do some type of autumn unit every year! I’m so excited about this unit…not sure why, but every year I think I’m not going to have anything *new* to do for an autumn unit, but yet again I have found so many great ideas around the web! This year I decided to focus in a little more on learning more specifically about trees and doing fun crafts and activities with fall leaves! (As I’m typing this up it is really looking like more than we can get done in a week…we may pick and choose ... Read More about Tree & Leaf unit study

Camping with my girls

Family

Last night the girls GA class at church went on a camping trip! I will say it was interesting and leave it at that. My girls did have a great time, though, and that is what matters! We have a family in our church who started a ministry called Anglers for Christ, their names are Tony and Sharon Sellars. Sharon is one of the girls teachers in GA’s and the Sellars opened up their home to us for the camp-out! Here are some pictures from our night! The Sellars Home (by the way, if you have a ... Read More about Camping with my girls

Struggling with Compassion

Scriptures and thoughts

“When He saw the crowds He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.” Matthew 14:14 “Jesus called His disciples to him and said, ‘I have compassion for these people…” Matthew 15:32 “Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes…” Matthew 20:34 “Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man.” Mark ... Read More about Struggling with Compassion

Pirate Unit – Day 1

Unit Studies

Today we started our pirate unit and had alot of fun with it! We found the 7 seas and labled them on a map, we reviewed what an island was. We read several great pirate books and finished up our school morning with a big pirate floor puzzle! Oh and we listened to some pirate music that I found online. It was so cute, the kids were dancing around the room saying, “Arrrrrrr” like pirates! ... Read More about Pirate Unit – Day 1