Keys for Kids

In our opinion, it's still a nice devotional for your family.

Being Thankful

It's a rather sad thing, but one thing lots of people are noticing these days is that people are not as thankful as they used to be. Perhaps it's because we have too much? This is especially true if you live in a country like America where food and clothing and other things are more plentiful.

I hope you are teaching you children about the importance of gratefulness to God and others. The current excerpt from our Bright Gems book is the one from the Day 23 devotionals on being thankful. We hope you'll read it and be encouraged to commit to instilling this important quality of character in your youngsters.

Charlie Brown Christmas

Never forget.

Bible Reading Plan for Children

You may want to check this out for your family. Just passing it along for your information.

Great Truths Learned by Little Children

1. No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats..  

2. When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair. 

3. If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person. 

4. Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato. 

5. You can't trust dogs to watch your food.. 

6. Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.. 

7. Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time.  

8. You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.

A Heritage from God

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD; and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127:3

My precious grandchildren, shortly after the birth of Sariah Grace.

Enjoy your children and grandchildren;  remember to teach them Jesus.

For His glory,

Maxine

Prayer Reminder

"When children are young you talk to them about Jesus, and when they get older you talk to Jesus about them." ~ From 15 Minutes with God for Grandma by Emilie Barnes.

Just a reminder of the need to pray for our children and grandchildren.

VBS Idea

This is another article I thought interesting. Just an idea for the future. Why not focus on the persecuted church? Read the article here.

A Refuge for Displaced Children

You may not be inclined to read the entire article word for word, but please at least skim it so that you might be aware of this great work being done in Nigeria on behalf of children who are orphaned by violence in that country. Read it here.

Susannah's House Rules

[Quote from Raising Godly Children Facebook page] "Susannah Wesley was the mother of 19 children, including John and Charles Wesley. Through much adversity, she dedicated her life to instilling a sense of Christian Destiny into each of her children. Her children went on to change the world." These sixteen house rules by Mrs. Wesley are well worth your reading. Go here to the "Raising Godly Children" site to read them.

Being Humble

We've posted the bi-monthly excerpt from our Bright Gems book; so sorry to be late with it. It's all about being humble this time, an important lesson for young and old enough! Just click on the "Gems" tab to go to the short devotional and to learn more about our book if you don't have it.

Anna Cares

I want you and your children to read this article about nine year old Anna F. I can assure you it will be good reading for all of you. It doesn't hurt for our families, even the youngest ones, to be concerned about those who are persecuted.

Jesus Loves Me

You may want to teach this to your children in sign language.

KOC Magazine

You might like to check out this post at the Persecution Blog. Apparently you can now download Kids of Courage magazine free to use with your children. This looks like a good resource for you to use to help your children learn more about those who are suffering for Christ. They can also learn about other religions and how they can pray for the people who are lost in these religions. The information is here.

Bright Gems

Don't forget that every other month we post an excerpt from our Bright Gems for His Crown book. We just posted a new one for May and June if you'd like to go read it. It will give you an idea of what we're trying to accomplish in this book.

Click on the tab labeled "Gems" to read what we cover in the 19th set of devotionals on the topic
"Doing Your Best."