sweet moments

Tanner is our official "prayer" guy this Advent. 

Every night when we close he reads the written prayer then closes with his own prayer.

 I am so very proud of the young man he is becoming. 

He is so blessed to have such a Godly father who has taught him to pray.

President's Day

   

In honor of President's Day, we did a little reading and a little crafting!  I have to be honest, History was never my favorite subject but I maybe it will be Tanner or Sams!

To start we read this book:
  
and I told the story about this
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We briefly talked about each President, when they were born, where they lived and something significant they did or are doing(Obama).  Then I used this opportunity to talk about HONESTY, since we had just discussed "Honest Abe" and George Washington telling the truth about the cherry tree.

We have this book, so we read the page being "truthful". We talked about what it means to be honest, what a lie is and what God says about lying.  Then we when read Proverbs 4:24 from the Bible..."Don't use your mouth to tell lies. Don't ever say things that are not true."  I also think it is really important when talking about character traits with your kiddos to remind them that we(me included) are not perfect because we are sinful BUT that God loves us so very much that he always forgives us!


Then for the fun part...





We built a log cabin like the one Abe Lincoln lived in.  We talked about things we would do without electricity...this was really funny because it took awhile to think of somethings that would be fun without electricity.  Sam made an abstract log cabin on construction paper...he licked a little glue too!!!

Be Careful Little Eyes What You See Part 2

"Slow Fade" by Casting Crowns

Be careful little eyes what you see
It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings
Be careful little feet where you go
For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray 
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade

Be careful little ears what you hear
When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near
Be careful little lips what you say
For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray 
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day

The journey from your mind to your hands
Is shorter than you're thinking
Be careful if you think you stand
You just might be sinking

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
Daddies never crumble in a day
Families never crumble in a day

Oh be careful little eyes what see
Oh be careful little eyes what you see
For the Father up above is looking down in love
Oh be careful little eyes what you see

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.  PROVERBS 4:23

I just thought I would share my devotion with everyone.  Not long after Tanner's Jenny McCarthy comments I heard this song and found this verse.  It just reminded me that God has made Chris and I responsible for guarding our children's hearts which in today's world can be very difficult.