Hi friends! I have another memory verse printable coloring page for you! You can see them all here. You can ask your kids (or adults!) a few questions about this verse: What’s required of us to become children of God? (receive Him/believe on His name–remember that the faith to do this is a gift as Ephesians 2:8-9 tells us) What is the gift that we get from God? What does it mean that you get the right to become...
The girls and I have been working on these memory verses the last few weeks, so I thought I’d share printables for you to use too! You can download them by clicking here:As in Adam/1 Corinthians 15:22For by Grace/Ephesians 2:8-9My printables are free for your personal use! If you like this, you can get these posts in your inbox by signing up HERE! You’ll also receive news of any specials and deals in my Etsy shop.
You know how you read God’s Word, but it doesn’t really sink in? You’re thinking, I know this is really profound, but it just isn’t changing my life right now. What am I doing wrong? I feel like that a lot. But God’s Word is not a dead book for me to figure out all by myself: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of...
My girls and I have been memorizing Isaiah 53:6 this week in anticipation of Easter. We’ve been talking about what it means to go astray from God and how we all do it! God is so good and isn’t okay with losing his wandering sheep. He loves us so much He planned for Jesus to lay down His life in order to take the punishment for our sins. Here’s a coloring page you can work through with your kids...
My husband texted me a simple question while he was at dance class with our girls last Saturday morning: “Would you be okay if I went to play golf this afternoon?” Our two-month-old was going through a bit of a growth spurt and I didn’t get great sleep the night before. I was also feeling a little emotional, and my head hurt from all the wonderful blooming going on outside. I felt I should say “yes,” because that’s what a...
“Do nothing from conceit, but inlook not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, the form of God, did not count equality with God emptied himself, by taking the form of a being born in the likeness of men.” Philippians 2:3-6 We have been talking about this passage in our community group, and it has been on my heart for the past few weeks. Isn’t it funny how unaware...
Last week I wrote about my struggles to keep relationships going, to know how to move past hurt, disappointment, and the little conflicts that plague all human relationships. Relational grace starts with a grasp of how God relates to us. Romans 3:23 says that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” God is glorious and has always been glorious. He exists in glorious relationship within the Trinity. He created a perfect creation and world for...
Charitie Lees Bancroft wrote a beautiful hymn called “Before the Throne of God Above.” One of my pastors at church recently quoted it, and this line struck me: Before the throne of God aboveI have a strong, a perfect plea;A great High Priest whose name is LoveWho ever lives and pleads for me.Isn’t that a beautiful thought? At the point that your are most ashamed, most caught in your own fallenness, your selfishness, your failings, Jesus is interceding for you...
I just finished reading Ted Dekker’s novel, Eyes Wide Open. I like his books because they get to the heart of life and, in crazy and sometimes disturbing ways, point to the Gospel. These books always get me thinking. This book was about a pair of friends stuck in a world of their own imaginings, a world that is very real, and scary. The only way out is to grasp and hold onto a greater reality–of who they really...
