JPMT~~Top Ten Posts for 2012

Top 5 Most Viewed Blog Posts:

 

1. Amazing Wonders Aviation VBS Clinic

 

2. Magnificent Math Manipulative

 

3. My Day at the State VBS Clinic

 

4. Only 5 Spelling Tests a Year (Can we do that?)

 

5. Two History Must Haves

 

Top 5 Personal Favorites:

 

1. Cuneiform (Hands-on History)

 

 

2. Laundry room/mudroom Quick Fix

 

 

3. Viking Longships

 

4. Sunday School with my 4's and 5's

5. When Education "Sneaks" in



This was my first full year of blogging.  I appreciate my readers so much!  Happy New Year!! 

Packing Away Baby Jesus (Children's Sermon)

     A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with one of our church members.  She shared with me a story from when her daughter was a little girl.  It was the same time of year as it is now...when Christmas had just ended.  While at church, she asked, "Mommy, are they going to pack Baby Jesus away until next Christmas?".  Wow.  Out of the mouth of babes...

 

    

     As you pack away your nativity and other Christmas decorations this year--be mindful to not pack away the meaning of Christmas with it.  Jesus is definitely the reason for the Christmas season---but we should share Jesus, love Jesus and talk to Jesus everyday of the year!

 

"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction."  2 Timothy 4:2

Funny Friday~An Interesting Visitor to the Shire

Seems that CP30 has managed to find his way to the Hobbit Hole.

Something to Pack in Your Box of Christmas Decorations

     Want to be ready for Advent next year?  THRIVING FAMILY has available on their website a free downloadable version of their 2012 Advent Activity Calendar.  This is not really "dated" material, as it can be used any year.  I have a hard copy of the activity book---it is great!!  We would have used it ourselves, but were already reading Bartholomew's Passage.  The 2012 Thriving Family Advent Activity Calendar is: Knowing Him by Name.  Each day, you focus on a different name for Jesus.  Lots of great activities.  (Simple ones.)  I highly recommend it!  Here's an idea: print it out now, and stick it in a box as you pack away your Christmas decorations.  That way, you'll be ready for next Christmas and Advent!  It's FREE!!

FREE Family Devotions (for Kindle)

Well, "Santa" didn't bring me a Kindle....but for those of you that have one...

 

This looks to be a great deal and a wonderful resource for families!!

 

CLICK HERE

 



Living Nativity

I want to share a few scenes from our church's first "Living Nativity".  I hope you enjoy them, and may they inspire you this season as you reflect on God's gift of Jesus to us! 

 

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It was such a thrill for me to see all of this come together.  So many people helped me out in this endeavor.  Church members sewed costumes, built barns, made hot cocoa, set up lights and sound....
A beautiful thing when the Body of Christ comes together to serve!!

 

Catching up with the TOS Giveaways~~~Days 5-10

 Check out these links at the Old Schoolhouse Crew website.  Enter to win great prizes!!!

 

DAY 5
(Only one more day left to enter!!)

 

 

DAY 6

 

 

Day 7

 

 

Day 8

 

 

Day 9

 

 

Day 10