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Here are the books that we are planning to use during the months of September and October.
Little Books for Little Cooks
Now I Know My ABC's
Once Upon a Book
Parenting 9 children is a blessing, challenging, fun, exciting, never boring and some days down right HARD!
As I have shared with you our family is focusing on LOVE IS AN ACTION WORD!
We are reading and studying the epistles of John over and over again with my husband each night.
I am reading and studying through Romans.
Each morning after breakfast I have begun to do our morning bible study again. It has been way too long since we have done this before our day begins. Yes we sing praise songs daily, learn bible verses together and have nightly bible study under Scott’s teaching…and then God impressed upon my heart to begin our day together in His word.
I didn’t realize how much I needed this time with the children or how much they needed it with me – really HIM! The children are so excited to sit together after breakfast to read the Word together and I wake up excited to do it with them.
They all have their bibles next to them at breakfast ready and waiting for us to begin.
We talked for a while lately about sin knocking at the door of their hearts and minds all day long – that they have a choice – either to be a friend or foe to each other and God.
They must choose to walk with God or alone each day.
They must choose to ask the Holy Spirit to lead their day or allow their desires to rule the day.
During a recent bible study I was reminded that I am laying seeds and watering them daily and that I may not see the fruit or harvest from the kind of training we are doing for years. That does discourage me some days and I must remember they are His first and He is faithful – that everything of Him we pour in will NOT return void!
We have a few children that are seriously CHOOSING to walk in their sins all day long. We have a few children that are whining more than this mommy can stand to listen to. We have a few children that would rather be corrected than obey. We have a few children that can’t help but use their mouths to sin against each other – being bossy, mean, tattle telling and lie.
You see the problem is not whether or not they know the rules or what is right from wrong – they all know our house rules and it hangs in our kitchen!
Again, I explained to them it is a choice whether or not they live by them. They have the power to have victory over sin – the Holy Spirit is in them. They all have the freedom from sin and the bondage to it – Jesus paid the price for their sins!
And so I prayed for God to rule and reign in our hearts and home today. That we as a family will choose to do it God’s way and not our own. It is a daily choice to live out Romans 12:1-2. I pray that I as I seek to do it – our children will in turn follow after me. I pray that they see me do what I say and teach – more and more each day.
Choosing to walk in His ways!
Here are some more cool giveaways for tots/moms of tots, check them out below and let us know if you win something we told you about!!!!
Convinced {Romans 8:38-39} is #6 from Seeds of Courage, 
Full Page Verse Printable… 
Verse Mini Book {which could also be cut into mini flash cards to have kids put the verse in order}… 
Copy Work Tracers {print & cursive} 
Copy Work Sheets… 
Full Verse Coloring Pages… 
Seeds Family Worship printables here!
Visit the main Seeds Family Worship Printables page here.
Visit Seeds Family Worship to learn more about their ministry here!
It's time for some fun alphabet crafts!! We hope you enjoy these! If you are new, you can visit our ABC webpage to find links to any other letters we have done, letters (with books listed) coming up, as well as all the fun crafty letters we have been working on. Be sure to check it out!
Magnets: Pulling Together, Pushing Apart by Natalie Rosinsky
Summary: Teach your little one some science basics ~ all about magnets and how they work!
What You’ll Need:
How to Make the lowercase “m”
Every Sunday Carisa hosts a feature on her other blog called Tot School. If you are one who doesn't know that, you can go here to read more about it! She has over 60 moms joining up weekly, so there are plenty of wonderful resources and ideas to find.
This week we’re highlighting Annette from The Life of a Pastor’s Wife. She is a mom of two tots ~ Isaac (30 months) and Miriam (13 months). Here are a few of the fun things that she has been doing at home with her tots.
Pipe cleaner and clothespin matching was a big hit. Issac has to match the correct color of pipe cleaner to the clothespin with the same colored paint chip. A great fine motor activity too…
And they double as bracelets…
Stickers are always a hit!
Annette found a great mini ABC foam alphabet at the Dollar Tree and let Issac match up the letters to an alphabet printable Carisa put together.
This penny drop idea came from another Tot School Mom, Nichole, but great ideas need to be shared. Cut a slit in the top of a plastic container and let your little one have fun dropping the coins in from one jar to another.
