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Thanksgiving for Kids- A Cornucopia of Prayer

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Years ago I was taught to pray for the area I lived in, the city and state I lived in, my country and the world. It was a simple prayer exercise that lead me to pray  for my family and friends as well as people around the world.  My prayers became less self focused and more others focused when I prayed this way. I decided the time before Continue Reading

Lunch for Kids- Scarecrow’s Harvest Lunch

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Many of us will be eating a special meal on Thursday filled with harvest foods. Why shouldn't a scarecrow  or a special four year old get to have a scarecrow's harvest lunch too? This scarecrow's harvest lunch is filled with wonderful foods JDaniel really enjoys.  Well, most of the foods in this lunch are foods he really enjoys.His head features a Continue Reading

Gus, the Pilgrim Turkey- Read.Explore.Learn.

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Gus, the Pilgrim Turkey loves each and everyday to the fullest. Everyday is an adventure until he finds out that he won't be celebrating New Year's Eve.  The animals on his farm share with him all  about Thanksgiving. He hears about its history and how it is celebrated today. Gus decided he needs to head south just as the geese do. Gus isn't Continue Reading

I Am Thankful For….Bento Lunch

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I am so thankful to be a part of the group called Bento Bloggers & Friends. They are hosting a bento lunch hop  today featuring lunches displaying things that we are thankful for. We were not supposed to feature a turkey in the lunch so, I featured one beside it. We have so much in my family to be thankful for. The cornucopia of our life is Continue Reading

21 Days of Gratitude- Thankful for My Kitchen

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  Yesterday I mentioned to you the 21 Days of Gratitude Challenge List.  Well, during November there are bloggers sharing each day on one of the ideas or items on the list. When I signed up to participate in this project, I didn't look at what I was signing up to share my thankfulness about. Instead I picked a day that worked best for me. Only Continue Reading

Thanksgiving Kids- Gratitude Turkey

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Thanksgiving Kids -Gratitude Turkey

This past Sunday I was teaching a lesson on gratitude and thankfulness to my Sunday school class of kindergartners. We were looking at how filled with thanks giving the Israelites were for all that had been given by God. When I was brainstorming about how to help the children bring home the concepts I was teaching, the wonderful list of 21 Days Continue Reading

Teaching Kids- What is Veterans Day?

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Every year I take JDaniel to the memorial for veterans in our town. We bring a snack or lunch to eat as we sit on one of the granite benches before the flag memorial and talk about Veterans Day and why we celebrate it. I want him to know "What is Veterans Day ?" When he was two and a half, I told him the people whose names were on the brick Continue Reading

Turkey Trouble- Read.Explore.Learn

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Turkey Trouble- Read.Explore.Learn

  The  turkey in Turkey Trouble realizes that he is in trouble and decides to disguise himself as other animals on the farm. Every time he thinks he has found a winning costume a different farm animal recognizes him. He then tries to pretend he is one of them.His disguises work for him in the end! What is he at the end of the story? He is a Continue Reading

Yes, Giving Benefits The Giver!

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All week long I have written about giving and yes I am writing about giving for one last time this week. I started the week my asking you to leave comments on my posts. Each comment would be added to all the others left during the week. The total number of comments will be translated into monetary donation to Samaritan's  Purse's effort to help Continue Reading

Operation Christmas Child #OCCGiving

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Operation Christmas Child #OCCGiving

I usually take JDaniel with me when I am gathering food items or gifts to give to charity. This year I rushed around and gathered things for the Operation Christmas Child Project while JDaniel was in school. It saved me a lot of time standing beside shelves while items to being looked over and gave me the opportunity to select items he might not Continue Reading

Taking Time to Play- The Educator’s Spin On It

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We are excited for the opportunity to share our Time to Play with you as a guest post on JDaniel4's Mom. We both share a love of books and how to incorporate them into our children's lives through play. Balancing life with a 2, 6 and 19 year old can take to prethinking to make sure everyone has their playful moments with Mom.  Since we share Continue Reading

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