Candy Gratitude Game
We’ve been working on gratitude lately in our house, and this candy gratitude game is one of our favorites. This is a great thankfulness activity… Read More »Candy Gratitude Game
Rebecca
Rebecca is a mother of twins, a chaplain at a girls' school, and has experience in child, youth and family ministry. She has a PhD in religious studies from McMaster University and knows everything there is to know about the doctrine of the atonement in the writings of C.S. Lewis. (Jesus and Narnia - Hooray!) She spends most of her time writing, baking cookies, breaking up kid fights, and hanging out with kids, talking about Jesus.
52 Weeks of Prayer
Last year I joined a mini-retreat type program called Revive: a certain number of mornings throughout the year devoted to study, prayer, and discerning our… Read More »52 Weeks of Prayer
Praying through Music
I started off my 52 weeks of prayer with 2 weeks of prayer through music. To be completely honest with you, I started with prayer… Read More »Praying through Music
How to Keep a Prayer Journal
Let’s face it: regular, daily prayer can be hard. Remembering to pray for those to whom you’ve offered to pray… Remembering to pray, and finding… Read More »How to Keep a Prayer Journal
The Doodle Prayer | How to Pray with Doodles
The doodle prayer is a creative prayer method that I have come to love. It’s simple. It’s creative. (I know, I said that already.) It’s… Read More »The Doodle Prayer | How to Pray with Doodles
Easy Nativity Word Scramble for Kids
We’re using this simple nativity word scramble as an activity for the kids at our Christmas Messy Church this year, as well as at our… Read More »Easy Nativity Word Scramble for Kids
Advent Ideas for Kids and Families
Here is a collection of 14 fun and simple Advent activites for families with kids of all ages. Make your own Advent calendar, make some… Read More »Advent Ideas for Kids and Families
Nativity Story Stones
As a way to celebrate Advent this year, we decided to make our own batch of nativity story stones. (I’ve seen a few versions of… Read More »Nativity Story Stones
DIY Christmas Story Advent Calendar
We got the idea for this Christ-centered Advent calendar one year when we went to an Advent event at our church. We got to see… Read More »DIY Christmas Story Advent Calendar
The ACTS Prayer Method
The ACTS prayer method is a simple and straightforward way to help structure your conversation with God. This method is used quite commonly in church… Read More »The ACTS Prayer Method