Finding Grace-Filled Confidence in the Chaos
Happy Friday, everyone! Yesterday we had our first major snowfall of the season. My three year old said to me, “Mom, it’s Christmas!” Free Thanksgiving Scripture Printable I have created a FREE printable for all of you! This is a “Give Thanks” Scripture printable, with lots of Bible verses about thanksgiving to God, perfect for […] Read more…
Teaching Scripture to your kids doesn’t have to be intimidating! Let these 7 tips help you get started teaching the Bible to your children at home. I got an email a short time ago from a mom wondering where to start in teaching her kids the Bible at home. And I totally understood where she […] Read more…
“Hurry up, get ready for bed!” “We’re in a hurry, we don’t have time!” “Just sit here a minute while I feed your baby sister!” Any of those exasperated statements get thrown around in your house, or is it just me? ;) When you have little kids, you’re usually in a hurry for something. And […] Read more…
Kids need to learn to help out around the house. What if you could weave in Biblical lessons while teaching them how to take care of your home at the same time? Filling Hearts While Cleaning Homes is a printable resource that contains 20 devotions to help you as a parent explain the attributes or “characteristics” […] Read more…
Welcome to the relaunch of The Purposeful Mom! To celebrate my new design (created by Crisp Apple Design) and new vision for the blog, I’m giving away some fun products for moms, babies and kiddos! Check out all the giveaways, going on through January 22! Friends, today I want to share with you a resource […] Read more…
Tonight we settled down for devotions and L, my 4 year old daughter, pulled out The Story Bible, which we are going through for the second time (this is an excellent Bible, the words are very close to Scripture, not embellished like other Bible storybooks I’ve seen–read more about it in my starting devotions with […] Read more…
Want to teach your children Scripture in a simple way that gets them to remember these precious verses, “hiding” them in their hearts? Two resources I’m giving away today will help you do just that! The first is my new eBook, God’s Word in My Heart: A Scripture Learning Guide with Memory Verses! In this […] Read more…
“Dear Lord, ummm….” Do your children’s prayers ever begin this way? I know my seven-year-old son’s prayers do! Several months ago, he really started struggling with praying out loud. Previously, he had prayed fairly easily so we weren’t sure what to think! Was it a discipline issue? Was he “bored” during devotions? While I don’t […] Read more…
Thank you for being here at The Purposeful Mom! I wanted to share these Character Cards with you that you can use during your devotional or prayer time with your children. The idea for these cards came out of an earlier post I wrote about how we do devotions with our children. During that time, we use prayer […] Read more…
As our family works to learn Scripture together, there are a variety of methods we have used to help make the Bible verses stick. An easy and fun way to learn the verse of the week is to make a Bible verse puzzle! I originally got this idea from Erica at Confessions of a Homeschooler. […] Read more…
Teaching Scripture to your children is a huge part of raising your little ones in a Christian home. When we hide God’s Word in our hearts, it accomplishes the purpose for which it was sent! {Isaiah 55} When we first began doing devotions with our children, we wanted to make sure we included every member […] Read more…
After I shared a post about starting devotions with your kids, reader Sonja asked if I could share the character cards we use when praying with our little ones. How to Make Prayer Card Box A few months ago, I made a simple prayer box with an inexpensive index card holder I got at Walmart. […] Read more…
Welcome to the Spring Into Summer series! Throughout the next two weeks, I hope to give you some tools to prepare for a fun, creative and relaxing summer. Today we’ll start with something that’s close to my heart: doing devotions with your kids! Deuteronomy 6:6-9 says, “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall […] Read more…
Today I wanted to show you some of the Scriptures we have hung in W and L’s room. The green one beyond the red frame says, “Children obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Colossians 3:20”. We bought these picture frames for $1.99 each at IKEA a couple of years ago. I […] Read more…
Psalm 119:11 says, “I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.” Will and Leah, ages 5 1/2 and almost 3 are memorizing this particular verse this week. To make it fun, I wrote it out on a piece of paper, cut it up and hid the pieces around […] Read more…