We're Reading: Halfway Herbert

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We're Reading: Halfway Herbert

Do you ever read a book to your kids and think it may have actually been written specifically with you in mind?

That's exactly how I feel when I read Halfway Herbert, by Francis Chan. 

WAIT! Francis Chan?? Children's books???

YEP! Three of them! I didn't know either... until the day they showed up at the front door via hubby's amazing library building skills!

I have a lot to say about each of them, but this one... it's my favorite!

And Herbert... Oh, I love Herbert!

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I thought I was pretty - gleanings from John chapter one

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I thought I was pretty - gleanings from John chapter one

As I’ve read through the Gospel of John, so many memories have been stirring… and as I’ve worked through them, I’ve been constantly drawn to you: the young girls crying themselves to sleep at night, praying to be somebody they’re not, begging to be somebody worth knowing. I see you in my story, and I see us in John. May I share with you?

 

I remember being very young, around five or six, and my dad asking me what I liked about myself.

I said, "I think I'm pretty."

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We're Singing: Seeds Family Worship

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We're Singing: Seeds Family Worship

My Mercy is a songbird. She loves music and she LOVES to sing. She sings about activities she's doing, she sings herself to sleep at night, she sings to her dolls and toys... and let's not forget her daily Frozen and Moana performances!

It always amazes me how she remembers words of songs she hasn't heard in months... but then again, I know in a heartbeat I could sing every word of "I Will Always Love You" or "Hero." No doubt, no matter how many months or years have passed. 

There is just something about music that clicks in our brains and memory.

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Busy mamas, let's read the Gospel of John together!

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Busy mamas, let's read the Gospel of John together!

I know you're busy, and I know life is crazy because I'm right here with you.
With that said, I'm gonna go ahead and invite you and challenge you to do this with me: read the Gospel of John with your kids!

 

The Gospel of John is, in the words of the author:

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

There can't possibly be a better place to begin the journey of daily Bible reading with your children. And here's why my kids and I LOVE the way we've been reading with a group of leaders and girls in our youth ministry! 

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Let's Celebrate! ...it's the series finale of "Confidentiality and Foster Care!"

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Let's Celebrate! ...it's the series finale of "Confidentiality and Foster Care!"

Foster parents, let’s celebrate the children in our care!

Let’s celebrate BIG! Let’s celebrate often!

 

And since we know celebration can and does exist outside of social media,

let’s celebrate privately.

 

Y’all remember that time I was a Christmas villain?

Please know this: I needed to celebrate my brand new foster son that Christmas morning, and he needed to be celebrated. He was worth celebrating, and we were overjoyed for such an opportunity. It wasn't the photo that broke confidentiality, as it didn’t reveal his identity in any way. And it wasn't our BIG celebration that broke hearts. The public privacy setting broke confidentiality and the public words of celebration broke hearts.

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