tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33793440445557979192011-07-31T02:15:54.650-05:00Christian family devotions with object lessons, marriage helps, and building up the home one day at a time!Giulianna @ Family Blueprinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530425044939144620noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379344044555797919.post-64953244658466285812011-05-13T13:41:00.004-05:002011-05-13T14:15:59.458-05:00

"Your hair! Your beautiful hair!""Oh, Jo, how could you? Your one beauty."I love this scene in the screen adaptation of Little Women with Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, and Susan Sarandon. The first time I viewed it, I see this young woman sacrificing her one beauty out of a heart of love. The following passages in Scripture flooded my mind.Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, sheds light on a

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(Plain and colored pencils provide us with the illustration of humility)Weekly Scripture:Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-7Story:“Jesus the Messiah is Born”Precept:Jesus was humble, are you?Live the Lesson: Pretty PencilsThis week you need to a set of colored pencils and a plain pencil too. Sharpen all the pencils before the class or your family.Show the children the colored pencils and ask each one of

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(A 2 liter bottle and a $20 dollar bill help make an Adam and Eve trap as we learn to beware of temptation and learn about consequences this week with Adam and Eve.)Weekly Scripture:Genesis 3Story:“The Fall”Precept:God wants us to take responsibility for our sins, repent and seek restoration to Him, rather than try to hide our sins.Finding Christ:In this chapter, we hear God announce the enmity

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(A foil covered “robot” given the ability to choose to obey or disobey shows us along with Adam and Eve why it is important to obey the Lord.)Weekly Scripture:Genesis 1:26-2:25Story:“Adam and Eve”Precept:God wanted Adam and Eve to live, just as He wants us to have eternal life, so He gives us commands to keep us spiritually alive, but He also gives us the choice to obey or disobey.Finding Christ:

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(Water balloons, eggs, or macaroni help teach us to be responsible as we learn with Adam about God giving us work to do.)Weekly Scripture:Genesis 1 & 2Story:“God Gave Man Responsibility”Precept:The Lord gives us responsibilities to do His work and care for each other.Finding Christ:These two chapters are packed with types of Christ. See how many you can find. Just one would be the Tree of Life.

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(A flashlight, a mirror, and a bowl of water help to remind us that God created light and colors this week as we study Creation.)Weekly Scripture:Read Genesis 1 & 2 to your familyStory:“God’s Nature Expressed in Creation”Precept:We praise God and express appreciation for His creation that reveals to us how Almighty He is!Finding Christ:These two chapters are packed with types of Christ. See how

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Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me, and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.” 1 Sam 25: 32-33God uses obedient and willing women mightily in His kingdom. This is often taught that only if a woman is in total subjection to her husband, even if

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As often as I open my email, Facebook, Twitter, or other account I hear women versing the promises of God. Sometimes I feel wholly encouraged. At other times, I feel entirely concerned.Encouraged, because what an amazing God we serve that He has given us His promises to cling to when our hearts would otherwise be overwhelmed. How many of us have clung tightly to the promises in His Word while

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Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." Gen. 2:18Are you ready to embrace who God created you to be dear sister? Because I am excited to take you on an adventure into the Word of God to discover the truth about women. In our series Biblical Ishshah (Hebrew for woman, pronounced ish-shaw) we will start with the HELPER/HELP

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Yahweh-Yireh (The Lord Will Provide) is the name Abraham gave the place where he almost sacrificed his only son of promise, Isaac. On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided is a prophecy of how God would some day truly sacrifice His only Son, that we might be redeemed. Abraham had told Isaac that God Himself would provide the Lamb for the burnt offering! The ultimate provision! Did you know

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The title of this article is actually a quote from Baltasar Gracian, a Spanish Baroque Conceptismo author who was also a Jesuit priest and teacher. He often bore courage to speak to his congregations in controversial methods to penetrate them, such as reading to them a letter from Hell. Eventually he was sanctioned and exiled by his superiors. The Bible says, “Be strong and let your heart take

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“So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” Ps. 90:12 In the recent years, great attention has been drawn to the idea of numbering our days. Pastor Kerry Shook authored a devotional called, “One Month to Live” and country singer Tim McGraw crooned, “Live Like You Were Dying.” Remember this song from Tim McGraw? "I went sky diving, I went rocky mountain

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“He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.” Ec. 3:11My daughters and their friends find great entertainment in the book/movie series Twilight. Why? Because it is so romantic and exciting. In the series there is Edward, the “good” vampire who pursues

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“I'm Luke Skywalker!”“No, I am Luke Skywalker!”“No, you can be Darth Vader!”“NOOOO! I want to be Luke Skywalker! You can be Darth Vader or Han Solo!!!”“Okay, I will be Luke Skywalker and you can be Han Solo!”Sound familiar? Children arguing over which hero they will portray in their pretense of saving the galaxy from evil!Not in my house! Not since Levi, my non-verbal son with autism, became

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Have you experienced a place or time where/when you tend to hear from God? If so, I bet you seek out those junctures.Before kids, I found that hiking in the mountains alone blessed me with coming face to face with Him. Since having my brood, it has been a challenge!To shed some light on my prayer closet, let me illuminate the background. My house is unlike the library, nobody values silence. My

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Being a mommy affords me the opportunity to express my love through baking. When my husband and children figured out that mommy knew how to decorate cakes, but just did not like the time involved, they resisted my gestures of having the bakery make our cakes.First, they knew Mommy could make a cake in any flavor and it always comes out moist. Secondly, they figured out that mommy can find a way

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I heard this song tonight on Air1 Radio and it really encouraged me as I go through my own struggles to put my priorities in order moment by moment, day by day. It is called The Motions by Matthew West. Matthew had to go through a surgery and a season of silence and this is his story:This might hurt, it's not safeBut I know that I've gotta make a changeI don't care if I break,At least I'll be

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On the keyboard of a computer the CONTROL key AKA as CTRL is a very helpful key in many situations. Humans were made to have dominion over other things. However, when the Bible speaks of man's dominion over things, man is in reference to humans, not literally the male gender. Unfortunately, often humans have this need to control other humans. I have watched this manifest itself over and over

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This little beauty has been elevated to best friend level. Why? Because raw almonds have recently been helping me in ways I never imagined. I bought them to help restore my health.However, after 4 nights of very little sleep because of the roller coaster of either taking pain pills so I can sleep, but then waking up gagging on stomach acid or not taking pain pills to keep my tummy happy, but that

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Mmm, cinnamon warms our home. The aroma penetrates every nook and cranny of our hardwood floors. Brown sugar caramelizing turns patience into a virtue that is missing from my family's taste buds. I have made great apple pies for years (I used to cheat with refrigerated crusts), but in the last couple of years I have mastered the perfect flaky crust with a hint of butter and the perfect compliment

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The hours a mother will invest to give their precious child a Birthday Cake to make them smile! Yes, I am guilty! I will spend 8+ hours making and decorating a cake if it will save us money and put glee in my child's voice when they gaze upon it for the first time.Here is my little Tink with her Tinker Bell cake. Mind you, the brat in me compelled me to feed her a story that I was making her a

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This year I found the meaning of Christmas in an unexpected way. It turned straight into my path in an illogical manner and though I tried to avoid it, I crashed right into it. My immediate reaction after accessing that my children were all uninjured was anger and frustration. I will spare you the reasons, but accomplishing my errands has become much of a heartache and chore for me. Now my

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Illustration by Beatrix PotterAm I peculiar? I know we are not encouraged to be people pleasers. However, I have this intense yearning to please my husband when preparing dinner. In my overburdened, cream-colored refrigerator lies a new pack of 36 flour tortillas. Yet, here I am covered in flour despite my Little Caesar's apron from years past. Yes, I am making homemade flour tortillas. While

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(A bee helps us to understand that we are created with a purpose to serve!) Weekly Scripture:Luke 1:57-80Story:“John the Baptist is Born”Precept:Created for a purpose.Live the Lesson: Bee with a PurposeOpen with a joke about bees such as “Who is the bees favorite singer?” “Sting!” or “What kind of bees hum and drop things?” “A fumble bee!” If you can catch a bee in a jar or find a video online

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(A shelled hard-boiled egg and a salad dressing bottle illustrate that God can accomplish great things!)Weekly Scripture:Luke 1:26-56Story:“Mary’s Visitation”Precept:God can accomplish great things, even in us!Live the Lesson: Egg in a BottleYou will need one clear salad dressing bottle or milk bottle with a small neck opening, one hard-boiled egg with the shell removed, boiling water, a funnel,

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(The Lake Escape vacation house in Lake Arrowhead hosted by Mary and Robin Leggewie)Denise has tagged me with the Educational Tag!1. What is your school's name and why?I have pondered the subject a time or two, but just always use our homeschool group’s name when registering for a teacher or student ID.2. How is your weather today?Hot and humid…AGAIN! It has been about 103°F, but with the

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(Brett, Mike, and Levi. Three of my sons while on vacation in Lake Arrowhead this summer.)I have a son with autism. He is kind of my homing pigeon from the Lord. Just when my thoughts are bouncing off the walls and my life is spinning, Levi will bring up the blue shark that is broken at Chuck E Cheese. It is amazing the things that affect his life with such intensity. We visited Chuck E Cheese in

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(A raw egg and some vinegar prove that nothing is too hard for God!)Weekly Scripture:Luke 1:5-25 Story:“Zacharias and Elizabeth” Focus:Nothing is too hard for God! Live the Lesson: Disappearing Egg ShellThis object lesson requires one week of preparation. On the week previous to this lesson you will start the object lesson. You will take a raw egg and put it in a jar. Tell the children that eggs

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