Nesting… for Sock Baby Jesus

Sometimes despite our best intentions, some of our Advent programs or devotionals start to wane in the second or third week. We get behind in our Jesse Tree Ornaments…or miss the Advent devotionals altogether as we rush through the hectic days before Christmas. We’re doing our best…

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Home Stretch of Lent: Holy Week!

Here are a couple reminders of some of our activities for Holy Week

Palm Sunday…and every day of Holy WeekEgg Carton Passion Play

An Egg Carton backdrop for Jesus’ Public Ministry and Passion Play with Wooden Painted Saints.

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Keep Christ in Christmas: read Him, look for Him, pray to Him, visit him, share Him, give for Him; live for Him


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We have all heard the Nativity story, seen reenactments of Jesus’ Birth in school plays, Church pageants and even on the big screen. Santa Claus is pretty prevalent too, and we’re looking for ways to overpower the looming inflatable Santa Claus and Frosty that have adorned the house next door since mid-November.

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The Pinterest Prayer Book

Isn’t Pinterest fun? My only challenge about pinterest…is how to really use it to create things to help my family!  It’s so easy to pin pretty pictures, but sometimes they just gather on my pinboards and I don’t actually try the craft or recipe.  I have been delighted to discover awesome artists who I would not have found without pinterest, but I don’t always remember to visit my ‘artwork’ pinboard to admire all of the work.  Together with prayers I have managed to find and pin, I have created a new Prayer Book Pinboard, but this time…I have an action plan!  This collection will be used to build something!

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