Since we’re all dealing with the abnormal cold weather, maybe what you would like is a warm bowl of chili. My husband’s mother made a mean pot of chili you might enjoy ….
3 lb ground beef
minced onion to taste
2 cans of tomato sauce
1 can of water for each can of sauce
1-2 cans of tomato paste
4 or 5 cans of tomato soup
2 cans kidney beans
sugar to taste
hot chili powder to taste
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I.N.C. W.E.L.L.S. are not those bottles of ink on your desk that the boy behind you used to dip your pigtail in. Rather, I.N.C. W.E.L.L.S are Incredible Nazarene Children’s Workers Enlisted to Lead Love and Serve
Here’s a picture of some of the most incredible workers I have ever known!
And here’s the beautiful flowers they gave me for my birthday.
And I wish you could read all the wonderful birthday cards the kids made me. They are on my office bulletin board! I love Moultrie’s I.N.C. (Incredible Nazarene Children)
Aren’t you jealous?
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Proverbs 20:7 The godly walk with integrity;
blessed are their children who follow them.
Integrity
–noun
1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
Integrity is being honest, pure, and upright even when “no one is looking”. What comes to mind is those times when we try to get around the rules. I recall when my children were small. We lived in a large city and each ‘town’ had there own ball program for kids. They were are different as night and day. It was offered to me that I could use anothers address in order to get my son in the neighboring town ball program. What difference would it make? I believe that it’s possible that someone IS looking.
We lived only blocks from that town program and several miles from the program we should be involved in. Would it really make a difference in the long run? I think, maybe so. Is anyone really looking?
1) Your child is observing. He may not make the connection for years, but one day he may put two and two together. And then he would questions. How is it that I was able to play ball over there? Will you be ready with an acceptable answer? Or ready with excuses and justifications for the action?
2) The one who offered his address. They will see the integrity immediately .. If it is there. They will notice and may even think it strange that you do the right thing.
3) God is always watching. What anser will you give to Him on judgement day? Will your justifications seem inadequate then?
Look at other areas in your life. Are you justifying your actions or are you taking the high road?
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Have you seen these t-shirts that say one size fits all? Isn’t that a oximoron? Take a look at that shirt and you will soon summize that you know someone that would get swallowed up in the shirt and equally you know someone that would be hard pressed to get the shirt on! This is how some of us are having to teach our Sunday School classes and Children’s church.
While large super churches seem to be popping up everywhere, there are still thousands of little churches around the nation and the world that are reaching people for Christ. This inevitably presents the problem of having one teacher and 8-10 children ranging from age 3 to 12. Mostly likely, there is a big age gap right in the middle of this. So what’s a teacher to do?
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Another fun idea I found receive today and wanted tos ahre with you!
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Well it’s been awhile since I gave any Bible quizzing tidbits of information. I’ve been wanting to share some places to find a good map of Israel so that you can show the children where Joshua and the Israelites are.
First of all, I hope that you bought the extra posters from the publishing house. We are finding them most helpful, especially the map. I got it laminated so that it will stay nice all year.
If you have access to a computer in your classroom, you may find these websites very useful. My daughter learned about this totally awesome map site in her home school Bible class. You type in the book and chapter you are reading and it shows a map of the area, highlighting all the places mentioned. Isn’t that way cool? www.biblemap.org
Another great Bible geography site is http://www.bible-history.com/maps/
Bible Gateway is an excellent place for looking up scriptures. With the click of the mouse you can choose literally any version or translation you like. I love this for Bible study or further understanding since you can see what it says in several translations instantly. Sometimes this can open up a new world to you. www.biblegateway.com
Well, that’s it for now. Hope this helps someone out there!
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Psalm 1
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers.
2 But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night.
3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
and they prosper in all they do.
4 But not the wicked!
They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
Sinners will have no place among the godly.
6 For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
One really does not need any other verse than this one to aspire to being a Godly Grandmother. It certainly is a very good place to start… especially verse 2 “Delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.” If we do this than we shall be renewed like the eagles (Isaiah 40:31).
GiGi List (GiGi = Godly Grandmother)
1) Shine like a star - “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the Word of Life.” - Philippians 2:14-16
2) Yield Like a tree - “But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. Psalm 1:2&3
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“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the Word of Life.” - Philippians 2:14-16
I think I will start a “GiGi List” of favorite scriptures. I heard the idea a few years back, to use ‘GiGi’ as my “grandma” name. GiGi stands for Godly Grandmother. Don’t think I’m there yet. But should start working on it so that by the time I have a dozen grandkids I’ll be worthy of the name! This one seems like a good place to start!
My GiGi List
Philippians 2:14-16
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We met today for the first quiz meet of the year. Everyone had a great time, but we’ll need to work on our concentration a bit more. We had 13 children quizzing. Everyone quizzed on the blue level; however, awards were still given out in two age levels. Congratulations to everyone for a job well done.
Early Elementary Group
1st place Sarah (Waycross)
2nd place Katie (Moultrie) and Jordan (Valdosta)
Upper Elementary Group
1st place Deborah (Moultrie)
2nd place Ally (Waycross) and Randi (Moultrie)
Congratulations to Ally for a perfect round (20 straight questions answered correctly) and also to Deborah for reciting 5 scriptures.
Next meet will be in Waycross on Nov 21. Since we will be skipping October. I will be available to recite scripture to any children at the Improve Your Serve conference in Tifton on Oct 17. I will also let you know if there is a meet on the east coast that you might want to participate in.
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Last year I offered one of my Christmas plays to small churches with small budgets. I could not believe the requests that I received. My generosity is still strong, but this year I found a way to get the play to people more easily. So I offer it to you again. BUT FIRST, please add my e-mail address to you e-mail address book or white list ( mandy@thefarmersplace.com )
If you would like a free copy, please fill out this form:
Here’s a synopsis of the play I wrote last year.
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