April 2015 Character Trait: Being Grateful

Our Christ-like character-trait for this month is being: grateful Grateful is: “Showing appreciation for something.” Our Scripture memory verse is:  “Jesus is not here. Jesus is alive!  Matt.28:6 Our bible story is:  the Easter Story Here’s a kids video of the Easter story in case you needs a little refresher. Here are some ideas that […]

Unique

Our character lesson for November 2014 is: Unique. Unique: “Something or someone that’s one of a kind!”   We’ll spend this month helping our kids and teens to learn that they are one of a kind…made in the image of God. Our bible story is:  Gideon. Here’s a link to review Gideon’s story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xawbxc7wezM The part […]

4 Ideas For Teaching Prayer To Kids With Special Needs

When it comes to teaching children with special needs about prayer, I get excited, because it’s one way of helping them to develop and enjoy a fulfilling relationship with God. I think kids need to understand the simplicity of prayer.  To be honest, I think that’s a lesson that even adults need to learn.  Prayer […]

Take The Next Step: Scripture Memory

Psalm 119:11 – “Your Word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. NASB” This one verse is probably the single most often-utilized verse people turn to when they think about why they should memorize Scripture. This verse gets to the heart of Scripture memory, but how does this apply […]

Parenting Is Ministry

Parenting a child with special needs requires that you wear many hats:  nurse, chauffeur, advocate, cook, teacher, housekeeper, accountant, IEP expert, dietician, plumber, home decorator, pest exterminator, coach, and diplomat to name a few (and that’s just mothers’!).  I’ll bet that you could list a few more that I’ve missed.  But let me challenge you […]

Take The Next Step: Faith Scripture Memory Verse

Teaching a child with special needs to memorize Scripture is in many ways like teaching a child any other skill or craft. It often requires an individualized approach. Sometimes hearing a few helpful hints will be enough to support and motivate parents who want to begin teaching their child how to memorize Scripture! Our podcast […]

Take The Next Step: Complaint Button

This idea requires very little preparation, making it easy for you to teach your child an important lesson about “joy” even when circumstances are difficult, boring, or challenging. For this idea you’ll need a buzzer.  One of those really cool “That Was Easy” buzzers from Staples would be perfect!  However, any type of noise-maker will […]

Take The Next Step: Joy In Obedience

This month our virture is Joy (“Finding a way to be happy in all circumstances because God loves me”).  Joy can often be found in our obedience to the Lord in the midst of our circumstances.  Here’s something practical that you can do to help your child understand the meaning of joy. Throughout this month, […]

Take The Next Step: Random Acts Of Kindness

As parents of children with special needs we’re often busy helping our child to learn daily life-skills such as communicating, social interactions, and self-help.  If we’re not careful the busyness of life  distracts us from looking for opportunities to teach our child God honoring character traits.  So here’s one easy idea that you can implement […]

Take The Next Step: Kindness Scripture Memory

Teaching a child with special needs to memorize Scripture is in many ways like teaching a child any other skill or craft. It often requires an individualized approach. Sometimes hearing a few helpful hints will be enough to support and motivate parents who want to begin teaching their child how to memorize Scripture! Our podcast […]