Letter "Z"

Our letter "Z" recipe was Frozen Zebra Pudding Pops. They turned out great!! To see more pictures and the recipe click HERE

We read several "zoo" related books and made this. 

Bible Story: Zacchaeus - Luke 19

Favorite Letter "Z" Books:

My "x,y,z" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo by: Mary Jean Hendrick

Zoo Ah-Choooo by: Peter Mandel

If I Ran the Zoo by: Dr. Seuss

Put Me in the Zoo by: Robert Lopshire

Zoomer by: Ned Young

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon! by: Dan Yaccarino

Zero the Hero by: Joan Holub & Tom Lichtenheld

Mrs. Toggle's Zipper by: Robin Pulver

Letter "L"

leaves

gluing leaves on letter "L"

leaf rubbings

Our Letter "L" recipe was Traffic Lights. To see more pictures and the recipe click HERE

Letter "L" Bible Story:

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Our Favorite Letter "L" Books:

My "l" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

The Lorax by: Dr. Seuss

Goodnight Lulu by: Paulette Bogan

Library Lion by: Michelle Knudsen

Lola at the Library by: Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw

Leo the Late Bloomer by: Robert Kraus

Little Louie the Baby Bloomer by: Robert Kraus

Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by: Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

Leaves by: David Ezra Stein

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by: Kevin Henkes

The Little Old Lady who was Not Afraid of Anything by: Linda Williams (Halloween book)

The Lamb and the Butterfly by: Arnold Sundgaard & Eric Carle

Mary Had a Little Lamb by: Sarah Josepha Hale

The Crippled Lamb by: Max Lucado

The Little Red Lighthouse by: Hildegarde H. Swift and Lynd Ward

Llama Llama Red Pajama by: Anna Dewdney

Ladybug Girl and Bingo by: David Soman and Jacky Davis

The Grouchy Ladybug by: Eric Carle

Lyla the Lovesick Ladybug by: Joe Troiano (Valentines book)

Ten Little Ladybugs by: Melanie Gerth

Skip to My Lou by: Nadine Bernard Westcott

Luke Goes to Bat by: Rachel Isadora

The Little Engine that Could by: Watty Piper

Letter "U"

The Letter "U" recipe was Umbrella and Underwear cookies! They were very delicious!! To see more pictures and view the complete recipe, click HERE

An underwear cookie!

Bible Story/Moral:

Unselfish: willing to put the needs or wishes of others before one's own

" just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 NIV

 "not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."

Philippians 2:4 NIV

Favorite Letter "U" Books:

My "u" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

Great Day for Up by: Dr. Seuss

Umbrella by: Taro Yashima

The Umbrella Day by: Nancy Evans Cooney

Underwear! by: Mary Elise Monsell

Underwear Do's and Don'ts by: Todd Parr

Arthur's Underwear by: Marc Brown

The Midnight Unicorn by: Neil Reed

The Ugly Vegetables by: Grace Lin

Under the Sun by: Ellen Kandoian

Up Day, Down Day by: Jacquie Hann

Letter "K"

Olivia made Kite Rice Krispy Treats for her Letter "K" recipe. To see more pictures and the complete recipe click HERE

glued old keys on Letter "K"

Bible Story: King David

Our Favorite Letter "K" Books:

Good Night, Good Knight by: Shelley Moore Thomas

Get Well, Good Knight by: Shelley Moore Thomas

Clemens' Kingdom by: Chris L. Demarest

My Cousin Katie by: Michael Garland

Three Little Kittens by: Paul Galdone

Kitten's First Full Moon by: Kevin Henkes

Kipper by: Mick Inkpen

Can You Cuddle Like a Koala? by: John Butler

Koala Lou by: Mem Fox

Kite Day by: Will Hillenbrand

The Berenstain Bears: We Like Kites by: The Berenstains

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by: Eric Carle

The King, The Mice and the Cheese by: Nancy and Eric Gurney

The Biggest Kiss by: Joanna Walsh & Judi Abbot

I Kissed the Baby! by: Mary Murphy

My "k" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

Letter "R"

Olivia made Resurrection Rolls for her Letter "R" recipe. To see more pictures and the complete recipe click HERE

Ribbon on "R"

painting the colors of the rainbow

Bible Story: Ruth

Favorite Letter "R" Books:

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by: Verna Aardema

Rain by: Peter Spiers (picture book)

Rain by: Manya Stojic

Rain by: Robert Kalan

My Rhinoceros by: Jon Agee

Peter Rabbit Rainbow Shapes and Colors based on works by: Beatrix Potter

Rabbits on Roller Skates! by: Jan Wahl

Little Red Riding Hood by: Margaret Hillert

Little Red Riding Hood by: Harriet Ziefert

My "r" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

Row Row Row Your Boat by: Iza Trapani

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by: Joanne Oppenheim

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by: Penny Dann

Planting a Rainbow by: Lois Ehlert

Weaving the Rainbow by: George Ella Lyon

The Rainbow Fish by: Marcus Pfister

Mystery of the Lost Ring by: Robyn Supraner

Round Robin by: Jack Kent

Red is Best by: Kathy Stinson

I Dance in My Red Pajamas by: Edith Thacher Hurd

Arthur's Reading Race by: Marc Brown

Letter "Q"

"Q"-tips on Letter "Q"

tracing Letter "Q" with glitter glue

The Letter "Q" recipe was A Queens Quesadilla! To see more pictures and the complete recipe, click HERE

Letter "Q" Bible Story: Queen Esther

Favorite Letter "Q" Books:

My "q" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

The Josefina Story Quilt by: Eleanor Coerr

The Quilt Story by: Tony Johnston and Tomie dePaola

Little Quack's Hide and Seek by: Lauren Thompson

Quick, Quack, Quick! by: Marsha Arnold

Little Quack by: Ruth Woods

Thump, Quack, Moo by: Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin

Giggle, Giggle, Quack by: Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin

Hattie Be Quiet, Hattie Be Good by: Dick Gackenbach

An Egg is Quiet by: Dianna Aston & Sylvia Long

Queen of the Class by: Mary Engelbreit

Queen of Easter by: Mary Engelbreit

Letter "M"

Olivia's Letter of the Week recipe was M&M Bars. To see more pictures and the complete recipe, click HERE

"M" Bible Story: Moses 

Favorite Letter "M" Books:

My "m" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

The Mitten by: Jan Brett

Little Monkey Lost by: Keith DuQuette

If You're A Monster and You Know It by: Rebecca Emberley & Ed Emberley

Curious George gets a Medal by: H.A. Rey

Lucky Morning by: Sally Noll

A Mother for Choco by: Keiko Kasza

What Makes a Magnet? by: Franklyn M. Branley

Madeline by: Ludwig Bemelmans

One is a Mouse by: Jonathan and Lisa Hunt

Mouse Mess by: Linnea Riley

Mice Make Trouble by: Becky Bloom 

Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by: Doreen Cronin

Mr. Brown can Moo! Can You? by: Dr. Seuss's

Baby Moses in a Basket by: Mina Gow McLean

Maisy Books:

Maisy's Colors by: Lucy Cousins

Maisy Goes to the Movies by: Lucy Cousins

Maisy Goes to Preschool by: Lucy Cousins

Smile, Maisy! by: Lucy Cousins

Lots of good Moon Books:

Moon by: Steve Tomecek

One Lighthouse One Moon by: Anita Lobel

Kitten's First Full Moon by: Kevin Henkes

Goodnight Moon by: Margaret Wise Brown

Owl Moon by: Jane Yolen

Papa, please get the moon for me by: Eric Carle

Moon's Wish by: Anna Grossnickle Hines

Happy Birthday, Moon by: Frank Asch

Moon Bear by: Frank Asch

Letter "N"

noodles on "N"

Here's the yummy Nutty Fudge that Olivia made for Letter N. To see the recipe and more pictures, click HERE

"N"utella on a cupcake!! YUM!:)

Letter "N" Bible Story: Noah's Ark
Genesis 6-9

Our Favorite "N" Books:

My "n" Sound Box by: Jane Belk Moncure

The Nose Book by: Al Perkins

The Best Nest by: P.D. Eastman

The Napping House by: Audrey Wood

The Night Night Book by: Marianne Richmond

Noisy Nora by: Rosemary Wells

Nuts by: Catherine Chambers

On Noah's Ark by: Jan Brett

Newt by: Matt Novak

The Nutcracker Doll by: Mary Newell DePalma

Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE Night by: Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day by: Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy Sees Stars by: Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes by: Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On by: Jane O'Connor

Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report by: Jane O'Connor

Right to Life March 2014

The children of Crawford Baptist Church are memorizing Psalm 139:14 this month in honor of the Sanctity of Life month. Psalm 139:14 says, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” The whole chapter of Psalm 139 has been speaking to me this week. I am absolutely amazed at the intricate details that God puts into creating each and every person. No one is a mistake. Everyone is knit together beautifully in their mother’s womb as Psalm 139:13 declares. What a mighty God we serve!

 

What an amazing morning I had as today my family and I participated in our first ever Right to Life March in Lexington. The walk was in honor of the Sanctity of Life Sunday being tomorrow, January 19^th. Our church, Crawford Baptist Church, had been planning to attend, and today was the day. I have always been pro-life and I knew that I would enjoy the walk, but I just had no way of knowing how deeply my heart was going to be touched by the morning.

 

As we gathered at Lexington Baptist Church, Pastor Tim McDonald of Living Water Baptist Church shared with us that just this weekend a local girl decided to keep her baby instead of getting the abortion that she had planned. As I heard this praise, my heart rejoiced and my eyes filled with tears of thanksgiving to our Lord. And my husband, Eric, shared with me that he and the other pastors of OCMA (Oglethorpe County Ministers Association) had prayed for this young lady last Thursday evening. I know the road ahead for her is going to be hard, but she truly has made the right decision for herself and her baby; God is honored with her decision. Because life is valued by God, our Creator, He is deeply pleased with His Creation and has a plan for all people.

 

Despite the cold weather, there was a good turn-out for the walk. Many churches in Oglethorpe County were represented. Before we started the walk, Angie Williams said a few words, with Pastor Derek Paul of Glade Baptist Church leading us in a song. Pastor Jim Olds of New Life Church prayed for the event and community as a whole. The walk was from Lexington Baptist Church to Bell’s Grocery Store.

 

I challenge you today to read Psalm 139 in your Bible. We all need a reminder from time to time of just how special and treasured we are to God. Our God is not a distant god. He is close to us and knows our every thought.