When I started thinking about our summer {Yes, I realize it's fall now} and how we'd spend our time I knew I wanted some combination of spiritual, educational, physical, social, musical, charitable and fun & crafts! I actually did come up with a list under each of those but that's another post!! Anyway, under the spiritual heading.......well let's just say that inspiration came in the form of the day-to-day life and trials in "dealing with" the behaviors of a 3 year old! Hummmm....enter Galatians 5:22-23. Truth be told, I needed this more than anyone.
So here's what we did...We took 1 spirit and chose a craft and a bible verse to correspond with that fruit. For instance, with gentleness, I got a green balloon, filled it with flour, attached a brown foam leaf, and drew a smiley face...it was smushy, soft "gentle" grape! I know, I know it's kind of a stretch :)
So as I said for GENTLENESS, I chose a grape and 1 Peter 3:3-4.
For LOVE ~ strawberry and Deut. 6:5.
For PEACE ~ watermelon and Col. 3:15.
For JOY ~ pineapple and 2 John 4.
For KINDNESS ~ orange and Ephes. 4:32.
For GOODNESS ~ banana and 1 Tim. 4:4.
For FAITHFULNESS ~ 2 cherries bound by a stem and Heb. 11:1.
For PATIENCE ~ lemon and 1 Thess. 5:14.
For SELF-CONTROL ~ apples and Titus 2:12.
I soon realized I kind of had to keep the reading and talking brief and move quickly onto the craft. But, man, talk about a sponge - she did so great memorizing the verses! She likes to go around saying "be kind to each other" and then the other day she could tell I was getting frustrated with her and she said "Mommy be patient with everyone" (1 Thess 5:14)! Whoa...talk about stopping me in my tracks!
Bottom line... I just loved our time together (done while the baby napped) talking to her about Jesus and doing crafts :)
Oh and btw...Yes, these pics depict a child wearing not much more than her pj's, a costume or her birthday suit...but that's just how we roll around here! Ha!
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