Jesse Tree

I invite you this Advent to use these unit study ideas and suggestions centered around the Jesse Tree ornaments and devotion. It’s a favorite devotion of mine because it so well prepares our hearts and minds during the Advent season for the coming of our Lord. What better way for kids to learn about Salvation […]

The journey has been one of joy. Even in the midst of some difficult things, like moving our 18 y/o daughter out.  It has been a crazy last two months. So I will recap everything that has happened in the months of November and December as they apply to my goals. November Goals were: 1. […]

On this third week of Advent, it’s great to have a home. Being here in Kansas I am feeling right at home. It is nice to be in the Midwest after 17 years of living overseas and on the East and West coast. As much as I love the experiences, it never felt like home. […]

Today we are reading 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and use a crown and dove to symbolize that David’s becomes King of Israel and is anointed and the Spirit of God comes to be on him.

Today’s reading: Isaiah 11:1-2 But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.