It’s been one of those December days with so many things on your calendar that you finally had to put the events in abbreviations. But now your calendar looks like Alphabet Soup and even you can’t remember what the letters stand for anymore. BSFP…bring snack for party? But what party? Your child’s party at school? [...]

This post originally appeared on Bible.org’s Heartprints series here. God created the mind of the young child to learn by absorbing the world around them. They also learn through all of their sensory gates simultaneously. The words of the simple song we sing in Sunday School actually teach a profound truth:  “Oh be careful little [...]

In my recent post I promised to add the Bible study questions the teachers and I are using as we go through my autobiography Once Upon a Time. If you are interested, you can follow along with us! Leave any comments or questions you have that you want addressed. 1. What are some of your [...]

This post originally appeared on my bi-weekly post to Bible.org’s Heartprints series. Once on a field trip I heard a group of children discussing where they were born. “Jay was born in Miami,” Samantha announced. To which Jamie responded, “Come on, was Jay really born in ‘her ami’?” This story illustrates with delightful humor the [...]

Take a look at my most recent contribution to Bible.org’s Heartprints blog!

This post also appeared on my blog for parents called Cultivating Kids. Here are more of my thoughts on prayer and the spiritual development of children from yesterday’s program on Prayer for Focus on the Family. Children have a natural sense of wonder about God. It is through relationships and experiences that we nurture this tender [...]

This post originally appeared on my Bible.org blog under the Heartprints category where you can read this blog as well as additional posts by me and other wonderful Christian authors. Prayer is an adventure—a life-creating, life-changing journey into a closer relationship with God. Prayer is the main avenue God uses to change us and to [...]

This post originally appeared on Jody’s Bible.org blog “Heartprints” The words of this favorite hymn have comforted countless children, and even adults, over the years: “Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so…” But a three-year-old child, Colton, experienced it for himself firsthand and he came back to tell others about [...]

The past few weeks I have been busy with some very exciting things that I would like to share with you. March 3-5, I am a keynote speaker at the annual BASS Church Workers Convention in California. My keynotes and sessions include some of my favorite topics such as: How Children Learn Creative Bible Teaching [...]

This post originally appeared on Jody’s new biweekly contribution to the Heartprints blog on Bible.org, which you can find by clicking here. “Jesus can fix anything, right teacher?” asked Samuel. “Yes, dear,” I quickly replied, but wondered why he had asked this question. I was teaching the Bible lesson and wanted to make sure I [...]