Archive for 'Faith'
Celebrating the Easter SEASON
This article originally appeared in my monthly newsletter this past March. What do you think about this time of the year when Easter is almost upon us? Do you look forward to springtime weather and new life? Are you anticipating the Easter Sunday service and saying “He is risen, indeed!” in unison with the church [...]
Posted: April 4th, 2012 under Faith, Family, Grandparenting, Kids, Parenting.
Tags: celebrating Easter, Easter, Easter season, Focus on the Family, Good Friday, grace, jesus, redemption, resurrection, salvation
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‘Twas Blind But Now I See
This post originally appeared in my monthly newsletter, which you can sign up for here on www.jodycapehart.com Since losing my eyesight four months ago, the journey has been rich with lessons. As I shared last month, it brings new light to the verse, “We walk by faith and not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:17). Spiritual [...]
Posted: March 26th, 2012 under Brain Development, Faith, Lessons Learned in the Little Red Schoolhouse.
Tags: brain development, detached retina, eye surgery, eyesight, Faith, healing, retina, walking by faith
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Capehart Family Christmas Newsletter 2011
For those hwo are interested (and I know it’s a few million of you, I’m sure!), here’s what the Capehart family has been up to this past year! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone! Capehart Christmas 2011
Posted: December 21st, 2011 under Faith, Family, Grandparenting, Kids.
Tags: Christmas 2011, Family, Newsletter
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Do You Know About the Real 12 Days of Christmas?
At this time of year we often sing the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” We may even act them out or change the words to make them even more funny and applicable to our home, school, ministry or business. However, if you travel back in time, you will be amazed to discover that the [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2011 under Faith, Family, History.
Tags: 12 Days of Christmas, Faith, Family, Holidays, jesus, Meaning of Christmas
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Celebrating Advent with Your Children
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? [...]
Posted: December 7th, 2011 under Church, Faith, Family.
Tags: Advent, advent season, celebrating advent, Christmas, Family, holiday, jesus, religious, traditions
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Modeling for Young Minds
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 [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2011 under Bible.org Heartprints, Brain Development, Church, Education, Faith, Kids.
Tags: brain development, Education, relational aggression, setting the example, sunday school, teaching, TV programs and kids
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Finding Hope Through Adoption
Recently I wrote about a soon-to-be-released children’s book on adoption entitled Searching for…The You We Adore and shared the fascinating biography of its illustrator, Richard Cowdrey. You can read that article here. With the book’s release coinciding with National Adoption Month in November, I wanted to follow up on my promise in that article to provide more [...]
Posted: October 25th, 2011 under Cultivating Kids, Faith, Family, Grandparenting, Kids, Parenting.
Tags: adoption, Focus on the Family, Hope, National Adoption Month, Richard Cowdrey, The You We Adore, Valerie Westfall
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Bible Study Questions for Once Upon a Time
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 [...]
Posted: October 12th, 2011 under Church, Faith.
Tags: Bible study, Christian, Faith, God, Once Upon a Time
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Lesson 19: Grace #2 – Trust and Obey, for There’s NO Other Way
Please note: this blog was supposed to be posted on Friday, but life gets in the way sometimes. Long story short: I was caring for my granddaughter because her brothers were sick. Then her parents got sick and I took the boys. While I was caring for them, I received the call that my nephew who [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2011 under Faith, Family, Lessons Learned in the Little Red Schoolhouse.
Tags: Christian, devotional, Faith, Family, God, humor, life's lessons, little red schoolhouse, trust and obey
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Pray Without Sneezing…Ceasing!
Wednesday, September 28 was the “See You at the Pole,” as students across the country were meeting at the flag poles to pray at their respective schools. For students in public schools it is an especially important day because the freedom to pray out loud isn’t always granted. As Head of School, I have always [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2011 under Education, Faith, Kids, Lessons Learned in the Little Red Schoolhouse.
Tags: advice, children, Education, humor, lessons learned, pray without ceasing, prayer, school, See You at the Pole
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