This silly little book about feet has a great rhyme and gives giggles to all. It shows how so many can be so different but still have feet in common.
What does the Bible say about feet?
"How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news!"- Romans 10:15 (It doesn't matter if those feet are going across the world or to the grocery store)
**great for doing pedicures with moms and daughters
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Corduroy by Don Freeman
I adore this bear!! There are so many associations in the pages of this tale. I will touch on a few. Our attempts to work for grace (Ephesians 2:8)is similar to Corduroy hunting his button to cover his damage. Christ redeeming us ( Gal 3:14; Gal 4:5;Psalm 103:4; Psalm 49:15) can be discussed after watching Lisa use her savings to buy Corduroy. Jesus loving us in our current condition and moving us to Christlikeness cloaked in his righteousness (Col 1:21-22; Hebrews 4:14-16- so much of Hebrews about our "High Priest" reconciling us) can be illustrated by Lisa's repairing Corduroy's shoulder strap.
What stirs me from Corduroy is his journey through the department store and into Lisa's presence. On the escalator, he thinks; in the home department, he guesses; at home with her, he KNOWS. In this world we "think" we want and then we get and it disappoints, we "guess" we want and it fails to deliver, but in Heaven we will KNOW it is where we have wanted to be all along!
"And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."- John 14:3
"For he (Abraham) was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God." -Hebrews 11:10 2 Cor 5:8
What stirs me from Corduroy is his journey through the department store and into Lisa's presence. On the escalator, he thinks; in the home department, he guesses; at home with her, he KNOWS. In this world we "think" we want and then we get and it disappoints, we "guess" we want and it fails to deliver, but in Heaven we will KNOW it is where we have wanted to be all along!
"And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."- John 14:3
"For he (Abraham) was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God." -Hebrews 11:10 2 Cor 5:8
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
This was one of my favorites when I was in school. I am not sure why I remember it so well but it is a vivid memory.
It is a great read when your kids are just having a stinky day to get them laughing and if your day is bad, you can read it to feel like Alexander has empathy for you;)
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." *("even in Australia) * -John 16:33
It is a great read when your kids are just having a stinky day to get them laughing and if your day is bad, you can read it to feel like Alexander has empathy for you;)
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." *("even in Australia) * -John 16:33
Poems and Prayers for the Very Young selected and illus by Martha Alexander
This book has been a daily reading for all three of my children as toddlers. There are some of my favorite poems printed within its pages, the two starred I have displayed in our home (one is a personal prayer and one a prayer for our home):
A Child's Prayer by M.Betham-Edwards
*Peace Be to This House -Unknown
God Be In my Head -Unknown
Out in the Fields with God by Louise Imogen Guiney
*A Child's Prayer by John Banister Tabb
Firefly by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Sleepy Song by Arthur Guiterman
The Gift by Christina G. Rossetti
So many of these cause me to recall different verses in the Bible, and the LORD's prayer is also printed in this book, but I am choosing:
"Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you."-Psalm 63:3 (NIV)
The entire chapter of Psalm 119 because of its display of love for not only God but His decrees and promises.
A Child's Prayer by M.Betham-Edwards
*Peace Be to This House -Unknown
God Be In my Head -Unknown
Out in the Fields with God by Louise Imogen Guiney
*A Child's Prayer by John Banister Tabb
Firefly by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Sleepy Song by Arthur Guiterman
The Gift by Christina G. Rossetti
So many of these cause me to recall different verses in the Bible, and the LORD's prayer is also printed in this book, but I am choosing:
"Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you."-Psalm 63:3 (NIV)
The entire chapter of Psalm 119 because of its display of love for not only God but His decrees and promises.
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
If you've never spent much time with a toddler, this book may be just another beautifully illustrated adorable text. It is tempting to question why the bunny is so pressed to get away. However, after a minute or so with an 18 month old darting the opposite direction of their caretaker's approach the words leap from the page and push the corners of your mouth into a knowing smile from deep within. That toddler is wrapped up in the human condition and is wanting to determine the direction of their lives much like this bunny.
Spiritually this has happened often to me. Before I even realize what I am doing, that independence sneaks in and I am hightailing it away from God's plan for my life. I have caught the current of a new dream and am sailing away on my imaginations. Unfortunately He has had to pursue me more times than I would like to admit, as this mother rabbit does. He has always been faithful to love me when I return from having left Him in the dust. The only glaring difference between this book and my experience with my Heavenly Father is the last line. When the bunny concedes, "Shucks! I might just as well stay where I am and be your little bunny." God's plan for my life has consistently come out far from a "Shucks!" It has repeatedly been very different from my "dirt for brains" dreams but has been more than I could have asked or imagined. "To be" His is so much more than anything else!
"Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart."Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
This verse is one of my favorites. It first sparkled before my immature college age eyes as a promise that he was going to give me what I wanted as long as I delighted in Him. As I look back with more wrinkled eyes from all the joy He has brought from a life somewhat far from what I thought it would be, I realize not only did he fulfill the desires, He actually planted certain desires in my heart of which I had never dreamed.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11
Spiritually this has happened often to me. Before I even realize what I am doing, that independence sneaks in and I am hightailing it away from God's plan for my life. I have caught the current of a new dream and am sailing away on my imaginations. Unfortunately He has had to pursue me more times than I would like to admit, as this mother rabbit does. He has always been faithful to love me when I return from having left Him in the dust. The only glaring difference between this book and my experience with my Heavenly Father is the last line. When the bunny concedes, "Shucks! I might just as well stay where I am and be your little bunny." God's plan for my life has consistently come out far from a "Shucks!" It has repeatedly been very different from my "dirt for brains" dreams but has been more than I could have asked or imagined. "To be" His is so much more than anything else!
"Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart."Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
This verse is one of my favorites. It first sparkled before my immature college age eyes as a promise that he was going to give me what I wanted as long as I delighted in Him. As I look back with more wrinkled eyes from all the joy He has brought from a life somewhat far from what I thought it would be, I realize not only did he fulfill the desires, He actually planted certain desires in my heart of which I had never dreamed.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11
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