FindingJoy4Eternity Blog

My kids are awesome and I appreciated their thoughtfulness so much!   This is how they appreciated me every day of Teacher Appreciation Week.

We heard that our garbage collectors were behind schedule because there was so much trash. We thought that called for cookies and GLOW tracts!

Not long ago I organized on online "spirit week" for homeschool families and one of the days was "make a difference day."  The point was to go and make a difference in someone else's life, despite the fact that we suppose to stay home because of Covid 19.  Our main project that day was writing cards for health care workers. We've collected names and addresses of people that we and that other friends know. We had names of nurses, doctors, therapists, custodians, and more.   We send them each a card with some encouragment and thanks inside.  We just wanted to appreciate those who are working on the front lines in this fight!

Many people are scared by the thought of going door-to-door, but it is an essential work that CHristians must do!  There are people who might not be reached if we don't step out of our comfort zones and knock on their doors. Our group...bus 9, drop 5 We went two by two... We did electronic surveys finding out how we could better serve the community as well as leaving GLOW tracts and praying with people. This is our divine appointment! God lead us to this young Burmese refugee family who needs help with English as a second language and wants bible studies for their five children. After we gave them some GLOW tracts and prayed with them, we opened our eyes and the mother had tears. She spoke to the father and he translated that she had been praying for someone to come and teach their children about Jesus. Be available and Jesus will use you too!!

We totally made this up and it was so much fun.  We wanted to say goodbye as well and appreciate a family for their friendship.  We knew they would love this bowl so we filled with all sorts of things that would make their life a little easier.  

Valentines the perfect time to share God's love with others.  People are so receptive and even adults love getting a valentine!

I've updated the Holiday Survival Kit.  My experience tells me that people (especially in work places) love to receive these around the holidays.  It just reminds them that the holidays do not have to be a chaotic, stressful time and that Jesus can be their peace.

My first SPANISH GLOW tract pack!!  I had to edit and edit this but with the help of some Spanish speaking friends I had this ready for some friends who went on a mission trip to Mexico!

We made up these Random Act of Kindness cards...then we looked for ways to bless people. We go over the Mackinac Bridge a lot since we moved to the UP so we payed for the car behind us and asked the clerk to share the card with them.   On our way south one time we stopped at Taco Bell so we also paid for someone's meal who was going through the drive-through.  The teller told us they were super excited about the kind deed.

We made these missionary toolboxes as gifts for people.  Now they have all sorts of missionary "tools" that they can share.  These store nicely in the back seat of the car or in the trunk so that you're sure to have what you need when occasion to share Jesus arises!

Parenting.  One of the hardest things to do.  But with the Lord, all things are possible!  I have found that when it comes to discipline and correction, the best thing to do is to show my children what God's standard is for us.  It's only God who can change our hearts and they really can't argue with God's word.  I've seen it change my children's hearts and attitudes.   These flashcards are great for child training, discussions, and memorization!  There nothing better to hide in our hearts than God's Word. There are 32 cards in this set.   Each card includes a Bible verse to deal with the offense as well as a scripture verse to fight that offense. The 32 offenses include: complaining, lying, anger, fearfulness, selfishness, not listening, pride, bad words, laziness, disobedience, arguing, unkindness, boasting, defiance, bad attitude, judging others, being impulsive, interrupting, tattling, disrespect, being irresponsib...