While it looks like they’ve “added some scenes for dramatic purposes.” This still looks like it’s going to be a good movie.

Watch the Movie Trailer:

 

I’ve posted several great articles to the site about having a Christian Christmas.

You can see a full listing of the articles here: http://www.teachkidsthebible.com/articles

Some of my favorite ones are:

• Teaching Kids it’s Better to Give than to Receive
• The Nativity Story
• The Greatest Gift of All is Jesus

Give them a read and let me know what you think. Just click on the comments button below.

Does anyone else find it ironic that Jesus can’t even be given away as a gift for the holiday that celebrates His birth!?!?! See the story below from the Associated Press:

“LOS ANGELES — A talking Jesus doll has been turned down by the Marine Reserves’ Toys for Tots program.

A suburban Los Angeles company offered to donate 4,000 of the foot-tall dolls, which quote Bible verses, for distribution to needy children this holiday season. The battery-powered Jesus is one of several dolls manufactured by one2believe, a division of the Valencia-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co., based on Biblical figures.

But the charity balked because of the dolls’ religious nature.

Toys are donated to kids based on financial need and “we don’t know anything about their background, their religious affiliations,” said Bill Grein, vice president of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, in Quantico, Va.

As a government entity, Marines “don’t profess one religion over another,” Grein said Tuesday. “We can’t take a chance on sending a talking Jesus doll to a Jewish family or a Muslim family.”

Michael La Roe, director of business development for both companies, said the charity’s decision left him “surprised and disappointed.”

“The idea was for them to be three-dimensional teaching tools for kids,” La Roe said. “I believe as a churchgoing person, anyone can benefit from hearing the words of the Bible.”

According to the company’s Web site, the button-activated, bearded Jesus, dressed in hand-sewn cloth outfits and sandals, recites Scripture such as “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.” It has a $20 retail value.

Grein also questioned whether children would welcome a gift designed for religious instruction. “Kids want a gift for the holiday season that is fun,” he said.

The program distributed 18 million stuffed animals, games, toy trucks and other gifts to children in 2005.”

If you’d like to give this gift to a child you know, here’s the website: http://www.messengersoffaith.net/Jesus.html

Before every meal, we say grace and thank God for the food we are about to eat. There’s a song the boys sing before every meal. They learned it at daycare.

It says:
God our Father, God our Father
Once again, Once again
We are here to thank you, We are here to thank you
Amen, Amen

It goes to the tune of “Where is Thumbkin”.

No matter where we are they sing the song. Sometimes in restaurants, we try to get them to let us (my husband and I) bless the food - but they insist on singing their song.

If we’re at the Waffle House or IHOP, we let them sing - but recently, we took them to a more refined fining establishment and I just couldn’t allow it.

It’s not that we have a problem with them singing - we love to hear them sing or blessing their food in public. But it’s the way they’ve altered the ending of the song that can be, well, embarrassing.

After they sing Amen, Amen - they yell EEEAAATTT!!! And then they attack their food as if it’s a competition and a race to the finish.

Usually, when we go to a restaurant and they start singing people around us stop and notice their lovely sing and they smile. And then as they near the end, I cringe because I know what’s about to happen. “Amen, Amen - EEEAAATTT!!!” And old ladies who were once smiling in approval and now shacking their heads in horrible disbelief.

Oh well, they’re boys. Texas boys at that!

This week, we are working on being thankful for the blessings the Lord has given us. I’m also working on a new mealtime blessing song….I found one to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle - we’ll see if a new song helps their mealtime manners. Pray for us!

Chanda

 

This is the introductory episode of the podcast. I share a little about my kids, why I started the website, and an exciting Christmas project I’m working on.

Show Notes:
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My name is Chanda. I’m a Texas mom of 3 sons. They are 6, 4, and 1.

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