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Seek God’s Kingdom ~Kid-centric Church at Home

Kid-centric Church at Home, Playful Kids / Joy Wendling

Another week of the pandemic down and our whole family was excited to worship God with our new kid-centric Church at Home set-up.  This is a special time for our family that we designed as a substitute church worship service (minus the awesome community).  Virtual church just wasn’t cutting it for our girls and their […]

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God’s Power for Kids~Church at Home

Playful Kids / Joy Wendling

Let’s talk about God’s power! In my last post, I shared my family’s new approach to Sunday morning worship (for now anyhow). It’s a Kid-Centric Church at Home time of worship. Please check out that post to read about the why and basic elements!   Today we are digging into the nitty gritty of what one

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Quitting (Virtual) Church for Kid-Centric Church at Home

Playful Kids / Joy Wendling

Is online church at home working for you and your kiddos?  While I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our church’s children’s ministry, honestly, it just isn’t working for us virtually.  With 5 kids from 4 months to almost 8, we have struggled week in and week out to do online church as a family. We had some

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Faith Training for Families

Faith Training for Families -Making an Eternal Difference

Playful Kids / Joy Wendling

The world is weird right now. So much has changed in the past year that no one could have expected. Jesus has remained the same, but some days it feels like everything else is different. With being home as a family so much, I feel like my opportunities for pointing my kids to Christ and faith

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My 5 Favorite Podcasts for Christian Mamas

Playful Mama / Joy Wendling

Are you a podcast fan? I just really got into them last year, but I am in love and wanted to share with you my favorite podcasts for Christian mamas. Podcasts are bite-size information or encouragement that I can easily pause for my five little interruptions. I can listen in the car or in the

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Lord of the Harvest Family Bible Experience ~ Matthew 9:35-38

Playful Family Devotions / Joy Wendling

A playful family devotional on Matthew 9:35-38 with an opportunity for mama to go deeper. It includes verses, a reflection, questions, a game, and a prayer.

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Have you heard of Kerry Pomarolli?

Have You Heard of Kerri Pomarolli?

Playful Mama, Playing with Books / Joy Wendling

Christian Comedian Kerri Pomarolli will help you embrace your mess and the love of your Heavenly Father in her new book, Confessions of a Proverbs 32 Woman.

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Joseph and his colorful coat bible play

Joseph and His Colorful Coat Bible Play

1 Comment / Playful Bible Reading / Joy Wendling

A playful reading of the story of Joseph and his colorful coat including: peg dolls, counting, art, social-emotional skills, a fashion show, and more…

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Water Bible Play

Water Bible Play #kidsplaytruth Bible Bingo

Playful Bible Reading, Playful Kids / Joy Wendling

What do Sea Lion Caves have to do with God and Baptism? Find out how we turned our adventure to the Oregon Coast into a meaningful faith experience.

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Baby Shark Blessing

Baby Shark Blessing, plus 15 More Children’s Meal Time Blessings

Playful Freebies, Playful Kids / Joy Wendling

Your kids probably love Baby Shark as much as mine do. Yes, the craze seems to be fading a bit, but my twins still get so excited anytime the song comes on and do their little Baby Shark dance. So, I decided to write a Baby Shark blessing for my girls, and I wanted to

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