Before you think that teaching is all sunshine and roses in this household, I'll tell you a little story. Kaleb apparently doesn't like it when I read the Bible to the kids during breakfast. He likes to show his disapproval vocally...rather annoyingly...so there have been several days when I have literally dropped my head to the table and wanted to cry.
Because losing my temper while reading the Bible would be a little ironic, no?
When he starts acting up or being difficult, he get removed {strapped to his booster seat no less} and taken to his room, but that gets the kids giggling so much and reading becomes a lost cause. All that to say, when it says we 'read' the Bible together at breakfast every morning, most mornings involved me reading LOUDLY over the screaming toddler in the other room or repeatedly asking the kids to stop laughing at their brother's disobedience.
The Girls
We're reading {see above for definition} the Day by Day Kid's Bible at breakfast each morning and have been reading through Corinthians and Paul's letters. Is it wrong to say there are a few verses I have avoided?? As in the ones that involve a 3 letter word that starts with s and ends with x? {grins}
Both girls made up for the week they had missed with Awana and recited the entire 23rd Psalm last week. The lessons this week {Red Jewel 2:1 - 2:2} focus more on children of the world and learning about someone who lives in another country. I think we had that well under control with our geography studies, so we used our Children Just Like Me book for them to get information from from those two sections. We've also used the time to learn more about the child that we are sponsoring through Compassion and write her some letters this week.
Red Jewel 2:3 was Mark 16:15, so we also worked on memorizing that together. I have to say that I am personally enjoying Awana because it is really drilling stuff into my tired brain too!
Key Points:
- Jesus died for our sins and was raised again.
- God tells us to share the gospel with everyone ~ we ALL need Jesus.
Kaleb is mostly along for the listening ride and the boys will sit down with me at some point during the morning to read out loud from the Beginner's Bible. We've also been listening to the Songs for Saplings cd {the first few verses} at different points during the day and the boys both really enjoy that.
Zachary learned Romans 3:23 this week {Green Jewel 1:4}.
Key Points:
- Adam and Eve were the first people who sinned.
- We are all born sinners. We all disobey God.
- God still loves us and sent a Savior!
Note ~ I'm backtracking and adding some of the past verses that weren't finished yet....and searching around for some of the different books to help some of you all out with different Awana levels, so stay tuned to the website. :)
4 comments:
Thanks for the peek into your Bible time... my almost 2 yo is like that, too. I've pretty much stopped trying to work on stuff at the table.
Your site is always an encouragement - thank you!!
Sometimes trying to get bible time done here can be like pulling my hair out as well.
Question: I read where you refer to red jewels in your Awana handbooks, Which handbooks are your kids working in?
Those sound like the books similar to what my kids worked in. We use new handbooks that I must say I dislike very much so.
I appreciate your honesty. I had to laugh because your description sounds painfully familiar. I figure my girls will grow up knowing that reading scripture was so important to me that I was willing to endure through the challenge of reading to less than enthusiastic listeners.
Can we lock Krash and Kaleb in a room together and they can have their God time together?
We pray together as a family every morning (have for over a month now) and it is SUCH a battle with K. SOOOOO draining and most mornings I just dread the battle-but I know we have to fight the battle to teach and lead them...so we press onwards towards the goal.
The 1-2 mornings he has sat still and not screamed and carried on have been so lovely...
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