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MANNA FOR 2

Spiritually feeding my kids, one bite at a time

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Bible Story - Adam and Eve

In continuing with my Bible story series, I read M (almost 4 years old) and J (14 months old) the story of Adam and Eve from the Jesus...

Bible Story - Creation

A friend asked how I would explain a certain Bible story to my 3 (almost 4) year old because she wasn’t quite sure how to explain it to...

Say Yes

J (1 year old) is at a stage where we say “No!” at him a lot. Whether it’s sprinting (I’m continually amazed how he can zoom even when...

Love God

Back when M was doing virtual school circle times, his teacher asked who was in his family to get to know him better. The first thing he...

Love Family

A friend asked me how I know that my 3 year old son loves me. I had to think about it to answer with more than a, “I just know”. We all...

Love the World

On a Covid-era video chat with out-of-state grandparents M overheard the adults talking about how the world is different now. M was asked...

Love Neighbors

One week, as part of our Love Better plan, my family decided to love new neighbors who had recently moved into our neighborhood and were...

Be inspired

If Jesus is the most important thing to you, you will naturally want to teach your kids about Him. You are not alone if you’ve ever been...

Education

A few notes on education that have been on my mind. My boys started the school year in-person today because the school I teach at is...

Fruit trees

A neighbor shared some of their abundant fig harvest with us. M kept calling them "digs". M thought getting them was pretty cool because...

What do you do with the mad that you feel?

I hesitate to write this because of the self-accountability that will naturally come from it. But, recently I got so mad that there’s no...

Stuck in the Corner

I'm taking a moment to step away from the way I usually structure my posts because I had a particularly strong Holy Spirit speaking...

Amazing fish

Let's do some art! Why? Because God created beauty and creativity and it's a great way to get closer to Him. If you or your child feel...

Listen and Obey

J has recently started crawling. His preferred type of crawling is "army" but sometimes he gets really motivated and will do the "normal"...

Fruit of my labor

M, J, and I were playing in M's room and M wanted it to be really bright. I suggested opening the curtains to let in a lot of natural...

Love Better

Matthew 22:37-39 NASB And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all...

Diversity

On a walk, I talked to M (J was listening :)) about God being creative with all the different colors and types of birds, flowers, and...

David and Goliath

David and Goliath is M's favorite Bible story. Not a big surprise there for a 3-year-old. It’s got action, suspense, and a giant! It is...

Daddy's Day

Today is Father's Day. Happy Father's Day to you! I asked M what a good dad does. He said he goes to meetings, makes him laugh a lot, and...

Memorizing the Bible

One week our church challenged us to memorize Joshua 1:6-9 as a church. It seemed long, but our family’s word for the year is “Obedience”...

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