by Jill Tomey | May 1, 2020 | Faith Reflection
Gideon Teaches Us About Alertness In Chapter 7 of the Book of Judges, we see Gideon getting ready to attack the Midianites with a very large army. God did not want the army so large that the Israelites would become boastful so the Lord told Gideon to reduce the size...
by Jill Tomey | May 1, 2020 | Faith Activity
Service Dog Start this activity with a discussion on how a blind person uses a service dog to guide them and to keep them from running into anything. For this activity, one family member will be blindfolded and another family member will act as the service dog. You...
by Jill Tomey | May 1, 2020 | Faith Reflection
Alertness Prayer Dear Jesus, We praise you for your goodness and mercy and thank you for the example of Alertness in your life. You were always on the lookout for ways to tell people about your Father. Help us to keep our eyes and ears open so we can recognize and...
by Jill Tomey | Jan 31, 2019 | Bible Verses
Attentiveness Verses “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching;” Proverbs 1:8 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation...
by Jill Tomey | Jan 31, 2019 | Faith Activity
This game will help children be attentive to a specific command. The command is Freeze Frame. Let them be silly and move around or dance until you call out “Freeze Frame”. When they here that they are to Freeze where they are and listen. Once they have frozen say...
by Jill Tomey | Jan 31, 2019 | Faith Reflection
Because pets know the sound of their owner’s voice they are willing to listen to commands and follow them. Sheep do the same thing to the voice of the Shepherd that they have come to know. Being in the presence of the shepherd helps them to learn his voice. They build...
