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Just Wanted to thank you for your website. Its wonderful and so helpful as I’m a Bible class teacher and like to find new things to keep them in The Word.
Thanks again. Kaye
I love the Mother’s Day mini book. I wish you had one that said Grandma, so my kids could make one for my mother and mother-in-law! Thanks for such great printable
Andrea, you are brilliant! I am going to work on that right now. Thank you so much for the idea. I really appreciate it!
Thank you so much for the printable Mother’s Day cards, especially the one that says “I’m so glad that God gave me you.” We have several kids in our preschool and daycare that are in foster care and living with other family members or others, and this card is perfect for them. We have one boy in particular in preschool that lives with his grandmother, and we always say that they can give it to their mom or grandma, but it still says Mom on it. This is perfect for him, and I know his grandma will have happy tears reading it. She’s in the process of adopting him and his older brother and has custody of their baby half-brother. The other card is cute too, and we’ll probably use it with some of the other kids. Thanks again! We also love the cootie catchers for the different holidays and our daycare kids love them too. They’re easy and fun ways to get the Bible message to them.
Anna Joy, thanks so much for the Mothers Day card and verse. It will be great for my Kids Church class. Marla
thanks for the cute cootie catcher for Easter. I had a bit of trouble getting it but finally did and it is so cute, my primary kids will love it. happy day
Thank you for your beautifully and thoughtfully ideas. God Bless you!
Hi Anna, I am a mother of 15, 13 kids by adoption and several with special needs. Your post about being bone tired was like a love letter straight from God. It spoke to me in every way. I habe been getting very little sleep since my daughter got a feeding tube. O don’t eat right I have no time for friendships and I’m worn out and exhausted. Your blog post encouraged me that God lives me and doesn’t give up on me.
Thank you, Anna Joy, for sharing your wonderful resources. We have been blessed by them. I and the children really love your finger puzzles. Thank you so much! God bless you!
God Bless!
I was just searching for a Devotional I could do with my daugther and came across your site through pinterest . I’m excited to find a place that could give me ideas to have a great time with her in teaching her and make her fall in love with God and His word.
Dear Anna Joy i have just come across your work thank you so much for sharing it and God bless your ministry it is inspiring, Jane
Love love love your “Thankful Meditations!”
I just found your site! This is a wonderful resource for Sunday School. Thank you very much. Our kids (at church) love finger puzzles, so I just printed the Valentines and Easter puzzles. The instructions that I printed showed a Christmas finger puzzle. Is that available? Thanks again for the time and effort you give.
Nancy, the Christmas finger puzzle is here. There will also be one coming out for Thanksgiving, probably the beginning of November. May God bless you! Anna Joy.
thank you for the adorable cards to do things with the kids! I teach a class.
You are so welcome, Sue. I hope that they will be a blessing to your class. May God bless you!
Thanks so much for the printable coupons !! They are exactly what I needed today to give me a boost for the rest of summer (and beyond). Such a blessing! I look forward to somehow blessing you in return.
Have a fabulous day!
Oh, Michele, thank you for letting me know and for your encouragement. You already have blessed me in return. May God be with you and your family as you finish out this summer.
I just discovered your website through Pinterest and I am so impressed!!
I am a first-grade teacher at a Christian School! I can’t wait to use some of your resources this next school year! My classroom theme is camping, so I’m thinking of hanging some of those cute verses up!
I am praying for God to richly bless you for your kindness and generosity!
Love,
Heather
Oh, I am so glad that you can use these, Heather. May God bless you!
Very useful article with amazing inspiration on motherhood! I am thankful to God for you!!!
Thank you, Laura. May God bless you!
a Very BIG thank you for your printables! I am not so good with the internet and getting my self around it and all …. YOu have made this So Easy! I am greatful for your help and love for Children . you are helping me help them.
God BLess YOU and your ministry!
Barbara
You are welcome, Barbara! Thank you for your encouragement. May God bless you!
Really glad to have found your site. I am very interested in teaching my Grandson the love of Christ and the Good News in the bible. I am a lay worship leader and children’s Sunday School ideas often give me inspiration for adult sermons. May God Bless you in your valuable pursuits!
Thank you for your encouragement, Kim. May God bless you as you teach your grandson and minister to your church.
Thank you for an encouraging site with printables and wonderful ways we can teach and fill our children with Gods love and teachings!
You are welcome, Audrey! May God bless you.
Loved your site!!! great and fun and GOD-FILLED!! headed with our grans 8 under 10 years to a cabin for Easter, last minute. Thanks for the ideas and lil things to pack will pass the site onto our kids Blessings Gaye Sander Baker Mt
Thank you, Gaye! I appreciate your encouragement. I hope you have a wonderful time with your grandchildren.
Would love to receive your newsletters. I have read enough on your first page to know we believe in the same loving Heavenly Father 💞
I am so glad that you are here, Reet! May God bless you.
I am so happy to have stumbled upon this blog today. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately & struggling with self doubt. It’s nice to know that I’m not alone!
You are DEFINITELY not alone in this, Tanya. May God bless you!
I’m very excited that stumbled on your website! I am currently struggling with self-doubt and this is what I need. I am struggling with what my purpose in my ministries are. I lead one ministry and co-lead another. You are spot on with a few of my self doubts. May God Bless you and your family.
Deanna
Thank you for your encouragement, Deanna! I am praying for you. May God give you wisdom and purpose, a clear sense of His direction. May He use you for His honor and glory. And, when you and I are both filled with self-doubt, may He remind us of Who He truly is! May God bless you.
I just found your page!!!! OH what a blessing this has been. God has given us here at Riverside Baptist Church in Helena, AL the privilege of having an After School program for the past 20 years. Your sweet printable messages are coming out of my printer as I type this. I cannot wait to share these with the 80+ children that come to our church every day. Thank you for taking the time to bless others. As we say here when we leave out our front doors, “Entering OUR Mission Field” Again these will be shared to spread the gospel of Jesus. Until we meet one day in Heaven. Marla Gallavan/Director of After School and Summer Camp/Riverside Baptist Church Helena, AL
Oh, Marla, this puts a smile on my face. Thank you so much for your encouragement! And, thank you so much for caring for these children. May God bless you and be with you, give you strength and wisdom as you minister to these children.
I’m very excited to get started with your bible study at home with my family.
Thank you, Andrea! I hope and pray that it is a blessing to you.
I’m excited that I found this website. I am hoping to point the families at our church to it!
Thanks so much Christy. I am so glad that you are here. May God bless you!
I love your printables, especially the finger folders! I have a very anxious little owl lover and I think she’ll love the night owl box, too! Thank you!!
I was wondering if you had a finger folder or little holiday fold out suitable for a birthday. If not, just a brainstorm idea. They could be used as an activity for the kids, a craft for the kids, and also as the party favor, they could have scriptures about being fearfully and wonderfully made, or God knowing the plans he has for us, etc,
Ruth, I don’t have anything like that, but I absolutely LOVE that idea! Thank you so much. I will put it on my calendar to make. May God bless you!
Hi, my name is Robin. I’ve been doing the Christmas Scripture reflection and the prayer journal and I was wondering do you have something coming up for the month of January?
I love sending the love notes in my husbands lunch bad and leaving him the little scripture cards. He likes it too.
Robin, unfortunately I will not have another Bible study finished in time for January. I plan to start working on one soon called Prayerful Meditations, studying different prayers from the Bible and encouraging each of us to be more intentional in prayer. I will be sending out emails when it is ready. Thank you so much for your encouragement. May God bless you!
Hi there, I like your site. I am looking for bible resources to use with our Gems(Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior) outreach club. I would love to use your little verse booklets, but we use New King James. Would it be possible for you to add this to your version list. May the Lord bless your ministry. I am a writer too, wrote an encouragement book for Christian Moms entitled, Calling All Moms. Thanks. Laurie Kenyon, Ontario
Hi…I’ve downloaded your 2 wisdom studies to use with my children this year in our homeschool. I’m really excited about it! It’s so well done! Thank you!
I wanted to put in a request: would you prayerfully consider creating a study on Psalm 1? I have searched online and haven’t found one designed for children. I feel Psalm 1 is so very important for our young people to understand as they grow and mature into adults. It’s so foundational.
Thank you, again, for allowing the Lord to use your gifts to serve Him and bless others like myself and my children.
Blessings,
Cathy, TX
That’s such a great idea, Cathy! Thank you for suggesting it. I do love Psalm 1 and will be thinking about the possibility of a study for kids based on it. May God bless you! Anna Joy.
Who are men writers like this? I am learning so much from your site, but who can we point our husbands to in this type of format? 🙂 Any suggestions on parenting from a man/father with the same Christian values and perspective?
Thanks for your question! I would point men towards jackiebledsoe.com , crossway.org/blog/ (combination of posts for men and women), desiringgod.org (combination of posts), and intoxicatedonlife.com (written by husband and wife team.) I hope this helps!
Do you create or can you create Bible verses in King James version of the Bible?
I love your sight. My grandkids are avid readers (ages 11, 9, 8, and 6). The books are fantastic.
I also teach pre-school Sunday school (ages 3-5) but use only KJV. It would be terrific if you had some printables in this version of the Bible.
Patsy, thank you so much for stopping by! If you have subscribed to the weekly email, you will receive a password to the subscriber’s library of free printables. In that library, you will see that several of the printables are available in King James Version, as well as NIV and ESV. Simply click on the KJV version to download the printables in KJV. May God bless you! Anna Joy.
So thankful for the KJV formats as well. 🙂
What a breath of Gods air. I stumbled onto this site and am so refreshed. Thank you for this lovely site of encouragement! I also would prefer KJV scripture if you could offer it as a option. Boy, I’m finding KJV sure riles up something in people; but it’s not that hard to understand and I still prefer it.
Thank you so much for stopping by, Deb, and for your kind words of encouragement. I like KJV, too, although I currently am reading from NASB. I will keep this in mind as I continue developing printables. May God bless you!
I just love your beautiful work!!! What a blessing to others! Do you happen to offer anything in the KJV, as this is the version our family uses? I have really enjoyed exploring your site. I am a mother of 9 and it is so helpful to find things that encourages our walk with Jesus and ends up saving me time. Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you so much for your encouragement, Hope. I use NASB for most of the printables and NKJV for the Bible studies. In a past survey, the majority of blog readers indicated that they used the NIV, while the ESV was a close second. NASB, KJV, and no preference were all tied for third place. The results were so evenly divided that it is very hard to know what version will best resonate with the majority of families, so I am sticking with my favorites – NASB and NKJV. I would be very willing to change to KJV if a majority of people indicated that it was their preference (but not to the NIV or Living Word translations). That was a long answer to a simple question! Thanks again for your comments and for stopping by. May God bless you and your family.
Hey!
I can so relate to your teachings on worship.
As a mentor, trying to teach women how to pursue a passionate relationship with God, He’s blessed me with many “writings” (seriously, almost like taking dictation – the Spirit takes over, I go back over it and read and say, “Wow, God, You did a great job here.” (Hope that doesn’t sound egotistical, I mean it totally opposite – totally humbled that He allowed me to write it.
Anyway, okay, squirrel moment there…..
One of those writings (you can find all of them on my blog) is called The Lordship Factor. It has, forever changed my perspective on my relationship with God, as well as how and why I worship Him. Just thought maybe you could use the motivation as well. It’s here https://bessfisher.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/the-lordship-factor/ .
Thanks for stopping by, Beth! I am excited to read some of your articles. May God bless you and your ministry as you seek to encourage women to pursue passionate relationships with God!
Hi Anna Joy,
I love what you’re doing here and it would be my pleasure to connect with you regarding resources. The ministry of Family Time Training is to get parents in God’s Word with their children with the goal of doing a “Family Time” once a week for 20 minutes using fun, hands-on, engaging activities. There’s a new free activity each month at famtime.com.
Many blessings on your family and ministry. Feel free to be in touch!
Thanks, Jenna! Family Time Training looks great. May God bless you and your ministry.