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February 14, 2019February 26, 2019Kayla AlonsoLeave a Comment on Toddler-Sized Resurrection Eggs

Toddler-Sized Resurrection Eggs

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🌱Abecedario Biblico🌷 I can not contain how excited I am about this new product in the Etsy Shop! I love the concept of Scripture Alphabet cards. A tool to help little ones learn the ABC's as well as learn the Word of God. 🙌Sounds awesome, right?! ...... However, as I was searching for a product, I ran into an issue. I couldn't find any cards in Spanish. A bit of a problem in our bilingual home. With Vale showing an increased interest in the ABC'S, I was becoming a bit desperate. ...... Then my friend Sandra @immersionmama shared her Scripture Alphabet with me. I leaped at the opportunity to make this tool accessible to more families. ..... ❤We absolutely love these, and I will be sharing more of how we use them in the weeks to come. In the meantime, you can snag a set of your own from the Baby Devotions Shop. ...... 🌱This weekend only, recieved 25% off with promo code: MYABCS

❤The Bread of Life❤ Who here loves homemade bread?🙋‍♀️ I love, love homemade bread, but am generally not ver good at it....that is until I found the Bread in a Bag recipe by @busytoddler . Friends, this recipe is fool proof! And soooo delicious. Plus it's easy enough for my toddler to help make! Find out how we used this activity to discuss Jesus as the bread of life. Link in bio. ❤How do you feel about baking with toddlers? Drop and emoji below👇.

❤Peruvian Animals❤ It's #worldlovewednesday and this month we are praying for Peru. We love these animal puppets from @stellalandeo . They are so simple. Just color, cut, and tape to a popsicle stick. Plus they have provided so much play and conversation. 🐬Did you know Peru is home to Amazon River Dolphin? Also, did you know the Amazon River Dolphin is pink? Let's just say this craft inspired some You Tube time watching pink dolphins. ❤❤❤. You can find the puppets on the blog. Link in bio.

CLOSED❤¡GIVEAWAY!❤ We're back! Thanks for hanging with us as we took a longer weekend. So let's start this week off with a GIVEAWAY 🎉 1 friend will win a set of our Resurrection Eggs! They've been selling like crazy, and I'd love to bless one of you all with this awesome resource. . . . To ENTER: 1. Follow @babydevotions 2. Like this photo 3. Tag a friend (or a zillion, whatever. Tag each friend separately. Each tag is 1 entry) BONUS: for 5 extra entries, share post to stories and tag @babydevotions . . . Winner will be chosen at random on Friday, March 22nd at 9 p.m. Open to U.S. Residents only. This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Instagram. . . 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 In the meantime, you can check out my stories to see the eggs in action 👆. And if giveaways are not your thing, you can snag a set in the Baby Devotions Etsy shop. Link in bio.

❤Mary and Martha❤ First things first. This is what I always feel this story boils down to. When we talk about this story with little ones, we usually talk about opposites, or a lot of times what is passed on is that rest is better than work (which is not true. Right before this story Jesus shares the Parable of the good Samaritan which shows how important works are). This isn't about personality differences. Often we pass on that Mary was laid back, and Martha was a busy bee. Which may have been true, but Martha's business wasn't her sin (when Lazarus is raised we see Martha's business be put to work where it should be). Instead, when Jesus say "Martha, you are anxious about many things" (Luke 10:41), we see this is a heart issue. It wasn't about the serving. It was about the why. Mary sat at the feet of Jesus, being a disciple. A position traditionally reserved for men. Mary chose what was better. Martha was so consumed by her anxiety of what people would think, how she would look. She couldn't focus on what was important. We've all been there. I've been there. ❤So for the next few days, don't expect to see a lot of me on Instagram. I'm going to be taking sometime to intentionally put first things first. Intentionally loving on my girls and being with them without other distractions. You can find play ideas on the blog. Link in bio. And for now we've built a blanket fort and are going to be hanging out. The Gospel is this: God came to earth to be with us. To identify with us. So that he could lay down his life for us and resurrect us into new life. "The word became flesh and dwelt among us"-John 1:14. When we intentionally spend time with our little ones, we are living out that Gospel. We are showing them what it means that Jesus came to be with us. ❤I encourage you, make space to be with your little ones. Get rid of the distractions for a bit to refocus on the first things. Let's live the Gospel in our families. ❤ I'll see you in a few days 😘

🌊Walking on Water🌊 Let's just get this out of the way. Anytime water is doing something weird, I'll probably be making a Jello bin. It worked perfectly to illustrate the story of Jesus walking on the water. And the girls had a blast squishing, squashing, and tasting 🙊this devotion. This story is so similar to the story we explored Tuesday. There was a storm in each, Jesus calmed the storm. However the key difference is here Jesus wasn't with them in this story. He had stayed behind to pray. ⛵I love what Matthew Henry points out. "Christ made them a kind visit upon the water. He could have checked the winds, where he was, or have sent an angel to their relief; but he chose to help them in the most endearing manner possible, and therefore came to them himself." Jesus could have just calmed the storm where he was. He is the God of the winds and the waves. However, he chose to go to his disciples in their storm. And that is where he is with us, friends. Jesus isn't just off in heaven while we strive and struggle against our storms. He has come to us. He is with us. This is the Gospel. "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us." -John 1:14. Whatever your storm is today, friends. Know that you are not alone. You are loved.

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