Fall is definitely here and is it ever beautiful outside! God is so good to give us beautiful turning leaves to marvel at as we go about our busy days. It won’t be long until some of you will be carving out those pumpkins with the kids. I can’t carve one anymore with out thinking of Liz Curtis Higgs' children’s book The Pumpkin Patch Parable. The story talks about scooping out all that yucky stuff in the pumpkin just like God can take all the yucky stuff out of our hearts when we give our lives to Him. He then puts His light in us to shine for others to see just like we put lights in our pumpkins to light up the nights. If you are not familiar with this book, I highly recommend it. That way, you might take this opportunity to have a conversation with your children about sin and God’s plan concerning it.
This month our 3-5 yr. olds will hear true stories of Old Testament kids: Miriam, David, the Little Girl who helped Naaman, and Josiah. During the first lesson, they will hear the basic truth that God is with us. Through the rest of the unit, they will discover that God wants us to help others and that we can obey Him.