January 2, 2013

What are the most amazing, incredible, and creative things you know of that God created? What makes them so amazing? The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship.
-Psalm 19:1, Discover God Bible, NLT

Table Talk

Gods creation is all around us, so its easy to talk about! You can spend as little or as much time as you want talking about it. Frankly, conversations like these are among my favorites to have with my kids! Be sure to take notesyou will likely be amazed at what your kids think of! Here are a couple of favorites from my kids: This is hard, but my little sister: she is nice, sweet, and she kind of shares. ~8-year-old girl Lions. You see all those teeth? Those are super sharp! They crack bones! ~6-year-old boy The sun, planets, love, kindness and friendship. I dont know what we would do without all of those. ~10-year-old girl Wool. It feels so warm, and we use it on jackets and blankets, and on toy sheep. ~6-year-old boy

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January 8, 2013
What are your Top 10 Favorite things that God created? Then God looked over all He had made, and He saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
-Genesis 1:31, Discover God Bible, NLT

Table Talk

This question is different than the previous one in that you are asking your kids to narrow down all the amazing, incredible, and creative things that God made to their Top 10 Favorite of all. (Yes, you can have more than 10 favorites!) Again, take notes, and be prepared to laugh! A fun variation to this would be to make a Top 31 Favorites list, and then add all of those favorites to the days of the calendar month! Every day when you look at the calendar youll be reminded of your favorite things that God has made! Some of our familys favorites: Baby kitties, because their faces are cute.
~6-year-old girl

The refrigerator.
~8-year-old girl

Our voices. Thats how the parent can find their child.
~6-year-old boy

Adam and Eve. Without them, we wouldnt have us and all the other people in the world.
~10-year-old girl

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January 15, 2013

What would you like to be when you grow up? Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
-1 Corinthians 10:31, Discover God Bible, NLT

Table Talk

God made everything. He designed every little thing to do exactly what it is supposed to do. Trees and plants make seeds that make more trees and plants of the same kind (Genesis 1:12), exactly the way God designed it to happen. Animals have baby animals of the same kind, just like God planned for it to happen (Genesis 1:21, 25). Baby chickens always hatch out of chicken eggs, tadpoles always hatch out of frog eggs, turtles always hatch out of turtle eggs, and shark mommies always give birth to baby sharks. God made you, too! Before He first said, Let there be light (Genesis 1:3), He had you in mind! He knows everything about you, and He made you for a reason! Whatever you do today, tomorrow, and every day after that, do it all for God who created you and has a wonderful plan for your life! True to form, my kids amazed me with their answers to this question! I have no idea what Im going to be when I grow up. But I would like to be a singer, and a missionary.
~10-year-old girl

I want to be a vet, a doctor, a dentist, a person who adopts kids, and a worker who helps parents get ready to adopt kids.
~8-year-old girl

An airplane mechanic, a pilot, and a guy that makes airplanes And a cheetah farmer who takes care of cheetahs.
~6-year-old boy

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January 22, 2013

Is God in control of the scary things in the world? What is scary to you?
No matter what age we are, we all face scary things from time to time. One important thing to remember when we are scared is that God is in control of all things, even when we dont feel or think He is. Our feelings or thoughts change with our circumstances, but the truth about who God is never changes. Its crucial to have a proper understanding of who God is for when we face those scary things. There was never, ever a timepast, present, or futurewhen God said, Oops, I didnt mean for that to happen. When my kids are scared in the dark, or by something they saw on TV or a movie, or by the weather, or by some troubling news on the radio, I remind them of the truths of Gods Word. The Bible tells us that God is eternal and holy and perfect. He created the world and is in control of nature. God is all-powerful, knows everything, and is everywhere. He never changes, and He always keeps His promises. God loves us. He is involved in human events, and He even came to earth to die for our sins. When we are scared, we must remind ourselvesand each otherthat God is in control of the scary things too, even when we cant understand them. Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through Him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth Everything was created through Him and for Him. He existed before anything else, and He holds all creation together.
-Colossians 1:15, 17, Discover God Bible, NLT

Table Talk

God is in control of everything because He is so big and cool and awesome. No scary guys can stop Him from His powers.

~8-year-old girl

God is in control of the dark, spiders, snakes, and Satan (of course, everyones scared of Satan, but Gods in control of him).

~6-year-old boy

Another scary thing is dying. Not scary for you if you are going to Heaven, but scary for your friends because they might not know you are in Heaven. Some of your friends might be scared of dying if they dont know if they are going to Heaven. Dying is a good reminder for us to tell our friends how to go to Heaven, and not be scared.
~6-year-old boy

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January 29, 2013

What do you love most about the way God created you?
For we are Gods masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
-Ephesians 2:10, Discover God Bible, NLT

Table Talk

Right now, there are about 7,000,000,000 (7 billion) people in the world, and experts believe there have been more than 45 billion people since the world began.1 Each person is different, and each has unique DNA differences. These differences can be traced across global populations and ethnic groups.2 Do you know what that means? You are unique. There is no one, anywhere, ever, exactly like you. Even though identical twins look alike, they have different talents, interests, and abilities. God made every person special, and He has a good reason for every person He has made! Think of five things about you that you can thank God for! Why are you thankful for those things? Bonus question: Think of three things that God created in each of your family members that you love about them! Be sure to tell those family members how glad you are that God made them unique, and that you are part of the same family!

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1 http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ 2 http://www.icr.org/article/6927/