just as grandma's cookie jar should always be full of good things, this blog will be full of good ideas, information, activities and reviews of things to help grandma . . . and grandpa, mom and dad too . . . pass on a heritage of faith to the children in their lives!
When my oldest grandson was five years old he was quite the reader. He was really quite effective at sounding out words and enjoyed being able to sit down with a book and read what all those words hade to say! This of course, made me a happy grandma as I want my grandsons to love reading! It also gave me some unexpected opportunities to see how my grandson thought . . . and a few good laughs as well! One day we were at the store with him and saw a plaque with an "interesting" saying on it. I held it up for him to read . . . which he did. The plaque said, "Grandparents; so easy to operate even a child can do it!" My grandson read it and then said, "This is true! At least for grandma, that is! All I have to do to get what I want from you is to look cute and be polite!"
I'm so glad the internet makes it possible for us to add books to our bookshelf or give as gifts which are no longer available in books stores! A book I absolutely love is The Ten Commands From God's Own Hands by Phil A. Smouse! This book takes the Ten Commandments, matches each commandment with a Bible adventure to illustrate a specific command and teach it's meaning, so kids will remember and learn! The "sub-title" is, "Ten wiggly, giggly Bible stories that teach God's Ten Commandments" - these ten accounts are -
If you, and/or anyone in your family (such as my husband, son and grandsons) identifies as a, "space geek", then this movie, Apollo 11 is for you! I was just invited to share the news about the movie and to let you know it is, "playing now in a theater near you"! Check your local theater to find where is showing and when, and plan to check it out. The footage is never-before-seen and is certain to be both educational and entertaining as it is filled with amazing images you will not forget. There is a wonderful clip of the film at this link - you will be able to see the attention to detail and the quality of the film from this clip.
Okay, just the name of this recipe is enough to get nearly everyone hungry for dessert! This simple recipe is completely enjoyable . . . and is one with which you are sure to be greeted with happy faces whenever you make it!
Get ready to start gathering ingredients and bake totally delicious cookies . . . this morning I was browsing on Pinterest and found a link to a recipe for Toffee Butter Cookies! Now, my husband - and grandchildren - enjoy toffee and Josiah is particularly a fan of butter cookies . . . after all, what isn't there to LOVE about butter cookies???!!!
My grandsons love dogs; Huskies in particular. They are looking forward to the day when they will be able to have a Husky of their own. Yesterday when my son came to pick up my grandsons from their sleepover, he shared how Nicolas Petit was leading in this year's Iditarod; and was expected to win. But then something unexpected happened. One of his dogs jumped onto a younger dog and Nicolas yelled at the older dog. All of the dogs in his team heard him yelling; something which he said just does not happen with him and his dogs. When he started yelling, all of the dogs refused to go a step farther in the race. Nicolas said the dogs refused to move anywhere, so they ended up having to call in snowmobiles to get them off the ice on the coast of the Bering Sea and he had to withdraw from the race. Yelling at his dogs cost him the race. I found this so interesting, because just as yelling at the dogs caused Nicolas' dogs to "shut down" and caused him to pay a high price, yelling at our grandchildren/children also brings with it a high price. There has been significant amounts of research about how yelling impacts children and overwhelmingly the evidence shows if we yell at children we are physically and emotionally harming them - and this actual damage is able to last throughout their lives. If you would like to read some of the research about how yelling damages and harms children check this link and this link.
A number of years ago, Zondervan Published their, NIV Mom's Devotional Bible. One of the resources in this Bible is the, "101 Ways to Praise a Child". Since the world around our grandchildren is very apt to leave them questioning their value and we know God values them tremendously, I thought it might be nice to share some of my favorites from this list over the coming days and months. So, from time-to-time, I will share one of my favorite "Ways to Praise a Child" along with some ideas of ways to reinforce to your grandchildren how dearly you love them. I love this, "way to praise a child" . . . God knew what He was doing when He created you! Consider sharing this truth with them in the following ways . . .
I am happy to say Jennifer McLeod is the winner of Operation Frog Effect - you will find the review at this link. Thank you Jennifer for reading grandma's cookie jar; please email me your address (lyndagcj@gmail.com) by March 24, 2019, so I am able to have the book sent to you.
Seven years ago a couple from my church hosted an event for our Sunday school class which included airplane rides. I ended up staying home with our younger grandson - we forgot to get his car seat, but my husband was able to go for awhile with our older grandson. Being 3, he wanted his poppa to go up in the airplane with him. While the pilot was getting ready to start the plane he was joking around by saying he wasn't a pilot, but he was sure he could figure out how to fly the plane. My grandson gave this some thought then said, "Poppa, maybe it would be a good idea if you get out of the plane, so the pilot can get in your spot!" (He didn't ask to get out himself - just thought a pilot would be a good idea). Of course his poppa told him our friend was really a pilot and was just joking around, so then our grandson was ready to fly!
I was recently invited to help spread the news about a soon-to-be-released CD from Mack Brock and how you are able to receive a free single; "I Am Loved", so today I am happy to do both.
My grandson Josiah has really taken a liking to butter cookies, so yesterday when he was at my house, we made Lemon Butter Cookies . . . and they are definitely cookies to like!
My grandsons have discovered the joy of folding paper and making something out of it! So, I looked on Pinterest and found a link for ten simple origami projects - I think there are a couple which they will enjoy trying.
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When my oldest grandson was five years old he was quite the reader. He was really quite effective at sounding out words and enjoyed being able to sit down with a book and read what all those words hade to say! 
