Toddler Devotional part 2

I had shared before about toddler devotional time and how I find it works for me and my little girl.  Well, as I look through all that we have done, I felt kind of proud ;) I really am trying to teach my little ones about God and seeing everything we have learned layed out, I felt  Jesus smiling at me! I really wanna share with you some of the things we have done during our devotional time here in the Reyes home ;)  and I also want to share a couple tips that I find make our devotional time better. Here it goes....;)

I feel coloring and doing hands on things will help a toddler learn faster and make it fun and entertaining.  The problem I ran into, was that Grace wanted to skip the praying and worship and praise time and go straight to painting.  Its nice she is eager to learn, but first and foremost, its important to teach our kiddies how to cultivate a life of prayer and intimacy with Jesus.  So with that said here is Tip number 1: Always begin with prayer and worship..even if it means your toddler gets upset, show them and teach them that prayer and worship come first.  Grace is back to wanting to dance and pray before we paint. ;) 

Another thing that I loved having was a toddler bible.  Grace loves her toddler bible, it has pictures and bright colors.   Tip number 2:  Have a toddler bible.  Its great to show your little ones what it is your are talking about.  The last set of pictures below shows how sweet it is to have one. ;)   Here are some cool things Grace and I have worked on...I hope you feel inspired and motivated!  Please share with me all that you do during devotional time with your toddler!

These are some painting we did while going through  Creation and the Story of Noah!

 

Paintings of Psalm

Learning about the birth of Jesus 

Cultivating a life of worship and praise in the hearts of our little ones......

To love their children.....

We all know the popular chapter in Titus 2 where Paul lays out the qualities of young woman, He exhorts us to love our husbands, to love our children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, and obedient to their husband.  Two of these qualities have been tugging at my heart, but today, I want to share my heart on one.....To Love Their Children....

Some days, I end my days in guilt, laying in bed with all types of worries and questions running through my mind....Was I a good momma today?  I shouldn't of responded the way I did....Did I love on Grace and Joshua enough?  My patience stunk today! I have been asking the Lord these few days, how can I be a better mom?  How can I love my children better? and what all falls under the category of loving my children.  I do confess, that I fail, many times I fail to love my babies rightly, it may be the way I speak to them, or the way I react to the unimportant situations, or even when I discipline. 

So, as I asked Jesus, to show me His ways of love, and things I can do to LOVE my Children better, here are somethings that come to mind and heart.....create a joyful environment full of laughter and happiness, show much affections hugs and kisses galore!,  take designated time out of the busy homemaking schedule to play and give my full attention to them, discipline in love (always being aware that an affirming tone is always better then yelling), take care of their physical, spiritual and emotional needs....ooo and let me not forget my current lack.... patience!

Help me Jesus, to be the best momma I can be.....


Please do tell, what are some ways and somethings you do that help fulfill the calling to love your children??