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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

May 11, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK God Loves Me This week we continue to drive home the truth that God LOVES your preschooler! God shows us his love in so many different ways. The most important of all is the way He forgives us through His son. Joseph is a great example of the power that lies in forgiveness. [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

May 5, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs to PreK) Parents! You’re going to love our focus for this month… God wants me to do the right thing! This week we’re focusing on the story of Joseph and how he did the right thing even when his brothers didn’t. Create a Rhythm this week by practicing the memory verse with your [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

April 28, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) Jesus is my good friend! In John 14:1-4 Jesus tells the disciples something very important.   They have lots of questions about what He is saying and are obviously distressed (14:1).  Jesus proceeds to talk about going away and preparing a place for them (and us).  But the most important instruction he gives to [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

April 20, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) Jesus is my good friend! This weekend we will be sharing the story of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her perfume.  In Luke 7:36-50, we see a room full of men, many of them religious.  They are eating with Jesus when a woman who had made many bad choices (like all [...]

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Help, Don’t Hinder – Your Child, Their Faith

Help, Don’t Hinder – Your Child, Their Faith

April 19, 2012 | Comments (0)

    Our oldest son is in the 6th grade.  He’s close to exiting his pre-teen season and fully embrace the realm of teen-hood.  (This is a great opportunity for you to pray for me.) Over the past year he’s grown into a young man that loves his hair, girls and his own opinion.  In [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

April 14, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) Jesus is my good friend! How many times have our preschoolers asked us to play but we are too busy?  My youngest son wants to be at my side at all times.  He follows me everywhere, wants to help and wants to play.  He just wants my time and attention.  I am many [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

April 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

The Best Story Ever Told All across fpKIDS this weekend, your students will be hearing “The Best Story Ever Told”.  Through different avenues including media, music, drama and small groups, we will be sharing the Easter Story.  You’ve heard it before , right?  Hasn’t everyone?  Who doesn’t know what Easter is all about? Just because [...]

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The Alice Factor

The Alice Factor

April 3, 2012 | Comments (0)

  I grew up watching the Brady Bunch.  As part of our after-school television line up, Brady Bunch reruns were a favorite past time for me.  From Marsha’s broken nose, to the infamous broken vase incident… I loved the Brady family.  There was a simplicity to life portrayed among the Brady’s.  Raising 6 kids can’t [...]

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Parent Connection: fpKIDS

Parent Connection: fpKIDS

March 31, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) Jesus is my good friend! Do you proclaim the goodness of God everywhere you go?  Are you excited about Jesus when you are out and about?  If He entered your “town” right now, would you even notice? Your preschooler is learning this weekend that as Jesus entered Jerusalem on the donkey (he didn’t [...]

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Spiritual Fertilizer

Spiritual Fertilizer

March 29, 2012 | Comments (0)

This is the time of year when I get the itch to start planting.  I don’t have much of a green thumb.  But I love flowers around my house and a few vegetables in the garden.  The idea of new growth is exciting to me.  And though I’m no expert, there are a few things [...]

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The Art of Discipline: Making It Helpful

The Art of Discipline: Making It Helpful

March 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

Shepherding the hearts of our kids is one of those daily behaviors that does more to refine and challenge me than anything else in my life.  In my interactions with my kids, God reveals more to me about my own humanity than I care to know.  Particularly in disciplinary situations.   One thing I’ve learned [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

March 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves EVERYONE!!  Who needs to know that Jesus loves them?  EVERYONE!  This week your preschooler will learn how important it is to tell others that Jesus loves them. When Jesus was here on Earth he spent a lot of time with just a few friends.  It started with [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

March 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) This week your preschooler will learn more about who Jesus loves.  We want them to know that… “Jesus loves everyone!” The story of the good Samaritan is one that is used often.  Jesus tells this story to make the point that we are to love our neighbors.  Who is your neighbor?  Let’s dig [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

March 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) This month we focus on John 15:12 and encourage your preschooler to love their friends the way Jesus loves them!  That seems so simple right?  Typical church lingo that we all throw around.  Jesus loves EVERYONE!  So should we if we really believe what He tells us. So who was Jesus sure to [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

February 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) This week your preschooler is learning how to talk to God.  As silly as that sounds, in Matthew 6:5-13, Jesus taught us how to talk to God.  We aren’t supposed to babble about nothing just so we can “check that off our list”.  We aren’t supposed to pray just so people see us [...]

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Parent Connection – fpKIDS

Parent Connection – fpKIDS

February 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) We will continue learning this week to… LOVE GOD WITH ALL OUR HEARTS!!  Our lesson comes from the story of Saul.  Saul, if you aren’t familiar, became Paul.   Paul became one of the greatest teachers and encouragers to the church of all time.  But he started out hating all things Jesus, including the [...]

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fpKIDS Summer Camp 2012

fpKIDS Summer Camp 2012

February 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

Summer Camp 2012 is coming soon! We’re packing up fpKIDS and heading to Dayton, TN!  We can’t wait to take your child for a fun-filled week of summer camp.  Make sure your fpKID doesn’t miss out!  Register today! Here are some details you need to know! When:           June 25-28 Where:         Fort Bluff Camp, Dayton, TN [...]

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Tools for your Parenting Toolbox

Tools for your Parenting Toolbox

February 14, 2012 | Comments (0)

When raising kids in our home our goal is to create an environment that shows them how to connect in relationship with God and each other.  This is a highly imperfect journey and I’m always on the lookout for tools and resources to help.  Here is a list of a few resources to explore for [...]

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fpKIDS Parent Connection

fpKIDS Parent Connection

February 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) How do you love God? LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART! Your preschooler is learning this week about the Greatest Commandment: Love God.  Sounds easy enough, right? In Matthew 22:34-40, a Pharisee is trying to trick Jesus.  He wanted Jesus to pick a commandment that is more important to obey than any other.  [...]

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fpKIDS Parent Connection

fpKIDS Parent Connection

February 4, 2012 | Comments (0)

Preschool (2yrs-PreK) This month your preschooler will be learning how to… “Love God with all your heart” (Matthew 22:37) One of the ways we can love God is by doing what he wants us to do.  Even as a boy, Jesus did what God wanted Him to do.  We want your preschooler to know they [...]

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Consider Your Focus

Consider Your Focus

January 31, 2012 | Comments (1)

In today’s world, we have become experts at self-diagnosis.  When I’ve got an ailment I can’t identify, my first response is to turn to Google and search for information.  There’s a wealth of information out there (not all of which is accurate) but it helps me to educate myself on my condition in order to [...]

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