The Children's Bible Club Blog — thanksgiving

(Taken from Wally the Wallaby and other short stories as told by "Aunt Carolyn")  “Austerfield!” chanted one young fellow.  “No, it’s Ousterfield!” taunted another.  “Ah, plain Osterfield, it is!” The scoffing boys threw their taunts at young William Bradford as he passed. Although the sickly boy ignored them, the jeers continued relentlessly. “Ousterfield, Osterfield — who knows where the poor orphan was born?” “Why, in Yorkshire, don’t you know?” “Yorkshire? Of course! Yorkshire Pudding!” The insults continued. “Yorkshire Pudding to be sure? Where else would such a pious fanatic come from?” And the taunting boys laughed rudely as they ran...

Paul said, "And be ye thankful" (Col. 3:15). In the midst of chaos and trouble in the world, our kids need to learn to be thankful. The Syrian refugee children have no home, very little food, and no sense of safety. Most are Muslims, so in the face of death daily, they have no hope for eternity. Let's remind our children during this special season of all the reasons we have to be thankful! - Aunt Carolyn The Pilgrims Audio Album A 4-CD Album - 8 true eye-opening stories told by "Aunt Carolyn," approximately 12 minutes each, giving the reason behind...

The children at the Santa Rosa Christian Learning Center Daycare sing the "Thank You" song daily. It's such a simple reminder, and a good one!   In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.  - I Thess. 5:18 Let's continue our November theme of  THANKFULNESS with these helps: Polite Moments by Gary & Cathy Maldaner is a great introduction to not only thankfulness, but also many other simple manners that your children should not be without! Here's an overview:  Visiting Other Families - Clear instruction for how children should act when visiting their...