After that weird tornado ripped through here a few weeks ago, I have an entirely new respect for trees. It has been amazing to watch the growth taking place on the broken branches of the Live Oak in my front yard. It took a beating. I honestly didn't think it would make it after the White Oak and Long Leaf pines landed on top of it, but it has new leaves and branches coming out all over. I'm really obsessed with watching it flourish and I may even be taking pictures and sharing them with my friends. Because of my newfound appreciation for trees, I was excited to read and share
T is for TREE: A Bible ABC book from
Reformed Free Publishing Association in Children's Worship. We had such fun reading through the pages to see what all GOD made and discussing HIS power and faithfulness to us all.
Recommended for children ages 3 - 6, this sweet book was written and illustrated by Connie L. Meyer to children
who live by faith in the promises of GOD. That said, it is really perfect for us all -- children of GOD from littles to adults. A hardcover book with 32-pages, it can easily be read in one sitting, but you'll want to linger over the pages and enjoy every beautiful detail. The excitement of my children as we read through the alphabet together was contagious. I loved watching them point out all of the wonderful things that GOD has created for us and adding others that they thought of as we turned the pages. Connie includes Scripture, short rhymes, and stunning illustrations for each letter of the alphabet and she fills the pages with small details that draw you in and make you appreciate GOD even more. For example, each icicle on the
I is for Ice page is unique and no two snowflakes that border the page are the same. On the
M is for Moon page, the phases of the moon make up the border. How's that for attention to detail?
We really had a good time with this book. Can't you just feel the excitement as you look at the pictures below?
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And the kids learned new things as we read. At first, everyone thought that this olive branch on the
O is for Olive page was a grape vine of green grapes. The children had never seen an olive branch before and thought that olives really just came in jars. Looking at the olive branch pictured helped them to understand the story of Noah more. There was an
"ah-ha" moment for everyone when they realized THIS is what the dove brought back to the ark. Don't you just love that?
Reading the
Y is for Yoke page helped us to understand what JESUS means when HE tells us HIS yoke is easy and HIS burden is light. It also offered up a pretty interesting discussion about the difference between cows, bulls, and oxen.
(I'll save that one for another day.)
There is so much information packed into this little book. Each page offers an opportunity to dig deeper into an understanding of GOD's Word. We had so much fun reading that we decided to take our lesson a step further and spend some time talking more about the Bible verses on the T is for Tree page. Psalm 1:1-3 tells us that a man who delights in the law of the LORD is like a tree planted by the river. That man shall "bring forth fruit in his season; his leaf shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper." We talked about placing our roots deep in JESUS and growing tall and strong for HIM -- just like the trees at my house that are continuing to stand TALL and show new growth. Naturally, that meant making tree "trunks" from our bodies with "branches" from our arms and covering them with torn-paper leaves.
It was tons of fun and made the pages of
T is for TREE: A Bible ABC come to life for my kids. They can't wait until we "jump into" the pages of the book again and I'm excited to continue sharing it with them. I think we'll be using the
U is for Under page next as we discuss that GOD protects us like a mother hen hides her baby chicks under her wings to protect them. Bring on the feathers
!
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