Time Teacher Watch

Found these watches @ Disney's online store. This is a cute option for kids who are well on their way to telling time(but need a little helping hand). Love velcro straps on kid watches. They can put them on and take them off, and that means less for me to do.:)

What Time Is It?

Learning to tell time equals earning a watch in our home.

Each of my kids at some point in toddler-hood decide that they want a watch (usually before Kindergarten). Since so much in our world is digital, kids don't have to learn how to tell time to know what time it is. Once they can read numbers, they can read time.

Back in the day with Tater, I decided to reward her with a watch only after she learned how to tell time. Once she did, I ordered her a princess watch from Disney that had her name on it. She loved it! (and miraculously she still has it all these years later)

E-Dog did the same...wanted a watch, so then was more motivated to learn. He currently has two watches which he occasionally wears at the same time.(Not to be fashionable, mostly because he hoards things. Look for him on A&E.)

Dubs is working on telling time and I think he's just about got it. We used a number chart poster (1-100) and his clock puzzle. It's so exciting and sweet to watch your kids learn anything, but especially something as complicated as telling time.

This clock puzzle was a fantastic investment for us. (I've always liked Melissa and Doug's puzzles, but this one in particular has been very beneficial.) Whether you get it for your family or as a birthday present for another child, it's really time well spent.

Wacky

My blog is wacky. I can arrange my text a certain way, save it, and then it posts looking different than I intended. I don't know what's up. I've had two posts be in a paragraph forms rather than the way they were typed. I go back. Redo the spacing. Nothing works. Dunno. Sorry if my stuff is hard to understand. I try to make it easy to read, but without proper spacing it looks like a wreck. Sorry, folks. Don't know if Blogger is at fault or if it's the blogger. Suggestions welcomed.

His Voice

"Discerning the Voice of God" by Priscilla Shirer is a book the women in our Bible Fellowship (Sunday School class) did together last year. I am reading it (among others) now and just had to share some of what I've highlighted. To be clear, her writing is bold and italicized. God's voice is selective. Most often He chooses to speak to those He knows will listen. This is God's word to you today. He is asking you to focus on listening to Him. Right now, pull on your spiritual earlobes. Take time to listen to God and discipline yourself to discern His voice through prayer, meditation, and worship. This will stretch your capacity to hear what He has to say to you. God always speaks loudly and clearly enough for wide-open ears to hear. "Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance." ~Proverbs 1:5 NIV (pg. 32) On the next page, she continues about taking the time to listen... "Let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself." ~Ezekiel 3:10 According to Ecclesiastes 5:2, our "words should be few." This seems to imply we should spend more time listening then talking. Perhaps that's why God gave us two ears, but only one mouth. This doesn't mean that we shouldn't express our needs, requests, and desires to God. We should. But it does mean that we shouldn't allow what we have to say keep us from hearing what He wants to say. A SAINT SPEAKS: "Note well, that we must hear Jesus speak of we expect Him to hear us speak. If we have no ear for Christ, He will have no ear for us." ~CHARLES H. SPURGEON Love her boldness. This book has smacked me with the Truth and helped me to see what was obvious. Priscilla Shirer rocks!

Local Artist

The most recent findings saved in "My Pictures" by a local artist. (He occasionally goes by E-Dog.)