The SG Notebook

This is a wonderful song to teach your children. Fanny Crosby wrote it around 1880 and her love for the Savior comes through. Sing it with your children, helping them to learn the words. Then, use it to teach them of Jesus. Let us help you do that at our Speakables hymn activity page.

 This would be great for your homeschool Bible time!

 Maxine (a/k/a Nanna)

I love children and little girls in particular. God was kind enough to bless my husband and me with two little girls to raise. And now, He’s even blessed us with a granddaughter, who has been born to loving parents and a loving extended family. But there have been times and places (and still are) where it was dangerous to be born a female baby. Evil things could happen to her and evil people could harm her.

It was this way for many little girls in India. These children knew hardship and fear. But there were some, not a few, who found a sweet rescuer. They called her “Amma”, which means that she was a mother to them. Many of you have heard of the “Amma” of many little Indian children. Her name was Amy Carmichael and her story is exciting. Read the article about her in Glimpses for Kids, viewable online at CHI. Let your daughter read it too. No matter how old she is, she’ll remember Preena, and she’ll remember the woman who rescued her.

Ask your daughter to remember, too, the life changing events in Amy’s life that guided her to extraordinary years of service. Who knows what God may bring in your child’s experience that will lead her to do great things for Jesus? He did it for Amy, so isn’t it possible He could do it for her?

Maxine (a/k/a Nanna)

Our granddaughter is sharing her toy!!! What do you think: Is she happy about it or not? She recently got to spend some quality time with a good friend Jamal who is three months older. Looks like he likes her favorite toy as much as she does. Fun days are ahead.

Maxine (a/k/a Nanna)

Pakistan is a place that’s very dear to my heart. We have some dear Christian friends that have come here from that country, and they would be the first to tell you that most of what you read about what’s going on over there is true. So this month’s “Kids of Courage” page is especially meaningful to me.  Please go read the story of a special young Sunday school teacher over in that foreign land. And then, pray for the Christians there, encouraging your children to do the same.

Maxine (a/k/a Nanna)