This Little Light of Mine

This month, our topic at Mustard Seeds is This Little Light of Mine.  You may remember the song from olden Sunday school days or just in our song culture - I've heard it so many places, I don't always remember where.  Each one of us is a bright light, lit by the Holy Spirit and capable of lighting up all the dark places in this world.  It is obvious to us parents in our adorable, kind, wonderful children, but sometimes we don't take the time to see it in ourselves.  We as parents are giving, nurturing, intelligent and loving.  Even if we aren't always perfect.  You are a light in this world as well.  Lit by the Holy Spirit and capable of great things. 

This last Sunday was our first 'official' meeting and let me say, it was so great to see all the kids all together!  They were so busy exploring and playing and the parents were able to talk about what qualities they want to inspire to their kids: curiosity, love of music, tenacity, etc. as well as our 'highs & lows' of the week.

Here are some pictures of the kids playing with our light table, in celebration of 'this little light of mine'

It's made of a storage box (obviously : )  with Christmas lights inside and kiddie 'take n toss' lids on the top.

The "stained glass window" blocks were a big hit too!

The story we read today was about how God asked the animals for advice on what humans should be like and the animals offered all kinds of advice (the Lion wants them to be brave, the lamb wants them to be gentle and the shark advises they should have good appetites : )  This book was called, "How Did the Animals Help God?" by Nancy Sohn Swartz. 

The Craft we did was to celebrate our little ones by writing what qualities we see in them on foam handprints (and their name).  We made one to keep at Sunday School to put on the wall so that the kids can see their picture when they come to the room and one to take home.  I look so serious because I'm trying to do my *best* handwriting - My handwriting is pretty sloppy ; )

I can't wait to see you - "old" and new faces next week!  We will be talking about family and what that means and how special it is that we have people around us that love us very much!