Nina Wheeling

teaching-faith

  • An Attitude of Gratitude

    Is an attitude of thankfulness something that comes naturally to us?  Do we need to be taught to live with an attitude of gratitude? Does it depend on circumstances?  Scripture teaches us to give thanks in all circumstances… and that… Continue reading

  • A Picture Really is Worth a Thousand Words

    This title may sound contradictory to what I’m trying to do with this post!  The purpose of this weekly BLOG is to provide ideas of how we can use BOOKS to help our kids!– reading books- but please keep going,… Continue reading

  • The Best Book

    It’s almost too obvious, right?  But, for some reason, we think they aren’t ready.  They are ready.   We can find the right version and we can start as soon as they start interacting with books.  We can read them the… Continue reading

  • Follow the Breadcrumbs

    Reading time with our kids can lead to something even more special. Talking. We just have to follow the so-called breadcrumbs. I’ve started to recognize the real value of LISTENING over talking.  I’m working on this, intentionally.  And I wish I… Continue reading

  • Booking and Cooking!

     A fun and interactive way to “read” with our kids this summer is to use cookbooks. As we BOOK TIME WITH OUR KIDS, we can turn “booking” into cooking! There are so many benefits to using cookbooks with our kiddoes.… Continue reading

  • Manners Matter and Books Can Help!

    Manners matter.  They matter for both children and adults. And I don’t believe I’m the only one who feels this way.  Maybe those of us who have “lived a bit more life” feel strongly about this, but I do have… Continue reading

  • Create an Alternate Ending

    We have favorite stories and hopefully, they’re not all from movies….right?  Hopefully, we have lots of favorite BOOKS that we share with our littles! An idea to initiate conversations and to spark creativity is to challenge our kids to create… Continue reading

  • What, Valentine was a Person?

    I’m not sure if I ever really learned the history of Valentine’s Day or the story of Saint Valentine as a child.    We are never too old to learn history!  Yes, there was a man in Ancient Roma named St.… Continue reading

  • MAKE ROOM~  (Prepare Him Room)

    Our pastor’s sermon Sunday was titled PREPARE HIM ROOM.   There was no “room” at the Inn, or anywhere in town, as Mary and Joseph entered into Bethlehem.   As the Creator of the Universe entered into humanity, there was no room. … Continue reading

  • The Master Scientist

    (edited) ArkEncounter.com AnswersinGenesis.org Here it is, the reason I am feeling called to enter into this uncomfortable “trying to write a children’s book” process.  This is an attempt to be obedient to the “call to create” in order to honor… Continue reading

  • LESS LIKE ME

    A Little More Like Jesus,  by Zach Williams and illustrated by Lisa Molloy “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with… Continue reading

  • Numbering Our Days

    “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” Psalm 90:12. A constant challenge in most of our lives is how to spend our time….wisely. WISELY is the challenge. We all have the same… Continue reading