Famiy Home Evening Family Hearts

Since Sunday is Valentines and the children are having their valentine partiesat school this week, I thought it would be a good time for this lesson. I gavethem construction paper and they all cut out 5 hearts each (becauase their is 5in our family). We passed the hearts around and everyone wrote sometlhing niceabout the person who cut out the hearts. When we were done everyone had 5 hearts with nice things about the child or adult on them (except one withpictures that the 4 year old did). We taped them to everyones door so theycould remember how the other members of their family love them.

M&M Christmas Story

In case you don't know, I teach Sunday School at my church every other Sunday, 12 going on 13 year olds. I call them my "kids". I wanted to do something special for them for Christmas. This is what I've decided to do. Attached to a package of M&M will be this poem.

M&M Christmas Story

As you hold these candies in your hand

and turn them, you will see....

The M becomes a W, an E, and then a 3.

They tell the Christmas story it's one I'm sure you know.

It took place in a stable a long, long time ago.

The E is for the East where the star shone oh so bright.

The M is for the Manger where the baby Jesus slept that night.

The 3 is for the Wiseman bearing gifts, they say they came.

W is for Worship, HallelujahPraise to His name.

So as you eat these candies or share them with a friend,

Remember the meaning of Christmas,

It's a Love story that never ends.