Splinks for the week of January 26 – February 1, 2020 Struggling? Watch the metamorphosis from a monarch caterpillar to a butterfly: Just as a butterfly needs to struggle to get out of its cocoon, we need to struggle to…
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Splinks for the week of January 19-25, 2020 Show Your Faith James challenges us to show that we have faith by doing good works (James 2:14-16). What can you and your family do this week? Here are a few ideas…
This year I am celebrating my 50th year focused on teenagers and the adults important to teenagers. What a blessing it has been for the Lord to give me this ministry focused on youth for my lifetime. Yet, after a...
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Splinks for the week of January 12-18, 2020 Jump, I’ll catch you! To demonstrate faith, ask your child to do a simple thing and come through for him/her. (For example: Stand at the bottom of the stairs and ask him/her…
Splinks for the week of January 5-11, 2020 Connect the Dots Item Needed: Dot-to-dot page (make a simple one by thinking of a simple design and drawing an outline of dots.) Ask kids to complete the page. Did you know…
Splinks for the week of December 29, 2019 – January 4, 2020 A Gift of Hope Celebrating Jesus should not stop with His birth. Because Jesus came to earth and was willing to be the Savior for this world, we…
Splinks for the week of December 22-28, 2019 Promises, Promises We’ve all made promises we haven’t kept, but today we can celebrate because God always keeps His promises. The people waited a long time for Jesus’ birth, but God kept…
Splinks for the week of December 15-21, 2019 Shelter of Peace Create a blanket fort under your dining table or using couches, chairs, and pillows in the Living room. Gather your family together in the fort and ask them to…
It is so interesting that we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in the middle of winter, when darkness comes early. For thousands of years, God’s people lived in darkness, waiting. John called Jesus “the light of men” (John 1:4)…
Splinks for the week of December 8-14, 2019 Tumbling Down Items Needed: Blocks Instruct each family member (or do partners) to build a tower or building with blocks. After the towers are built, allow someone to pull out one of…
