Key verse: Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
This week we are focusing on creation and how God took a dark and empty space and turned it into the beautiful world in which we live. The children are learning what God created on each of the days. Read the story of creation at home with your child(ren) this week. Talk with your child(ren) about your favorite parts of creation and encourage them to share theirs with you.
God has indeed given us a beautiful world to live in and enjoy. Sometime this week, take 10 or 15 minutes or more if time allows and go on a walk through your yard or your neighborhood or maybe even your favorite park. Encourage your child(ren) to slow down and enjoy the beauty around them. Take a look at the trees and admire what a wonderful artist God is. Admire the beautiful colors that are swaying in the wind. Pick up some leaves and acorns that have fallen to the ground. Touch them. Admire the great detail that God put into each one.
If you children are old enough, talk to them about the seasons. At different times during the year, nature changes. During the spring, we see new life emerge everywhere. In the summer, that new life grows and matures and thrives. In the fall, things begin to make preparations for the cold weather that is to come with winter. The leaves on the trees change colors and begin to fall and as the days grow shorter and their is less sunlight, flowering plants finish storing up nutrients before they wither away. They will need that nutrition to feed their bulbs throughout winter so that they can bloom again in the spring, but they wilt away so that the cold temperatures of winter do not harm the bulbs which are tucked under grown. Even the animals make changes with the seasons. In the fall, birds begin to fly south to avoid the cold winter temperatures. Squirrels and chipmunks are busy collecting nuts and other food so that they will have plenty to eat during winter. Perhaps you will see a squirrel or two busy at work, and you can take a moment to watch them. Whether you do or not, as you explain these events to your child, talk to them about how awesome God is to have created a world with some many intricate details. And how God took the same care with all of the details in each of our lives as well.
Allow your child to pick up a couple of souvenirs for your adventure. They can look at these over the next few days as you talk about the things that you saw on your walk.
Allow your child to pick up a couple of souvenirs for your adventure. They can look at these over the next few days as you talk about the things that you saw on your walk.
As your walk comes to an end, take a moment to thank God for the beautiful world around us. Thank God for taking so much care when creating the world and when creating each of us.
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