Ladybugs & Stinkbugs

Jelly Telly is a daily "television show" online for kids. It's creator is Phil Vischer, one of the creators of VeggieTales. We heard about it at the parenting seminar at our church this weekend, and it really is incredible. It's humorous and silly, and also teaches kids about different books of the Bible and biblical principles.

ALL FOUR of my kids have really enjoyed this show. From ages 8 down to 2, they have giggled and laughed and enjoyed it together. There are also games on the website that kids can play.

There is a 4.99/month fee to watch all of the episodes, but in my opinion, this is very worth it. With the time my kids want to spend on the internet, I feel this will be a good addition (and hopefully a substitution!) to many of the things they WANT to play (like FarmTown ugh) that I don't let them play. :)

The kids have worked really hard this year, and I've seen dramatic improvements in all of their recitations, but most of all Andrew's. He got really excited when he learned John 3:16 because it was one that Matthew and Annie were working on, too. After that, he really got into memorizing the verses. Here is his verse for this week:



You'll notice the "Calesians 5:2" reference. Isn't that adorable? It's actually Ephesians 5:2, for those of you who were wondering.


Annie has been working on Psalms 23 for a long time, and she finally has gotten it all put together. It was very confusing for her when we started putting everything together. She learned each of the verses individually, and when she turned the page to see them all in one place, she freaked out! She didn't realize it was everything that she had already memorized - she thought she was going to have to start over. But listen how she's got it down now!



And then there's Matthew. He's got the verses down very well. We're just working on some "public speaking" aspects of reciting.

It's late, so I'm just going to make a few comments about Job, and then go to bed. 

I've always viewed Job's "friends" as the antagonists in this book.  You know, the poster children for "how NOT to comfort a grieving friend."  But, in this read-through, I noticed something that surprised me: a lot of what they had to say was True!  How do you deal with the fact that a lot of the thoughts and beliefs that they had were 100% accurate - but they ended up with a conclusion that was completely false!

Do you have a friend like that?  I have a couple of people from whom I don't want to hear ANYTHING.  In fact, I've gotten so used to tuning them out, that I don't even hear when they have things to say that are true.  So, how do I keep listening, keep acknowledging the fact that God could be using them (yes, even "them") to speak to me, and at the same time, disregarding the things they are saying that are NOT in line with what I know about God and His Word?

Okay, that wasn't a rhetorical question - I really am asking.  What do you think?  How do we balance these conflicting truths of believing that we are right, and also being open to the possibility that God may be speaking to us even through someone who is wrong?

Catching up?  Here's what you've missed so far:

Andrew's been working really hard memorizing John 3:16, and here it is (finally)!