Updated on March 24, 2015
Jim posted a new article, “Praying For Our Children”, at The Family Worship Resource Center blog. Here’s a quote from the article:
It is good for me to be reminded that in God’s economy, while I am called to spiritually labor in the fields of my children’s lives, it is God who I must depend upon to ultimately bring the increase.
You can check out the entire article, if you would like, at the TFWRC blog.
Updated on January 16, 2015
Kidtorials Video: “How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookies”
We shared with you in our last post that Jim and the kids have been making family friendly short videos and started a short film company called Two22Creative. They posted a comedy today for their new series “Kidtorials”. You can check it out at the Two22Creative Facebook page. Hope you enjoy!
Posted on December 28, 2014
Film Making
Jim and the boys have had a desire and burden to make family friendly films. They have spent the last couple of years making short films to learn the craft of film making. They created a short-film company called Two22Creative under which their short films are made.
Jim and Adin are currently working on their first script for a feature film. It is coming together really well. We are very excited about it.
You can check out one of their short films, A Fish Tale, above. And you can check out all of their films, if you would like, at their Two22Creative Facebook page by clicking: here
Posted on December 8, 2014
Final Day 25% OFF Cyber Sale
Just want to let you know, everything at Jim Spencer Music and Scripture Memory Kids is on sale for 25% OFF thru the end of the day today. If you are looking for a great gift that will provide lasting enjoyment and spiritual encouragement, the CDs at Jim Spencer Music and Scripture Memory Kids are a wonderful option. To take advantage of the sale, simply enter cybersav at the time of checkout, at either, Jim Spencer Music or Scripture Memory Kids.
Posted on December 6, 2014
Traditions
Everyone at our house is excited about Christmas coming! One of the things the kids enjoy most are the traditions we have created over the years. Some of the traditions have been intentional, and some have just happened by being requested each year, but they all lend to the excitement and joy of the season, which is our purpose in them, to rejoice in the celebration of God sending His Son to earth to die for us, so we can have salvation.
Years ago I read Noel Piper’s book Treasuring God In Our Traditions. In the book she explains the why of traditions, pointing out that Moses, in Exodus 12:26-27, sets an example for us of the importance of celebrating traditions in order to teach our children what God has done for us. Noel says, “We and our children need this yearly repetition to impress us with the weight of what God has done.” In addition to giving reasons why we should have traditions, Noel shares some great ideas for creating those traditions. It is a short, easy read, and well worth your time.
I thought I would share some of our traditions we do during the Christmas season as well as new things we are trying this year.
TRADITIONS
Making Christmas cookies – we have searched high and low for a good sugar cookie recipe and this is our favorite
Shepherd’s Bags – an idea we got from Noel’s book which is a free pdf download, or you can purchase the actual book at Amazon.
Word Puzzles – every year our kids like to see how many words they can make out of the word Christmas and other holiday words. Jammerill at Free Homeschool Deals has a free downloadable Christmas spelling activity that uses this same idea.
NEW THINGS:
Salt Dough Ornaments – the kids and I are planning on making salt dough ornaments, but I saw this fun idea on Kids Activities Blog for a salt dough bracelet, which I think we will have to try soon too. 
Advent Devotional – Jim is leading us through John Pipers new Advent devotional, The Dawning of Indestructible Joy, in our times of family worship this Christmas season. A FREE .pdf version of the devotional is available at Desiring God, they also have a link there to purchase a copy of the book, if you would desire.
Crayon Ornaments – this year we made the ornaments pictured at the beginning of this post. It was a lot of fun to do and they look beautiful on our Christmas tree. You can find the instructions to make them at Meet The Dubiens.
What are some of your Christmas traditions? We would love to hear about them in the comment section.
Posted on December 2, 2014
Bookstore Visits
Jim and some of the kids had a product table at a couple of the local bookstores recently and they performed some of the songs live from the Scripture Memory Songs CDs in the cafe at one of the stores. It was a great time visiting with people and presenting some of the music.
Thank you to Perfect Peace Christian Lifestyle Stores for having us!
Posted on November 29, 2014
Three Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Muffins
Do you have an extra can of pumpkin puree left over from Thanksgiving? If so, you might want to try this yummy, and really simple muffin recipe.
Jim’s mom was out for a visit last month. She travels down from New England every fall. It is a highlight of our year. In addition to just the joy of getting to spend time with her, she spoils us with her yummy cooking. This year she made a new muffin recipe for us while she was here. We weren’t surprised that they were delicious, but we were surprised when she told us the recipe only calls for three ingredients. These muffins are the perfect thing for breakfast on a crisp fall or winter morning.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins
1 Spice Cake Mix
1 15 oz. can of 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree
Brown Sugar
Mix the can of pumpkin puree and the cake mix together (that’s it!) and spoon into greased muffin tins. Sprinkle brown sugar on top of the batter in the tins. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Cool a bit – serve warm. Enjoy!
Updated on October 14, 2014
“God Created” Music Video
Hello! Here is a new Scripture Memory Kids video for the song God Created from the Scripture Memory Songs 2 CD. Featuring lots of live animals, and foam-board animals, it was a lot of fun to make. Hope you enjoy!
Posted on September 23, 2014
Scripture Memory Kids Music Video
Jim and the kids recently did a music video for the song Through Love from the Scripture Memory Songs 1 CD. You can watch it at the Scripture Memory Kids website. Hope you enjoy!
Posted on September 22, 2014
New Scripture Memory Word Search Puzzle
We wanted to let you know we have added a new FREE pdf download word search puzzle for the song Sing, Sing, Sing on the Word Search Page at Scripture Memory Kids. You can download it, as well as other free puzzles at the Scripture Memory Kids website.