Childlike

How old is your oldest friend? I recently connected on social media with an old friend from Kindergarten!! Knowing someone who has known us since we were little kids is a beautiful thing. Those friends remember us different to how we remember ourselves at that age. For example, I remember Kindergarten as a stressful time, getting used to an all-day school schedule, sitting still at a desk. But my Kindergarten friend remembered me as a joyful happy girl. We need the perspecti

“It’s just child’s play.” Have you ever heard that phrase before? Sometimes we describe things which we don’t take seriously as “child’s play.” It can have an almost demeaning connotation to it. I’ve been meditating recently on the idea of playfulness in the classroom. In the words of Mr. Rogers, THE famous Mr. Rogers from children’s television, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from some serious learning. But for children, play IS serious learning. Play is

Cast your cares upon the Lord

How Jesus loves children! Read through the Gospels, and it becomes quickly obvious that Jesus loves children. Not only does Jesus spend time with children in and amongst the crowds that followed Him, but He often encouraged those who follow Him to do so "like a little child." Children are simple. Children are transparent. God LOVES these qualities of simplicity and transparency. When Jesus, the Messiah, was walking the earth, so many people missed seeing God in plain sight! T