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

How many of us know that raising kids is not easy? If only each one of these kids came with a training manual! Well, we are not left on our own. God's Word is our foundation and guide. Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” The beauty of Kids Kare Center is our commitment to training up children in the ways of God. We are devoted to this mission. It doesn’t matter if it’s the end of a long day or the beg

“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

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

In Matthew 18:3 we read, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Setting the context for this Scripture, Jesus’ disciples were arguing amongst themselves asking, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Essentially, they were asking, Who is going to hold the highest position of greatness in Jesus’ Kingdom? They were concerned about their own greatness. Jesus sets a child as an example to them. C