All Creatures Mostly Small is a collection of thirty-two children’s poems, each paired with a Bible verse and a simple lesson for young readers. Side by side with the poems and lessons are 85 pages filled with colorful illustrations and photos that kids will love. In between the two sections of the book is included a list of fun projects for the family, including a trip to the zoo, building a birdhouse or going to the nature center. The cover photograph is of our wonderful grandson Wyatt, for whom these lessons were originally written, and our prayer is that you will enjoy discovering that somewhere between the funny rhymes and challenging projects, that better reading and a closer walk with Jesus might just happen along the way!
All Creatures Mostly Small is available on Amazon in either print or digital form. For the print version you can follow this link.
Wyatt with His big sister Madeline at a science fair
So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. Genesis 2:3 ESV
Keeping up with my grandmother’s brisk pace was indeed a challenging task, because whenever I would lag behind, she would exclaim, “At this rate we won’t get there in a month of Sundays!” Yet, if you think keeping up with my Grandmother was hard, think about trying to keep up with the Almighty! Consider that, in just the first two days of creation, God made light, planets, galaxies, oceans, and continents, and then He was just getting started!
Over the next three days, projects seemed to fly off of God’s workbench at an increasing pace and in ever greater detail. Then, on day six, God paused, stooped down, scooped up some clay, and began to form man with His own hands. This creation was not only more complex than anything He had done before, but it was also the only one that was a reflection of His own image. Finally, God bent down and breathed into man’s nostrils the breath of life, and He named Him Adam. But, as God watched Adam, for the first time He noticed something that wasn’t good. Adam was alone. So, God caused Adam to sleep, and while he rested, God took one of his ribs and created Eve to be his companion. Then, in the crowning moment, after six fast and furious days, God came to rest so that His children could walk with Him. In spite of how He had rushed through creating the Heavens and the Earth, walking slowly with His children was no problem for God. In fact, God loved that seventh day so much that the Bible tells us that God gave it a special blessing and called it Holy! If it delighted God so much to slow His pace to walk with us, why are we always in such a hurry? Maybe, if instead of always anxiously rushing ahead to our next project, we slowed our pace to the “Month of Sundays” speed, we just might find out what delights God the most and be better prepared for whatever lies ahead!
Not a Very Good Waiter (Verse two) By a well He waited at noonday For the woman who thirsted for more And He calls us to come when we’re weary and worn For refreshing that He has in store
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;keep watch over the door of my lips!Psalm 141:3 ESV
When our boys were small, we used to drive down to visit my dad and stepmom once every six weeks. Since it was such a long ride, we generally met at church and of course our sons would run to their grandparents and then snuggle in on either side of their gramma in the pew. Now our sons loved their gramma, and would usually try to be good, but almost inevitably one of them would start poking his brother or talking loudly during the sermon. That is when my stepmom, would quietly reach over and give a good Italian pinch on whichever one was acting up. That got their attention! Suddenly they would sit straight up, quiet down and at least start pretending to listen!
In today’s verse, David prays for God’s correction over the unruliest part of our anatomy – the tongue. He asks God to put a guard over his mouth and a watchman over his lips. It sounds to me as if He is asking for a good old fashioned Italian Pinch. But for that pinch to work we must start out by sitting close enough to God for Him to reach us. Sure, He might correct is, but just as our sons decided with their gramma, it is worth the risk. Second, when that pinch comes, we can’t run away. Instead, we have to sit up straight and be quiet! Lastly, try to remember that God is getting our attention for a reason. He has a wonderful message for us to hear and we need to do more than just pretend to listen. His guard is on our tongue because God loves us and guards us because we are precious to Him!
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