I loved creating this quote for St. Patricks and look forward to displaying it in my home for the next couple of weeks. Pinch yourself and grab my Feeling Lucky to be a Forever Family download quick this week while it’s free… Find it here. Add a crystal rhinestone in the center of the shamrock and place in your favorite frame for display.
I hope you enjoy it! Brenda
Hi, guys! Today I’m sharing a fun idea to help make your family’s Easter more meaningful. As a family of teenagers, our Easter looks a little different now than it used to. Sadly, we have “aged out” of the egg hunts and some of the more traditional Easter activities, but I still really want to make it a special holiday for my family. When I thought about how I could do that, I was inspired that the greatest gift I could give my children at this point in their lives – or at any age, really– is to know the Savior. As they prepare to leave our home for college and missions, an intimate knowledge of who He is and what He can do in their lives will be the most important thing they can take with them. With that in mind, I created these “Names of Christ” printable study cards.
Each card has a hand drawn chalk art design of one of Christ’s scriptural names on one side. On the back side is a scripture reference along with a story and/or quotes from our General Authorities that explain that name of Christ in a little more detail and hopefully sparks some thought or conversation. There are also questions or supplemental materials you can look up on lds.org for further thought and study.
This a wonderful way to keep the Savior in our daily thoughts and conversations in the week leading up to Easter, beginning on the Sunday before Easter and concluding on Easter itself. These cards can be studied as a family, perhaps as a discussion over dinner each evening, or individually in quiet study time. With a little thought, many of them could be turned into interesting Family Home Evening Lessons or Youth devotionals.
Simply print the pages double-sided {front and back} onto card stock and cut apart. I chose to laminate my cards so they would hold up for a long time. I made a set for each member of my family to tuck in their scriptures or keep on their bedside tables as a daily reminder of the things they have come to know about the Savior.
FREE PRINTABLE LINKS:
Link to Black ‘Names of Christ’ Printable Cards
Link to Pastel ‘Names of Christ’ Printable Cards
Link to Watercolor ‘Names of Christ’ Printable Cards
Amy is: the “creative genius” behind My 3 Monsters by luck, a wife of one and mom of three by choice, an Arizonan by transplant, a decorator by education, an elementary school nurse by profession, a baker for sport, a sparkly things lover, and a jack of all trades. She loves spending time with her crazy family and blogging at
my3monsters.com.
Last year, our YW leaders did the most amazing YW in Excellence centered on the Wizard of Oz theme, ‘There’s No Place Like Home’. This past weekend, I overheard some YW leaders discussing their new camp theme ‘There’s No Place Like Camp’ and realized how fun this theme could be for virtually any YW activity.
It seems like Pinterest agrees. One quick search this morning and I found hundreds of ideas.
Today, I thought I’d share a few of the fun printables I created to go along with the theme. You can use them to decorate your girls camp, jazz up your refreshment table at YW in Excellence or liven up your next New Beginnings. The possibilities are endless.
MeckMom Wizard of Oz Cupcake Toppers
These printables are FREE to Sugardoodle Blog followers. However, they will expire in just seven short days (thru March 7th)! After that, they will be moved to the Sugardoodle Shop (along with their accompanying posters and invitations). So go ahead, grab these awesome freebies while you can.
MeckMom Wizard of Oz Decoration Set
Link to: There’s No Place Like Home Cupcake Toppers
Link to: There’s No Place Like Home Pennant Banner
Link to: There’s No Place Like Home Water Bottle Wraps
Link to: There’s No Place Like Home YW Value Tents
This guest post was submitted by Maria Eckersley. Maria is a stay-at-home mom of six by day and a sleep-deprived graphic designer by night. You can find more of her ideas and printables on her new site MeckMom.com or in her Etsy shop .
Sometimes it’s easy to recite the yw theme in a group at church without fully thinking about or understanding the connection we each have personally with our Heavenly Father. I am a Daughter of my Heavenly Father and now even at 55 years old, I find peace in knowing that he knows me personally with all of my imperfections, my struggles, my joys. He knows my heart and He loves me… just as He loves each one of you. This is a quote I made to remind me that I am His daughter. You can find it here.
Take care, Brenda
This year at church we are all studying the Book of Mormon. Allison Kimball has made your life a bit easier by creating a tri-fold bookmark that breaks down the reading assignments throughout the year. How cool is that?
Check it out and get your own copy ———> HERE.
xo
Melanie
