Philippians 4:8 for Anna

Annagrace was struggling with fear at bedtime and when this happens we usually talk about things she can think about that are not scary and that make her happy. The other night as we were thinking of happy things so she could fall asleep Philippians 4:8 popped into my head. I told her that in the morning we would make a poster out of that verse and she could make a list of things she can think about when she gets scared. So the next morning we sat down and had a great time going through this verse word for word. It was such a great teaching moment as she had to think of things that matched each of the things that Philippians 4:8 tells us to think upon; whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praisworthy. I didn't help her at all with coming up with her list, I simply shared with her what each word meant and she took it from there and wrote down her own things. It is now hung by her bed and since we made this poster two weeks ago she has been fearless at night. We have not had one issue. It just goes to show how much scripture can help us in our time of need. 

*just to clarify what M & D stands for under noble, it stand for mom and dad. That kind of made me giggle. The defenition I gave her for noble was this: "possessing outstanding qualities, grand, excellent, of high ranking." (I didn't think mom and dad fit into that category but I'll take it!)

*and under Lovely, it says Unicorns...

*The Grand Canyon appears under admirable...

*And the 3 leaf clover she drew beside praisworthy stands for the trinity. Quite impressive for a 6 year old if you ask me. 

I will forever treasure this poster!