It's that time of year again. Yay! There's pumpkin pie in the fridge, apple cake in the stove and acorns all over my house!
Ever since I found the great little tutorial for making
acorn necklaces, it has become one of our favorite fall projects. This year, I'm also making them for Ace's class. His teacher will be reading them the book,
The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado. I had never read The Oak Inside the Acorn until his teacher asked me if I made the necklace because of the story. The story is about a tiny acorn who is separated from his mother, who was always telling him, "
There is a great oak inside of you. Just be the tree God made you to be." It's a beautiful story about having the patience to follow the path set before us, and accepting God's will in our lives even when we don't understand it. Eventually, if we're quiet and listen, we grow into the person He intended for us to be all along.
I love all of his
children's books, but my favorite is probably
You Are Special. This series is about a town of wooden people (the Wemmicks), created by a carpenter named Eli (Matthew 27:46), and any time they have questions about life, they visit him. The story of
You Are Special, serves as a good reminder, even for adults, to place little (or no) importance on others opinions of us. If you haven't read any of these, check to see if your local library has them. If not, most Christian stores carry them. They are also available on DVD.
Oh, and just a helpful hint: If you're planning on doing any acorn crafts this year, be sure to stick them in a really warm spot outside for a few days before bringing them in. Apparently, a tiny worm lives in each one and when they feel the warmth of your house, or in my case, my purse, they think it's time to come out. :/ That's why if you look closely at them, there is a tiny hole in each one where they burrowed out. I, of course, HAD NO IDEA about this until my dad told me last year while he was visiting. Unfortunately for me, or my dad actually since he cleaned it out, by the time I knew this I had a purse full of worms... I'm not a worm-y kinda gal, so...yeah.
Ever since I found the great little tutorial for making acorn necklaces, it has become one of our favorite fall projects. This year, I'm also making them for Ace's class. His teacher will be reading them the book, The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado. I had never read The Oak Inside the Acorn until his teacher asked me if I made the necklace because of the story. The story is about a tiny acorn who is separated from his mother, who was always telling him, "There is a great oak inside of you. Just be the tree God made you to be." It's a beautiful story about having the patience to follow the path set before us, and accepting God's will in our lives even when we don't understand it. Eventually, if we're quiet and listen, we grow into the person He intended for us to be all along.
I love all of his children's books, but my favorite is probably You Are Special. This series is about a town of wooden people (the Wemmicks), created by a carpenter named Eli (Matthew 27:46), and any time they have questions about life, they visit him. The story of You Are Special, serves as a good reminder, even for adults, to place little (or no) importance on others opinions of us. If you haven't read any of these, check to see if your local library has them. If not, most Christian stores carry them. They are also available on DVD.
Oh, and just a helpful hint: If you're planning on doing any acorn crafts this year, be sure to stick them in a really warm spot outside for a few days before bringing them in. Apparently, a tiny worm lives in each one and when they feel the warmth of your house, or in my case, my purse, they think it's time to come out. :/ That's why if you look closely at them, there is a tiny hole in each one where they burrowed out. I, of course, HAD NO IDEA about this until my dad told me last year while he was visiting. Unfortunately for me, or my dad actually since he cleaned it out, by the time I knew this I had a purse full of worms... I'm not a worm-y kinda gal, so...yeah.
4 comments:
The worms made me laugh.My older sister collected acorns and hid them in her closet-and my what a mess of worms it was. I still think of it every year when the ground is covered.This year seems super acorny.
It does seem like there are more around this year, doesn't it? Apparently, the rest of the world knew about the worm thing but I missed it somehow. Thank God for my precious father who took my bag outside and shook them all out of the pocket I had them in, lol. :) A whole closet full of them would have surely sent me over the edge!!! Your poor sister!
Hi Sylvia,
I have to tell you that this post on Max Lucado's book has blessed me in a particular way today. I have been struggling lately and when I read this post, it helped me see that I just need to keep doing what God has set in front of me. Sometimes its a long, hard, lonely road though. I am imagining that I am in the 'fall to the ground and die' stage. But I hope something takes root and grows up.
So thanks.
Shelley, I am very happy to hear that. It is sometimes a long, hard road, but luckily for us, it is never lonely. :) God is always there with us, as is our church family. If you ever need anything, I am just an email away too. <3 hugs to you!!
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