It’s On the Ground! It’s in the Air! It’s a Killdeer!

By Kristi Butler What is a killdeer? It is one cool bird. Where on earth did it get that name? Other people wondered that, too. Most likely it comes from its call — a high, drawn out “Keeee” or Kill-dee.” Does it actually kill deer? No way! It makes the call to communicate with other killdeer and with people. The killdeer doesn’t nest in trees. They lay their eggs right on the ground. Sometimes they are in the “natural areas” of your yard, like in wood chips or pine straw. You might even find them in the middle of a cow pasture, a golf course, a ball field, the gravel beside a railroad track or even in the rocks of a parking lot! Because they are level with the ground and the eggs look like speckled stones, they seem to blend in and are often...

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Posted by on May 24, 2013 in God's Creation Archives | 0 comments

One More View from the Pool

by Jan May Do you need one more day by the pool before school begins? YEAH!!! You and your friends can make their own pool party for Teddy Graham. Everybody bring their favorite book. Before you get started, what is the BEST book you’ve read this summer? Ask a parent send the title to us: peggy@devokids.com We want your view so we can feature kids’ favorite books on DevoKids! Materials you will need for Teddy Graham’s Pool Party: 1 Box Blue Jell-o 1 small box Teddy Grahams Small box fruit roll-ups Tiny drink umbrellas Decorators frosting for glasses Optional gummy sharks and fish Let’s Get Started… Make Jell-O as instructed on the box. Place 6 plastic 4 oz cups in a larger Tupperware container for easy transport to freezer. Ladle the...

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Posted by on Aug 1, 2012 in Hey Kids Archives | 0 comments

Dogs and Dancing

by Terri Kelly He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Luke 24: 46 -47 (NIV) People waved their hands, shouted weird things like, “Hallelujah,” and clapped. The church choir started singing and shaking tambourines. For a minute, I thought the grown-ups would dance. Someone turned to me and said, “He’s alive!” I’d been going to church with my friend, Dean, for about a month. I knew the people meant Jesus when they said, “He’s alive.” I listened as the preacher told the story of Jesus’ death on the cross and how He rose again in three days. Alive? I thought of my dog,...

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Posted by on May 18, 2012 in Devotions Archives | 0 comments

Better Than a Barking Dog

by Danny Woodall Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep. Psalm 121:4 HCSB When I was young, I had a white and tan terrier mix named Frisky. My dad rescued her from the dog pound. She loved to watch us play baseball in our back yard. Being a terrier, she retrieved more than a few foul balls that landed in the weeds. But , Frisky wasn’t a very good watch dog. At night when we would drive up, Frisky would be asleep in the driveway. When she heard the car, she would jump up and run on both sides of the garage barking at the shadows and the wind. We laughed at her funny actions. The Bible tells us that God watches over us at all times. He never sleeps. God doesn’t bark at shadows. We can depend on Him. Though we depend on parents and other...

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Posted by on May 11, 2012 in Devotions Archives | 0 comments

Wrinkly Words

by Cyn Rogalski He who mocks the poor shows contempt… Proverbs 17:5 Hot tears stung Poindexter’s eyes as he slowly trudged home. He was used to being the object of the other kids teasing, but today he just let it out and let them have it. He used words he knew he shouldn’t, and he felt sick inside. When he entered the house, his mom knew he was troubled. “Want to talk?”she asked as she offered him a glass of milk. He shook his head, not trusting his voice. Mom crumbled up a piece of paper. “Our words leave marks on us and others, just like the marks on this piece of paper. Some marks are crooked, and some are straight.” She opened up the paper and smoothed it out to show him. “When we say mean things or have them said to us, we are like this...

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Posted by on May 4, 2012 in Devotions Archives | 0 comments