Happy Halloween!

Happy rainy Halloween everyone! I thought I would share a couple of my favorite Halloween songs today. It seems that Halloween songs are harder to find than Christmas songs... so please, take a minute and have silly (and spooky) song time with the kiddos in your life! Those memories are priceless!

Thanks to Mrs. Anet at the Child Learning Center and to the children's librarians at the CMC Public Library for inspiring this post!

The first is called "Witches' Brew" by Hap Palmer. The kids will love the silly list of ingredients for the witches brew!

Here is one of my all time favorites called "God is Bigger Than the Boogey Man" from Veggie Tales. This is a great song to use for the kids that are scared on Halloween to let them know that God is always in control. I sing this one with my sunday school kiddos and they love it.

Finally, here is a finger play called "The Five Little Pumpkins". However, it is presented in song form here by The Learning Station. I know from experience that once learned, kids will beg for this one over and over again. There are different versions of this finger play/song (if you choose not to talk about witches). There is also a book called the five little pumpkins! P.s. Kids love it if you actually turn out the lights during the song. Enjoy and God Bless! 

The Voice Behind the Curtain...

Hello! My name is Lesley and I am a busy college student in a constant quest to become the woman that God has created me to be. Since this is my first post, I will begin by telling a little bit about me.

I am a Junior at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. I am majoring in Early Childhood Education, and I love any and every thing about children! I am anxious to finish school and begin my career of teaching - it is a lifelong dream that I am so excited to accomplish. I have a part time "job" keeping the most darling boy/girl twins in the world. I also work a few hours a week at a daycare for scholarship hours, which I love. I am the president of an organization on campus, as well as a member of several other organizations. I am a "big sister" with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarksville (which is sometimes stressful, but very rewarding). I am also a very active member of my church. Besides being one of the two pianists, I am the Sunday School teacher for the early elementary class, and I teach the elementary youth group on Wednesday nights. I keep a very tight schedule, but I felt that God was leading me to start this blog and share some of my experiences with you!

A bit about my personal life... I come from a wonderful and tightly-knit family. I have a sister who I am very close to, and she has brought a wonderful brother-in-law and niece into my life. My parents are wonderful and loving, and I still have one living grandmother that I love to visit regularly. Although I live in an apartment away from home during the week, I go home on most weekends and frequently call home for "motherly advice" on anything from school to a new recipe that I am trying. I also have a very large extended family, and I would have it no other way.

I am dating a wonderful man that I grew up with but never noticed... oh the irony! I am proud to say that he is a full-time student, part-time bank teller, landlord, and a very spirited evangelist. The last thing on the list is that which I am most proud of. We have been together for almost two years, and I am thankful for him every day. It is hard for me to find anyone that I can talk to about some of the challenges that I have faced as a preacher's girlfriend (you don't hear that much), so I think that is another reason why I felt compelled to start this blog! Maybe someone, somewhere, is in the same boat that I am and would like to know that there is someone who understands!

I am thankful to say that God has blessed me with so much. Through this blog, I plan to talk about my walk with faith, my experiences with children, and my little tidbits on life. Please, come back and read for more. I promise to do my best to make it worth your while!