Rejoice Always (even when you can’t find matching socks)

Today’s challenge is to show me your mismatched socks.  Bonus points if you can get an adult in your house to show their mismatched socks with you! Post your photo with hashtag #spencerkidsrejoice or send to Kelly by text or email!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances.

We are beginning a new week!  It’s time for an easy challenge to celebrate all that we have done for the last two weeks. 

Don’t be afraid.  Show me your most crazy, wacky hair and remember Luke 12:7 which tells us that God counts every hair on our heads.  Take a picture with your wacky hair (if your hair is too short, any type of hat will work) and post it with the hashtag #spencerkids

Think about people who are by themselves right now, including our Nursing Home or Homebound friends (they don’t have to be related to Spencer). Let’s show love to them in a special way today. Find materials in your house to make a card or create a picture that will brighten their day, then mail it to them. If you need an address, let me know and I will get it to you. Let’s love our neighbors today! To complete the challenge, post or send me a picture of your efforts with the hashtag #spencerkidslove.

Alright friends, I think some of you are beginning to get a bit stir-crazy being at home. I wonder if your rooms are a mess!  I hope not because you are going to need to find some things to complete today’s challenge. There is a list of items included in my post.  Find as many of them as you can around your house. Gather all the items into one place and take a picture of your treasure!  Post your picture with the hashtag #spencerkidstreasure

Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of God’s good news in these earthly bodies of ours. The awesome power of God belongs to God and doesn’t come from us.  We are experiencing all kinds of trouble, but we aren’t crushed. We are confused, but we aren’t depressed.  We are harassed, but we aren’t alone. God does not abandon us. We are knocked down, but we aren’t knocked out.

2 Corinthians 4:7-9

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 instructs us “Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens.”

To earn points for this challenge, create a piece of art that shows what you are grateful for today. You can use any materials that you have, but ask your parents to take a picture of you with your creation and post it with the hashtag #spencerkidsgrateful