Hi. My name is Mandy. Thank you for visiting Crayons and Bible Stories. This website has been a long time in coming! I am passionate about teaching children about God and maintaining the integrity of the Bible passage. When I was attending Bible college, I was searching for lessons for children’s church. I found a lesson that basically said, “Cain killed Abel so we have belly buttons now.” I was super disappointed with the resources available (and limited passages covered) to small churches that may not have a budget for children’s. Since then, I have wanted to develop resources so churches that need it can have quality lessons on a shoestring budget. My goal is to make the lessons downloadable for free and the materials needed things you can find around your home or church, or maybe less than a dollar to buy. I have been part of children’s ministries with no budget and the volunteers did everything out of pocket and ministries that had twenty dollars to contribute to the children’s ministries. I understand that makes it difficult! I realize that the internet has expanded the resources available, but want to provide another resource and new ideas!

A little more about me:

• BS in Elementary Education & Bible, MBA
• Have been married about 14 years
• Have two children in elementary school
• Enjoy playing tennis
• Asked Jesus to be my Savior at the age of 4 (Which is why I believe children’s ministry is so important!)
• Enjoy crafts – sewing, quilting, scrapbooking
• Am blessed to have a view of the Rocky Mountains from my home
• Grew up in Missouri
• Taught myself how to cook and enjoy baking on snowy days
• Coffee is my favorite way to start the day

I am working to start posting in March for Palm Sunday and Easter 2021!

I hope to post new lessons on Monday for use that following Sunday. The first post should be available March 22, 2021. I am excited for the things to come and hope that this resource will be useful for your children’s ministry.

Mandy