New Service Times!

Have you heard?

Daylight savings is on November 4th.

We will be falling back and resetting our clocks!

 

 In relation with the time change, we are moving our services to 9:30 AM and 11:15 AM.

 

So sleep in and come enjoy our later services!

 

 

Keep that spark in your marriage! DATE NIGHT IDEAS

Check out this link for great date night ideas: creative, romantic, cheap, outdoor, indoor...

http://www.niftydateideas.com/

Creative Fun Things To Do On A Date

First Date Ideas

Creative Date Ideas

Romantic Date Ideas

Outdoor Date Ideas

Indoor Date Ideas

Cheap Date Ideas

Creative Asking Ideas

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Fall Break Fun!

Here are 30 ideas of things to do with your kids during fall break!

1. Make leaf-rubbings.
2. Begin your holiday shopping.
3. Visit a corn maze.
4. Volunteer together.
5. Visit a craft festival.
6. Make popcorn.
7. Go horseback riding.
8. Go apple picking together and bake a fresh apple pie.
9. Attend a football game and have your own mini tailgating party.
10. Bake pumpkin bread.
11. Go on a hayride together.
12. Drink hot apple cider.
13. Visit a local candle shop and select wonderful fall-scented candles.
14. Make a list of all the things you're thankful for.
15. Hang a homemade fall wreath.
16. Make a pot of soup.
17. Drink hot cocoa.
18. Play touch football.
19. Go to a pumpkin patch and select the biggest pumpkin you can find.
20. Make a cornucopia treat.
21. Visit a bakery and eat fresh cider doughnuts.
22. Make a scarecrow for your yard.
23. Make your own Halloween costume.
24. Plant bulbs that will bloom in the spring.
25. Jump in a big pile of leaves.
26. Make a campfire with your neighbors and roast marshmellows.
27. Have a pumpkin carving contest.
28. Use stencils to create an awesome Jack-o-Lantern.
29. Eat candy corn.
30. Go Trick-or-Treating together.

---extra ideas--Zoo Boo, Conner Prairie, Children's Museum, try on halloween costumes together in the store and have a fashion show, play board games, watch movies together, stay in your pj's all day, have a backwards day where you eat breakfast for dinner and such... paint pottery, eat fozen yogurt... :o)

Let's enjoy the time together with our families on fall break!


http://singleparents.about.com/od/havingfu1/qt/30funthingsfall.htm

New Items for the Nursery--can you help?

Hello Freedom Family and Friends!

The Greenhouse Nursery (both Infant and Toddler Rooms) are in need of some new items for their learning and singing times and we wanted to give you the opportunity to invest into these little ones.

Below is the list of items we need, a picture, how many, and where you can purchase them from.

If you would like to help out by donating an item, please contact Pastor Tiffany tiffany@freedom-church.org so we know that those items are taken care of!

These items can be found at Orientaltrading.com .

Cart Items	Qty	Price	Total
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Clear File Folder Pocket Chart IN-62/1155 Each (these are to hold the items that we are purchasing)	2 Edit	$16.50	$33.00
Cymbals With Handles IN-16/690 Per Dozen (these are for the kids to hold while they sing praises to God)	2 Edit	$6.25	$12.50
Earth Kick Balls IN-12/269 Per Dozen (these are for the kids to hold while they sing about how God has the whole world in His hands)	2 Edit	$8.50	$17.00
400 Marvelous Mirror Tiles IN-57/8512 400 Piece(s) (these are for the kids to look at themselves when they are singing "Jesus loves me")	1 Edit	$7.25	$7.25
Mini “Jesus Is The Light” Flashlight Key Chains IN-36/60 Per Dozen (these are for the kids to shine while they sing "This Little Light of Mine")	2 Edit	$6.00	$12.00

And we need one case of these bibles for the babies to hold:
http://www.dollartree.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=315670

Holy Bibles with Leatherette Covers, King James Version

 SKU#:

104044

Product Details

Unit Price:

$1.00 (Minimum qty: 6 units)

Case Price:

$36.00 (36 units per case)

Who am I? I'm Tiffany and my mission is...

I am a pastor. I pastor to the largest mission field in the world. I pastor to children.

My calling is sure. My challenge is big. My vision is clear. My desire is strong. My influence is eternal. My impact is critical. My values are solid. My faith is tough. My mission is urgent. My purpose is unmistakable. My direction is forward. My heart is genuine. My strength is supernatural. My reward is promised. And my God is real.

In a world of cynicism, I offer hope. In a world of confusion, I offer truth. In a world of immorality, I offer values. In a world of neglect, I offer attention. In a world of abuse, I offer safety. In a world of ridicule, I offer affirmation. In a world of division, I offer reconciliation. In a world of bitterness, I offer forgiveness. In a world of sin, I offer salvation. In a world of hate, I offer God’s love.

I refuse to be dismayed, disengaged, disgruntled, discouraged or distracted. Neither will I look back, stand back, fall back, go back or sit back. I do not need applause, flattery, adulation, prestige, stature or veneration. I do not have time for business as usual, mediocre standards, small thinking, outdated methods, normal expectations, average results, ordinary ideas, petty disputes or low vision. I will not give up, give in, bail out, lie down, turn over, quit or surrender.

I will pray when things look bad. I will pray when things look good. I will move forward when others stand still. I will trust God when obstacles arise. I will work when the task is overwhelming. I will get up when I fall down.

I raise up, develop, and encourage leaders. Being a leader means helping others discover and live out their potential by inspiring them to seek it every day. Together we work together to invest in the Kingdom. Together we build the Kingdom. My calling is to reach boys and girls for God. It is too serious to be taken lightly, too urgent to be postponed, too vital to be ignored, too relevant to be overlooked, too significant to be trivialized, too eternal to be fleeting and too passionate to be quenched.

I know my mission. I know my challenge. I also know my limitations, my weaknesses, my fears and my problems. And I know my God. Let others get the praise. Let the church get the blessing. Let God get the glory.

I am a pastor. I am a leader raising up leaders. I pastor to children. This is who I am. This is what I do.

-Pastor Tiffany Koehler

 

Who are you? How is God using you? Remember, God created you on purpose for a purpose. Seek all He has for you. Don't settle for less than the best! Live a life worthy of the calling you have! You can make a difference with your one and only life. Reach for the goal...

 

Top 10 Board Games for Families

Familyeducation.com recently released a list of the top 10 board games for kids. Board games are a great way for families to spend time together. What other board games do you recommend for families?

Top 10 Things Kids Want from Parents

So what exactly are the things that kids remember? Would you believe there is a list of such items derived from children themselves?


A wise teacher named Erin Kurt happened to have the insight to ask her students what they most liked their parents to do with them. She asked this same question every year for 16 years and from these responses she revealed, “The Top 10 Things Kids Want From Parents.”
Be prepared to be surprised.
Be prepared to be hopeful.
Be prepared to give yourself a celebratory high five, because the news is good, my friends.
And if you are like me, you might even have unexpected tears. Because the things your kids will remember are a lot easier to do than we often overly-pressured parents have been led to believe. And you might already be doing some of them.
The Top Ten Things Kids Really Want Their Parents To Do With Them

1. Come into my bedroom at night, tuck me in and sing me a song. Also tell me stories about when you were little.
2. Give me hugs and kisses and sit and talk with me privately.
3. Spend quality time just with me, not with my brothers and sisters around.
4. Give me nutritious food so I can grow up healthy.
5. At dinner talk about what we could do together on the weekend.
6. At night talk to me about about anything; love, school, family etc.
7. Let me play outside a lot.
8. Cuddle under a blanket and watch our favorite TV show together.
9. Discipline me. It makes me feel like you care.
10. 10. Leave special messages in my desk or lunch bag.

Isn’t it simple?
Isn’t it beautiful?
Isn’t it achievable?
This list inspires me so much that I taped it to my fridge. It serves as a reminder that it’s the small things we do as parents that mean the most, and it is those very same things that our kids will remember when they are grown.
Most of these actions are fairly simple if (and this is a big IF) I am not tied to my distraction. I am referring to external distraction in the form of electronic devices, computers, to-do lists, and exploding calendars. I am also referring to internal distraction like pressure for things to look or be a certain way, thoughts of inconvenience, fear of messes—all things that prevent us from living in the moment and grasping what really matters.
But when I compare the distractions in my life to the things that matter to children, it quickly puts my distractions in their proper place on the priority list.

Less clean surfaces and more projects that reach across the table for hours … maybe even days

Less drawer usage and more piles

Less keyboard typing/online activity and more old-fashioned notebooks/face time

Less treadmill running and more unconventional forms of exercise

Less hours spent in the kitchen and more casual picnic dinners on the patio (popsicles included)

Less baking perfection and more helping hands

Less formal sheet music and more playing of the tunes within our heart

Less watching of Netflix and more watching of the storms roll in

Less “hurry up” and more “pause”

Less time spent on appearance and more hats on unwashed hair

Less sitting on the side and more jumping in to the action

First Time Visitor?

Are you or your friends/family planning to visit Freedom for the first time? Do you have kids?

Save time at the Greenhouse check-in by pre-registering your child here: http://www.freedom-church.org/?page_id=3318

See you Sunday!

Baggage VIDEO

How much are you carrying around?
http://youtu.be/wlTzgTW3WaE

167 vs 1

There are 168 hours in a week. The jar with one ball represents the time kids spend at church. The jar with 167 balls represents the time kids are with their parents. You can see who has the most influence in a child's life.
Parents--you are the primary spiritual leader for your child. 

We promise to do the best job we can at providing a safe and fun place for your kids to discover God.

We also want to partner with you to help you do the best job you can reaching your kids and raising them up in God!

We are here for you.. cheering you on!