Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from November 13, 2014

Psalm 19:2-4

"Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world." Nature. That is what this verse is talking about. Being out in nature. I recently read an article in The Guardian,that said, “…Ask anyone over 40 to recount their most treasured memories of childhood play, and few will be indoors. Fewer still will involve an adult. Independent play, outdoors and far from grown-up eyes, is what we remember. As things stand, today's children will be unlikely to treasure memories like that: 21% of today's kids regularly play outside, compared with 71% of their parents.” Studies have shown that children who spend time outside have: increased academic achievement (mind) enhanced problem solving skills (mind) decrease attention deficit difficulties (mind) decrease in childhood obesity (body) imp