Birthdays are so much fun right! And there is one birthday in particular that we all love to celebrate. In this episode Annie tells us the story of Jesus’ birth and why celebrating Him is the most important birthday of all!

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 2:1-20

We’d love to see you draw a picture of Jesus in the manger. We can’t wait to see what you create.

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night.

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Have you ever lost something? Maybe a bracelet or your baseball glove. You searched everywhere to find it. And when you did, you probably jumped for joy that the item you lost was now found. In this episode Annie tells us the story of Jesus explaining why God is always seeking you.

Scripture: Luke 15:3-7

We’d love to see you draw a picture of sheep and maybe a shepherd finding a lost sheep. We can’t wait to see what you create.

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night. #minibffbookclub #minibffpodcast

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Thank you to our partners at ZonderKidz! The Jesus Storybook Bible has been a bestselling storybook Bible for over a decade, introducing children to God’s wonderful story and the Savior at the center of that story. Get your copy in time to go through for Advent on Amazon or ChristanBook.com.

Who loves being in the water? Me! When you are in the water you can swim, float, even ride on it. But what if you could walk on water? Well Jesus could and He did so when He went out to join His disciples in the boat. Join Annie as she dives into the story of Jesus walking on water. 

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33 

We’d love to see you draw a picture of Jesus walking on the water towards the disciples in the boat. We can’t wait to see what you create.

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night. #minibffbookclub #minibffpodcast

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Thank you to our partners at ZonderKidz! The Jesus Storybook Bible has been a bestselling storybook Bible for over a decade, introducing children to God’s wonderful story and the Savior at the center of that story. Get your copy in time to go through for Advent on Amazon or ChristanBook.com.

Have you ever had a big dinner where you got to feed a lot of people?! Well so did Jesus. Expect Jesus only had two fish and five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 people! Join Annie as she tells the story of Jesus performing the miracle of serving His people.

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

We’d love to see you draw a picture of your favorite food. We can’t wait to see what you create.

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night.

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Thank you to our partners at ZonderKidz! The Jesus Storybook Bible has been a bestselling storybook Bible for over a decade, introducing children to God’s wonderful story and the Savior at the center of that story. Get your copy in time to go through for Advent on Amazon or ChristanBook.com.

We have had to wash our hands a lot lately! Right miniBFFs?! Well Jesus had to wash His hands too. But for a much different reason. This episode Annie dives into what makes a person clean on the outside and inside!

Scripture: Mark 7:1-20

We’d love to see you draw a picture of you and Jesus washing your hands together! We can’t wait to see what you create.

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night. #minibffbookclub #minibffpodcast

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Thank you to our partners at ZonderKidz! The Jesus Storybook Bible has been a bestselling storybook Bible for over a decade, introducing children to God’s wonderful story and the Savior at the center of that story. Get your copy in time to go through for Advent on Amazon or ChristanBook.com.

We all have rules we have to follow. Right?! Well when Jesus was walking the earth there were rules that had to be followed too. And one time someone asked Jesus what the most important rule was that they needed to follow. So what rule did Jesus tell him? Well it was actually two rules that were the most important. To find out - join Annie as she tells us the story of the most important rules.

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

We’d love to see you draw a picture of something kind to do for someone. Maybe helping a friend, or grownup, or a teacher!  We can’t wait to see what you create.

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night. #minibffbookclub #minibffpodcast

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Guess who spent A LOT of time talking with God? Jesus! He also spent a lot of time teaching us how we can also talk to God. Join Annie as she tells us about the lessons Jesus taught us on how to pray.

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

We’d love to see you draw a picture of something you prayed for, or want to pray for, or even a picture of you saying your prayers. We can’t wait to see what you create. 

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night. #minibffbookclub #minibffpodcast

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Thank you to our partners at KiwiCo!  Build a foundation for early learning this Holiday season with Panda Crate from KiwiCo! Get 50% off your first month on ANY crate line with code MINIBFF at kiwico.com.

Washing your feet was something that had to be done often back when Jesus walked the earth. It wasn’t a job anyone wanted to do! But Jesus washed his friends' feet and Annie reads to us why in this episode.

Scripture: John 13:1-17

We’d love to see you draw a picture of Jesus washing the disciples feet. What do you think that looked like? We can’t wait to see what you create. 

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub 

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night. #minibffbookclub #minibffpodcast

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Thank you to our partners at KiwiCo!  Build a foundation for early learning this Holiday season with Panda Crate from KiwiCo! Get 50% off your first month on ANY crate line with code MINIBFF at kiwico.com.

Jesus wanted to learn about God His father so much that one time He didn't leave the temple when it was time to go home! Annie tells us the story of why He wanted to stay in the temple and how we can grow in our relationship with God in this episode.

Scripture: Luke 2:39-52

We’d love to see you draw a picture of Jesus at the temple as a KID. We can’t wait to see what you create. 

You can send your pictures to PO Box 121826 Nashville TN 37212 OR you can post it to instagram and tag @minibffbookclub

In addition to the miniBFF podcast, Annie reads a book to all her miniBFFs over on @anniefdowns at 6pmCT live every Monday night. #minibffbookclub #minibffpodcast

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My very first children's picture book releases this week! So today we have a bonus episode to share with lots of my miniBFFs, lots of my own thoughts about what today means to me, a few tears, and a lot more laughs and smiles.

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