What we are doing:

My husband and I are working together on a major project titled 'Little Evie's Bedtime Bible Stories.' This is a very special project for us, and one we are doing foremost for the glory of God, and to teach little ones the key events and teachings from God's Word.

Right now we're in the first part of the production phase, finishing up the opening sequence (or 'intro') for each episode.

The image at the top of this post is the initial preview image we started with when planning the intro and first sharing with our family and friends that we'd started the project. This entire project is a labour of love by the two of us. The animating, the voices, the music, will all be done by my husband and I. Now, this isn't animating in the traditional sense. These are 3D models being rendered and animated. Explaining the animation process is beyond the scope of this post, however, and something I might elaborate on in a future post. For now I'm just sharing the main points of what we're doing.

We want to make something that stays true to God's Word.

There are a lot of Bible Story cartoons for kids out there already. And many of them are great. But a lot of them stray from God's Word, either by changing the story to varying degrees, or adding in information Scriptures don't give us. We want to make stories that stay as true to the Scriptures as possible, without adding in filler or altering what Scripture records.

We want to make something for our own kids to watch.

'Little Evie's Bedtime Bible Stories' is named after our little girl, Evie. These stories are for her. And for any other children the Lord may bless us with in the future. And for every child. We want to make something God-honoring that will help children learn about the Bible, yes, but most of all to lead them to Christ, and lead them to living the way He wants them to.

Of course, I'm sure adults will be able to appreciate the stories as well, at least if they're like I am!

The premise is simple and relatable:

Little Evie loves hearing stories from the Bible, and her mother reads them to her. Dad's there too, always ready to answer Evie's questions about what she's hearing. Common questions kids have about the Bible will pop up throughout the series - some serious, some not so serious - but all things that children would want to know!

We aren't working on a schedule.

We won't have set release dates for episodes. We're committed to doing the best job we can with the resources the Lord has given us, and we'll take as much time as we need to make sure every part of each episode is done as well as we can possibly do it.

So how about some more preview images? These are from scenes we've been working on.

Adam and Eve

Noah's Ark

Moses and the Burning Bush

Mary Visited by the Angel Gabriel

The Birth of Jesus

The Cross

For now, the work continues, and I hope to have some video ready to share very soon.