Today, we continue our Pray A to Z series, and T is for Teachers. You can get caught up on the entire series here. You can still download your printable prayer cards here. Veteran teacher Becky Devito shares with us today on how we can pray for teachers. ————————- “Teaching: You laugh, you cry, and […]
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Pray A to Z: Bullying
[pinit] This is the 2nd post in the Pray A to Z series, and B is for Bullying. I will be posting each new letter and topic on Mondays and Thursdays through the end of the year. Catch up on this series with the introduction post, and A is for Adoption. If you don’t have […]
Summer hath kicked my booty
Summer has kicked my booty, and we’ve still got 4 1/2 weeks to go. I’ll be honest, when one of my friends on Facebook posted a countdown to school starting, I cried happy tears. Mostly, I was happy to know I’m not the only one who is ready. For some reason, we get it in […]
A fun summer activity for family bonding (and learning!)
This is year two for our summer journals. I kept the journals that they made below from last year and we will keep writing in them this summer. How fun to keep a running summer journal and see the progress of each child over the years in their handwriting, storytelling and artwork? Not to mention […]
What’s Right in the World
Last week was one of those weeks where I had to consciously practice the discipline found in Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. The things that are right and […]
Community begins at home
The snow crunched under my feet. I paused outside the heavy glass doors. The playground was eerily quiet, the lull before the storm of five to seven-year-olds about to invade. Slices of bread hung by yarn on a tree, flapping in the wind, awaiting hungry birds. I took a deep breath of the frigid, fresh […]