Give your child a piece of paper and ask him or her if they could step through it. They will probably say something like “No way!” or “That’s impossible!” Next take a pair of scissors and make a cut through … Continue reading →
Last year a teaching pastor at our church gave a talk about the ‘starving baker’. The story went a little something like this, everyday a baker creates an array of delectables that generates lines out the door. People flock to … Continue reading →
In many homes, as the family gathers around the table to share a meal, heads bow and eyes close in preparation for the mealtime prayer. Some families hold hands while Mom or Dad ask the blessing on the food. Sometimes children … Continue reading →
We’ve all seen them, kids who clear their plates from the table and take them to the sink without complaint. Children who take out the trash without being told. Kids who genuinely seem to enjoy helping. How does that happen? A freak … Continue reading →
Today as I was folding the laundry and thinking about the dryer which was full of sheets and towels that would need to be folded next, instead of complaining about a task that I’d rather not be doing, I found … Continue reading →
How is it possible to keep being faithful when we see a child suffering? Children of all ages are missing some of what others consider a normal childhood like playing, running, laughing, going to school, or riding a bike because … Continue reading →