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Blog Nostalgia
9/11day – What will you do?
09 months ago
I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OF YOU ABOUT THE PROJECT TO HONOR 9/11 VICTIMS BY VOLUNTEERISM AS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES. If you have already served this Summer or would like to submit your commitment for a future commitment, please use the new website:
It contains tools and supplemental materials for various project you may want to lead or join. And if you would like to dedicate your service to More >
5 Ways to Entertain Young Children {without electronics}
79 months ago
SSSHHHH! SIT STILL! BE QUIET! I remember a time when I dreaded any moment which involved waiting quietly with my young ones. Keeping a child busy and content during a situation where quiet is required becomes a survival skill for motherhood. A restaurant, church services, doctor’s offices…the list goes on and on. Adults seem to have no problem hanging around a dinner table…but young kids cannot More >
Kathryn Tucker Windham and the 13 Alabama Ghosts
011 months ago
KATHRYN TUCKER WINDHAM DIED ON SUNDAY IN SELMA, ALABAMA. She was 93 years old, the same age as her mother before her. Hearing that news took me instantly back to 1979 and “Junior High School” {Which is what we used to call “middle school”, just in case you are younger than me!} to the auditorium with old wooden seats and a much used stage. We were called there so often for “Assemblies” and a More >
New to me
01 year ago
IN FEBRUARY I CHAPERONED A CONFERENCE TO GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE with our church youth group. This is a huge gathering of teenagers – like 13,000 of them. So much so that it has to be split into two groups because they fill the Gatlinburg Convention Center twice. It was a great conference. On the first night they focused on the level of detail God put into the design of the human body. Before the More >
JANUARY
01 year ago
GRANDPARENT TECH: START TALKING
Do your grandchildren speak a foreign language when it comes to their use of technology? I’ve got a cheat sheet for you…come do your homework!
A country which has been filled with so much pain and hurt is still producing beautiful pieces of art. Take a few moments to browse the offerings brought to us by the Heart of Haiti efforts. I guarantee
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