A Parade! (And a Second One I Didn’t Expect)

A Parade! (And a Second One I Didn’t Expect)

Something super fun happened this week! The kindergarten classes at Daniel’s neighborhood school officially finished their study of each letter of the alphabet. They were ready to celebrate, so a parade was in order! Each child in the class was assigned a letter,...
You’re Still Here, Too? Yay!

You’re Still Here, Too? Yay!

I had no idea the world was in a dither over today’s scheduled rapture (or is it tomorrow?) until I did my Meals on Wheels route and talked with Miss Roberta. She greeted me on the porch with a pretty big question. “People are saying it’s the end...
What I Saw at School That Made Me Flinch

What I Saw at School That Made Me Flinch

I was the Secret Reader today at kindergarten! I was so secret, in fact, that even I was surprised when the receptionist told me that I’d arrived an hour early! Oopsie! No problem. I hung out in the school office and watched the parade of cute mamas (and one daddy in...
What Do You Do When Your Country Breaks Your Heart?

What Do You Do When Your Country Breaks Your Heart?

What do you do when your country breaks your heart… over and over again? When the present saddens you, the future worries you, and you just want to pack up everyone you love and run away from it all? Here’s what I do—besides deep breaths and desperate prayers: I turn...
When Sunday School Becomes a Horror Show

When Sunday School Becomes a Horror Show

Kids love a good story. Sometimes they notice things. Like this past Sunday morning, when I shared the story of the flood and the ark with our first and second graders. It’d been a while since I’d talked about God with kids at church, and I was so excited. They say...