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“seen, rarely heard, and always underestimated!”

Last night I finally finished reading The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.  This book is for young readers, and it was A New York Times Bestseller back in 2008.  Of course as soon as I finished the last page, I googled the book and the writer!  I actually came across an interview with… Continue reading “seen, rarely heard, and always underestimated!”

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I Swallowed Jesus

It was Sunday lunch time in 1997.  I sat around with the volunteer teachers, talking about how our Sunday school classes went.  A 4-year old boy ran up to his mom, who was sitting with us... He was a super cute boy with a froggy-voice.  I asked him if he had swallowed a frog.  He… Continue reading I Swallowed Jesus

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Heart Matters

Last week, I met up with a high school friend that I hadn't seen since 1997.  She moved to the east coast for college, met a boy, got married, had kids, and settled in the east coast.  It took awhile for us to remember the last time we had seen each other, and it was… Continue reading Heart Matters

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Parents: the distraction to teens learning?

As I was flipping through the Spirit magazine on Southwest, this page caught my attention! uhmmm... am I the only one who thinks this is a problem?  In the article it says that when TextPlus polled 1.200 students between the ages of 13-17, roughly two-thirds had received texts from their parents during class... and 74%… Continue reading Parents: the distraction to teens learning?

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Thought process of a 4-year old…

I went to my cousin's church last Sunday, and started conversing with a 4 year old girl.  She actually had met me and my dad the night before when we arrived at my cousin's home, and they were babysitting.  Our conversation went like this: G:   Why do you have braces? Me:  Because my teeth are… Continue reading Thought process of a 4-year old…