2015-01-03 19:51
It is Sunday morning, 9.30 am. I walk into my classroom, armed with my lesson, which I have spent quite a lot of time preparing. And I am met by one solitary child sitting on the c… Read More
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Encouraging you as you serve our kids...
2014-09-19 18:43
Welcome here! I'm glad you are visiting these pages, where I hope you will find encouragement for your children's ministry.I now write at my author website. Hope to see you there! Read More
2014-09-11 02:47
On 6th of November, 2010, I became a blogger. As I sat down to compose my first post, I did not know if anyone would read my words. I did not know where this simple blog might lead… Read More
2014-09-10 21:36
Two weeks ago I had a lovely afternoon out with my grandson. We didn't go to see Santa. We went to the scrap yard. When you are a boy of almost three years old, and your whole life… Read More
2014-07-28 16:04
Walking on Frozen Lake MichiganOn Wednesday morning I looked down through the window as the plane from Heathrow to Chicago brought me home. Thousands of feet below, light sparkled… Read More
2014-05-22 14:40
There is something perched in our garage that my three year old grandson describes as 'amazing'. It is a wooden houseboat, almost finished, in the process of being built by my husband. Eight… Read More
2014-05-06 15:35
So this is what I see outside my window this morning. My front deck is all newly painted. My purple pansies sit proudly in their pot. My perennials are making their appearance. The sun is sh… Read More
2014-05-02 16:25
Holy Land Visit, 2013If Jesus' enemies had stolen his body, all they had to do to disprove the resurrection was to produce it.If Jesus' friends had stolen his body, they would have been hunt… Read More
2014-04-30 03:02
I did something in church this morning that I have never done before. I received communion from a fourth grader. It touched by heart. This is the body of Christ, broken for yo… Read More
2014-03-26 18:37
'Time to Let Go', a sculpture in Traverse City, MIOne spring evening about twenty years ago I was running around a tree in our back garden. I was tired. My back was sore. With one hand… Read More
2014-03-18 18:46
I recently discovered a marvelous little app that allows me to manage and track my followers on Twitter. 'Unfollowers' sends a message via my inbox every day to alert me when anyon… Read More
2014-03-10 21:05
Last Sunday morning I had the privilege of standing side by side with my husband to offer bread and wine to our church family. I watched as they made their way toward the… Read More
2014-03-03 22:14
She lived in Strawberry Cottage. And although that name sounds like it belongs on the pages of a Beatrix Potter book, Strawberry Cottage is a real place. And this is a true st… Read More
2014-02-25 03:04
A sunflower at its very best, near our chateauThis morning as I looked out at the four feet of snow piled high on my deck, I closed my eyes and dreamt about the summer of 2010, when I s… Read More
2014-02-18 23:39
I am sitting in a circle of children listening to the storyteller. She tells the story slowly, her eyes downward, focused on twelve little wooden characters as she moves them up the mountain… Read More
2014-02-11 01:13
I kneel beside my grandson as he stands mesmerized at the window in the early morning light. I have my arm around him as we watch snowflakes gently fall. Branches are bowed heavy… Read More
2014-01-28 15:38
I sometimes wonder why I live in Michigan. It is freezing cold. Several feet of snow cover the ground. And although there is nothing more lovely than sunshine sparkling on snow, our sun… Read More
2014-01-20 14:38
What is worship to you?Why do you attend worship? These were just two of the many questions that our pastor asked in church this morning as part of her challenging, thought provoking, a… Read More
2014-01-14 22:41
A repost from 2010...but the lessons are still current!Have you ever wished you were serving in ministry somewhere else? Several years ago, my husband and I took our team of teachers to… Read More
2014-01-06 20:40
Don't give up now Mum! my son yelled cheerily, as he jumped over me like a mountain goat. I was sitting on a rock, out of breath, perched halfway above the world. It was 1998, and we… Read More
2013-12-31 20:39
I am riding on a Portland bus when a sign above catches my eye. In bold letters, I read: See Something? Say Something. This is not the first time I have seen this sign. I last saw it in… Read More
2013-12-23 16:48
A repost from December 2012...With an audience averaging 17.7 million viewers, 'Undercover Boss' ranks as the biggest new season premiere since 1987 and the most watched premiere episode of… Read More
2013-12-17 16:07
During the month of December for the past ten years a jolly light up Santa has been standing proudly on our front porch. But this year, we decided to upgrade to the Holy Family. We arra… Read More
2013-12-09 23:27
That just has to be false, I thought, as I looked up in disbelief at the ivy that was traveling all around the room. Too big, too long, too green, too shiny to be real. But my husb… Read More
2013-11-25 17:34
I remember well the day I got my glasses. I was only ten years old. And I wanted them. My mum and dad had them. My sisters had them. My brothers had them. I wanted them too. Until I put them… Read More
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