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Finding Your Place on the Family Tree
Last night over dinner, my husband and I listened to a dear friend share her recent journey to find relatives she never knew existed.* This discovery of ancestors on her family tree is opening doors to connect and establish relationships … Continue reading
Posted in Identify Formation, Uncategorized
Tagged Belonging, Children, Church, Identity Formation
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Okay, Let’s Talk about that Crying Baby in Church
If you take your baby to Chruch & sit in the front rows while it cries You not only lack respect for the whole Chruch…but also for the pastor & the message he spend hours and hours creating. You’re self … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Children and worship, Church
Tagged Children, Children and worship
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Saturday Mornings, Nazis, and a Talking Donkey
Tell me another story when you were little…. When I was a little girl, on Saturday mornings, I would crawl into my mother’s bed and ask her to tell me a story about when she was a little girl. Nestled in … Continue reading
Posted in Story, Teaching Young Children
Tagged Children, Faith formation, Identity Formation, Story, Young Children
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Why We Tell Stories
It’s one of those times in life… My soul needs to know that God profoundly loves me. I must be reminded that He cares for me and the trouble I find myself in. I want to hear that He will … Continue reading
Be like…Elvis?
This past summer, my husband and I spent a few days in Memphis. Unbeknownst to us, it was Elvis Presley week. The city was filled with fans and impersonators wearing Elvis t-shirts, purses, and jewelry. Men and boys slicked their … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Identity Formation, Imitation, Mirroring Behavior, Musings
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The Importance of Belonging
After a long month, my husband and I were able to get away recently to visit dear friends and celebrate the wedding of one couple’s daughter. It was a wonderful weekend where we were able to reconnect with old friends, … Continue reading
And A Little Child Shall Lead Them
One Sunday, the children of our congregation opened the worship service with a few songs. As they gathered on stage, a few of the boys were in their glory – poking and bumping each other, giggling, picking noses, pointing out … Continue reading
Walking on Dry Land 