What’s your favorite spring flower? I never can decide. I love the yellows that kick of spring, especially the forsythia and the daffodils.
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Transitions and trust
Much as I cannot believe it, our older son is in fifth grade. And we’re not all that far from the end of school.On a school field trip this week, he and his fellow fifth graders climbed aboard school buses and traveled to the middle school they’ll be attending in September. Afterward, I asked a […]
Homework enthusiasm, a new little league season, and more (7 Quick Takes)
These highlights of our week are written in rhyme.
Jesus knows what you need
Jesus knows what we need before we ask.
He knows what we needbetter than we do.
Everything about Lent is awesome (in rhyme)
This Lent is fantastic! Believe it, it’s true.
We are ready for Easter! We’ve nothing to do!
An art history lesson, fun with words, and why these 7 Quick Takes are a 12th birthday gift
Our younger son brought home this beautiful pastel drawing of a cityscape. I don’t know what the assignment was or whether it’s inspired by a famous artist. I just know I love it.
Listening for God on the feast of the Annunciation
It was a quiet day in Galilee when the archangel Gabriel arrived at Mary’s home. Imagine what it must have been like in that moment.
Finding your Lenten rhythm, Irish soda bread, Peeps, and Maryland Day festivities (7 Quick Takes)
Here we are in the heart of Lent. We’re far enough into Lent that maybe I should be feeling my spiritual rhythm.
The day we met Brooks Robinson
It was kind of a crazy idea.
A new lesson from St. Joseph
It turns the whole story on its head for me.
A simple St. Patrick’s Day appetizer: Shamrock-shaped tortilla chips
Every Sunday my fellow small group leader and I bring a snack for our second graders to enjoy in our Sunday School class. Because it was St. Patrick’s Day, I thought we might make the snack a little more fun than usual.
Fortune cookies, Shamrock Shakes, muskrat dinners, zoo charades, and more (7 Quick Takes)
Don’t you just love fortune cookies? You get a cookie that has a little note just for you inside.