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Global Day of Parents 2022

by Melissa Taft June 1, 2022

words and pictures by June Friesen Parent/parents – a word that calls to mind a myriad of thoughts, often different for each and every one of us. As I pondered …

June 1, 2022

Easter family Lent

Seeing the Sacred in the Secular – Easter with Children

by Melissa Taft April 6, 2022

by Melissa Taft When my two kids were little, I found myself living in a strange sort of tension around Easter. On the one hand, I did not want to …

April 6, 2022

Advent 2021 Christmas family

Tom and Christine’s Christmas Celebration 2021

by Melissa Taft December 17, 2021

by Tom Sine Prep now for an Omicron Crisis Christmas! On Monday, the UK reported its first death from the Omicron variant, and on Wednesday it reported 78,610 new cases …

December 17, 2021

discipleship family Holidays

Universal Children’s Day – A Better Future for Every Child

by Lisa DeRosa November 20, 2021

by June Friesen, Universal Children’s Day is to bring awareness for all children worldwide to have a right to education in a safe and comfortable environment. When I think of children …

November 20, 2021

Events family

Blessing of the Backpacks

by Lisa DeRosa September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020

Creation: Resurrection and Hope of New Life family nature

Finding Your Red Chair

by Lisa DeRosa May 13, 2020

by James Amadon One welcome blessing in the midst of the current coronavirus disruption is that I am not racing through the early morning to get the kids out of …

May 13, 2020

family freerangefriday

Freerange Friday: Change, Grief, and Gratefulness

by Lilly Lewin August 16, 2019

By Lilly Lewin For the past two weeks, I’ve been helping our youngest son move cross country from Nashville to Denver. I was recruited to be Uber Driver, Interior Decorator, …

August 16, 2019

family Holidays Poems

Look At Me! A Father’s Day Poem

by Hilary Horn June 16, 2019

By Catherine Lawton — Look at Me! “Look at me, Cathy.” Downcast, ashamed, I shrank from seeing my father’s disappointment, his sadness, maybe anger. I was little; he was big. …

June 16, 2019

Books family Pain & tragedy

Shining Gift of God – A Memoir of the Life of Nathanael Marcus

by Hilary Horn February 6, 2019

By Steve Wickham — Any parent who loses a baby wants to believe their baby is safe in heaven. When we received the news that broke us in July 2014, …

February 6, 2019

Advent 2018 family Holidays resources

Week 4 Advent Activities

by Hilary Horn December 18, 2018

Week 4 of Advent from John Lewis’ book, Finding the Treasure in Christmas: A Guide to celebrating Advent for Families — Special Activities: Put up your star or angel at …

December 18, 2018

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