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A Wedding Reading
My sister and I collaborated on this reading for the wedding of one of her friends. She sent me some of her beautiful writing, and I edited her thoughts together. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken;…
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What’s New for Us This School Year
We’re doing a lot of new things this school year! First of all, I’m so excited to serve in the Children’s Program at Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). If you don’t know anything about BSF, here’s a link to their website. What I appreciate the most about studying the Bible through BSF is their emphasis on interpreting Scripture with Scripture. In the Children’s Program, even the young kids memorize a Bible verse each week and sing hymns together. I love teaching children about the Bible, and I pray that teaching through BSF helps me grow as both a teacher and a Christian woman, all to God’s glory! Samuel and Ruthie are…
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Fall
The air dries out fastCool nights turn into cool daysYellow fills the skies Busy squirrels hopFlowers yield their last bouquetsCrickets chirp ’til dusk Stars shine bright and crispHarvest time approaches fastYellow fills the skies