Archive for December, 2008
Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Preparation for the Toddler Years Now Available
You help your son blow out his first birthday candle and Great Aunt Lilly proclaims, “He’s a toddler now!” Not so fast! The period between twelve and eighteen months places a child on a one way bridge to the future. Infancy is a thing of the past and toddlerhood is straight ahead. A baby still? [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Curriculum, Toddlers by Gary Ezzo
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
As God Pleases, Dispose the Day in Light and Truth
Back in the day when gas stations had attendants that pumped your gas for you; a young woman drove in to get a fill up. Her attendant happened to be a teenager named Phil; a young man who would one day become a pastor. On this day however he was being a good employee and [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society, Spiritual Life by Denise Brewer
Friday, December 12th, 2008
I have to run an errand. Wanna come?
Every week I have errands to run. I have a philosophy about running errands that goes something like this: Never do anything alone (unless you need to or want to) if you can do it with someone else. Some errands I have to do alone. Sometimes I just want to be alone. Oftentimes, I [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Middle Years, Preschool, Spiritual Life, Teens by Rod Arters
Monday, December 8th, 2008
An Empty House & Friendship at Last
Well this is a strange environment for me, for sure. As the 10th of 14 kids, the pastor of a church and the father of seven beautiful children, having an empty house to sit in for a few hours is at least unusual.
Nancy’s getting her hair done; she has our two year old.
Natalie (16) & [...]
