As we celebrated and I said good-bye for the second time this year to a grandmother, I realized that I come from a long line of strong women.  I'm thankful for the opportunity to share a few words about her with friends and family as we celebrated her life here with us. This passage reminds me of MawMaw. Psalm 71:18-24The Message (MSG) You...

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I found a great guide to setting limits on screen time this spring at Your Modern Family. We used it after school, and the kids responded to it so well. My children were asking me for chores! Even our little guy asked for his chore:) And my oldest, who loathes chores, chose to do the list on most days. The great thing is...

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A cup of Sunshine for Teacher Appreciation Week. Dollar Store tumbler filled with "sunshine": yellow highlighter, lip balm, mini twix, peanut m&m, butterfingers, crystal light lemonade individual serving packets & juicy fruit gum or yellow box of chiclets gum. Download the card here: PDF A cup of Sunshine for Teacher Appreciation Week. Dollar Store tumbler filled with "sunshine": yellow highlighter, lip balm, mini twix,...

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As a parent watching your children do something significant for the first time is a special gift. Speaking their first words, taking their first step, riding their bike for the first time without training wheels, etc. But sometimes it doesn't go quite as expected. We serve communion every week at Ekklesia, and anyone is welcome to participate. Most of the time our younger...

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Here are the supplies for a Dr. Seuss snack for $2 (makes 30 bags): 1 box of microwave popcorn--3 packages/box ($1 at Dollar Store) 1 box of snack bags ($1 at Dollar Store) Printable "Hop On PoPcorn" Double-sided tape if you have it. If not regular scotch tape will do. Pop the popcorn, print and cut the labels. Then use double-sided tape to attach...

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