Bible Reading: Psalms 138:8; 139:1-6 “I wish I was good at sports,” complained Quinn. “I was playing kickball with the neighbor kids and totally missed the ball when it was my turn to kick…twice! I’m so uncoordinated. I think God messed up when he made me.” Mom sat down beside Quinn on the porch swing…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:97-105 “Oh, look at this!” exclaimed Aunt Jessie as she and Melanie were cleaning Grandma’s attic. “Here’s a box of mementos from when I was in high school!” Melanie took a pair of neon green sunglasses from the box and put them on. “Why did you keep these?” “Tom gave those to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 6:5-13 “Bye!” Amber waved as her aunt drove away. Aunt Nina had eaten dinner with Amber’s family that night. Afterwards, Aunt Nina showed them pictures from the recent mission trip she’d taken. Amber sighed as she returned to the kitchen. “I wish I could go on a mission trip. I never do… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 143:8-10; John 14:23-26 “Rerouting…rerouting…” Landen heard his dad’s GPS talking in a lady’s voice. “What does rerouting mean?” he asked. “It means to change direction. We need to stop by the grocery store on the way to Aunt Cyndi’s party, so I went a different direction than the one my GPS recommended…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 102:25-27; Hebrews 13:5-8 “I’m going to run and jump into the leaves, Daddy. Are you watching?” Meliah asked. Dad held the rake and smiled at his daughter. “Sure, honey. Go ahead.” Meliah grinned as she started running. When she landed in the pile of leaves, she laughed. “This is lots of fun!… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 10:29-31; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 “Listen to this,” Mom said as Hope and her parents relaxed in the living room one evening. “The writer of this blog post says pennies should be discontinued in our money system because it costs too much to make them and nothing can be purchased for a penny… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 14:16-24 “So are you coming with me to our church youth retreat next weekend?” Molly asked her friend Addison one day. “No, my parents are going to the college football game,” replied Addison. “I think I’ll go with them.” Molly frowned. “But everyone’s going on the youth retreat. It’ll be so much… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalms 25:4-5; 143:5-8 Liliana let out a long sigh as she closed her four-year-old sister’s bedroom door. “Whew! I went in to say goodnight to Emma while Mom was getting her ready for bed, but I barely even got to say it! Emma was talking non-stop.” Liliana’s brother Milo laughed. “Whenever I talk… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 19:7-11; John 14:26 Lydia ran into the house waving a paper she’d brought from school. “Guess what? Miss Peterson gave us an assignment to do!” she said, out of breath with excitement. “Her projects are always so much fun!” Mom smiled. She was used to hearing about Miss Peterson. Lydia liked her… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:17-24, 32 Diego watched as Lucas walked around the picnic table on stilts and then jumped to the ground. “Wanna try?” asked Lucas. He held the stilts while his cousin climbed up on the picnic table to get on them. “You have to use your arms to help your legs take steps,”… Continue Reading…