Read: Ephesians 1:3-6 “Leo, it’s your turn to help with the dishes tonight,” Mr. Phillips said as the kids finished scraping up the last smudges of tomato sauce with their garlic bread. “Why do I have to do so much around here?” asked Leo. “Because you’re part of the family, and family members help with…
Read: Psalm 19:12-14; Ephesians 4:29 Isabela peeked over her brother’s shoulder at the picture he was drawing. “Hey, that’s pretty good! But you need to color in that bit of sky you missed in the corner or turn it into a cloud.” “You’re so bossy!” Matías shot back. “I don’t care what you think, so…
Read: Acts 16:19-25 Josiah felt like his head was going to explode. “Get married! You’re going to get married? To Ryan? But what about Dad?” “Josiah, you know that after your dad left, he married someone else. He won’t be back,” Mom said quietly. “I thought you liked Ryan.” “Not for a dad! And I…
Read: Philippians 2:1-4; Colossians 3:12 “Boo!” Blake shouted from behind the couch as his younger sister walked past. Gabby screamed and jumped in surprise, and Blake laughed as he climbed out. “Gotcha!” “Mom!” Gabby wailed. “Blake’s scaring me again!” Mom came into the living room. “Blake, we’ve talked about this before. You know it scares…
Read: Psalm 51:1-4, 7; Romans 3:23 “It’s still snowing, Grandpa,” said Evan. “We’ll have a white Christmas for sure!” Evan had not seen much snow when he lived in the valley, but now he was staying with his grandpa in the mountains. Grandpa nodded. “It makes the whole world look so clean, doesn’t it? It…
Read: Romans 8:14-17 Leo sat at the dining room table with his mom, dad, and two older brothers. He had been part of the family for exactly nine years now. They bowed their heads, and Leo’s dad prayed. “Father in heaven, today we celebrate the day You brought Leo to our family. Thank You for…
Read: Matthew 18:21-35 It was starting to rain. Daisy hated being out in the rain. But she had gotten into a big fight with her older sister before heading outside to walk the dog. They had yelled at each other and called each other names, and she wasn’t ready to go back to the house…
Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 “Hi, Grandma!” said Audrey when she arrived at her grandmother’s house. “I’m glad I get to spend the weekend with you.” “I am too,” said Grandma, giving Audrey a hug. “How is everything at home?” Audrey frowned. “I thought it was great that Dad got married again, but now…
Bible Reading: Galatians 6:7-10 Easton stood in the yard waving a red blanket. “Prepare to be amazed! I am the most amazing matador, the most amazing bullfighter that ever lived!” Easton’s little brother, Tyler, poked his head out from behind a tree and put his fingers to his forehead, pretending to be a bull. “Charge!”…
Bible Reading: Mark 10:6-9; Ephesians 5:31-32 “Mom, are you going to divorce Dad?” Charlotte asked, tears rolling down her cheeks. “What do you mean, honey?” asked Mom with surprise. “I heard you and Dad arguing last night. I thought you were going to divorce him.” “Oh, Charlotte,” said Mom. “It’s true that we argued. We…
