Read: Psalm 32:1-5; Matthew 6:9-13 Robin knelt at the foot of her bed and bowed her head to pray. It was hard to focus with her little sister, Jenny, screaming in the bathroom. “No! I don’t want to brush my teeth!” Jenny cried. Mom poked her head into Robin’s room, a tired smile on her…
Read: Psalm 32:1-5 “Ouch!” cried Wren as she climbed into the tree house her dad was building. Dad stopped hammering and raised his brow. “I hurt my finger,” Wren said. “Let me take a look.” Dad put his hammer down and studied her finger. “You’ve got a sliver, but don’t worry, I’m an expert sliver…
Read: Ephesians 4:1-6 “There goes Old Faithful!” Corbin said as they watched hot water burst from the ground and shoot high into the air. He and his sister Fiona were showing their aunt a video Corbin had made on their vacation to Yellowstone National Park. “The park ranger said the rock deep underground is so…
Read: Romans 3:22-26; Titus 3:5-7 Rosita wiped sweat from her forehead, then got back to scrubbing the pot in the sink. She was working as hard as she could to clean the kitchen before Mom got home. They’d had a fight that morning, and Rosita was sorry for the things she’d said. She sighed and…
Read: 1 John 1:5-10 “Your mom’s calling you for lunch?” Josie asked in surprise as she talked on the phone with her cousin Olive. “You mean you haven’t eaten lunch yet? It’s almost two in the afternoon! We ate a long time ago.” “Well, it’s only noon here in Colorado, remember?” Olive replied. “We’re in…
Read: Psalm 32:2-10 Lexie twirled around her room in her new dress. She couldn’t wait to wear it to her cousin’s wedding on Saturday! Mom stood smiling at the door. “That’s a beautiful dress, Lexie, but you need to take it off now before you spill something on it. I’m off to the store—Dad is…
Read: Luke 6:27-37 After their bikes were stolen, Ryder and Zach asked all their friends and neighbors to be on the lookout. They prayed about it too—and Dad even prayed for the person who had taken the bikes. As they were praying together a few days later, Ryder’s thoughts wandered. I wish I could get…
Read: Luke 6:27-36; Romans 5:6-8 Max strung out a long piece of cheese and took a bite of his pepperoni pizza. He loved this restaurant—it had tons of fun games. This would’ve been the best day ever except for the mean kid. “Mom, see that tall kid over there with red hair? When I was…
Read: Acts 9:26-31 That’s enough TV for today, Simon,” Grandma said, turning it off. “Don’t you have homework to do?”Simon shrugged. “It doesn’t matter, Grandma.” He reached down and scooped up Tiger, the stray cat Grandma had rescued. “Even if I do it, Mrs. Stevens still won’t like me.” “I thought you enjoyed her class….
Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 “I didn’t mean to hurt your oh-so-special skateboard, Grady!” Jared told his brother. “You don’t have to get so mad!” “I told you to leave it alone!” shouted Grady. “Well, a skateboard is meant to jump and ride rails and stuff,” said Jared. “All you do is coast down…
