Bible Reading: John 16:33; 1 John 4:7-10 “I’m home, Mom!” Ty poured a glass of milk and perched on a stool at the kitchen counter, thinking about all the things that had gone wrong that day. His thoughts were interrupted when his mom and great-grandmother came in. “Hi, Ty,” his great-grandma greeted him. “How do…
Bible Reading: Matthew 10:29-31</a > Judson locked his model rocket’s engine into place. Next, he would connect the igniter. He looked across the field, where Mom and two-year-old Kassidy fed the chickens. Good. They were far from the launch pad. Dad was mowing the fence line, so he was in the safe zone too. Kassidy’s…
Bible Reading: Luke 9:23-26; John 10:14-15 “Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb…” Brielle stopped singing as she entered the kitchen. “Hi, Mom. I’m going to do my devotions now before I go over to Ayla’s house to play.” “Sounds good,” said Mom. Brielle resumed her song as she went to her room…
Bible Reading: Genesis 17:1-8 “Can you pronounce your name for me, please?” the teacher asked. Hania felt her cheeks burn. It was her first day at a new school, and it was hard enough being the new girl without having to constantly pronounce her name. “Um…” she stammered. “It’s Hon-ya Jack-yoo-bow-skee.” “Thank you. Everyone, this…
Bible Reading: Nahum 1:7 Charlie and Katie gasped as they caught their first glimpse of the magnificent stone castle that stood in front of them. They were spending the summer with their grandparents in England while their dad was in the hospital having surgery. “Whoa! The castle’s bigger than I imagined,” said Charlie. “There’s water…
Bible Reading: John 1:1-4; Acts 17:28; Hebrews 1:10 Maddie loved volunteering at the church nursery. She grinned as the toddlers served play food to her and the preschool teacher, Mrs. Anderson. “Mine!” yelled Max, grabbing a plastic cupcake from Stella. Stella wasn’t giving up so easily. She grabbed the cupcake back, also yelling, “Mine!” Maddie…
Bible Reading: John 10:14-15, 27-30; Romans 8:38-39 “Want this quarter, Madison? You can have it if you can get it.” Madison’s older brother Tobias held out his hand, palm up, with a quarter in it. Madison hesitated, knowing how her big brother loved to tease, but Tobias just stood smiling at her. She walked slowly…
Bible Reading: Psalm 34:8-10; 84:11; James 1:17 Cruising into the driveway on her bike, Zoey waved at her dad. “I love my new bike!” she exclaimed as she hopped off. “I never really thought I’d get such a great gift for my birthday!” She gave her dad a hug. “Dad, you’re the best! You knew…
Bible Reading: Exodus 20:16; Colossians 3:9-10 Jack and Ryan sat on the couch with their tablet, watching a video about how to get through a maze on their favorite app. Mom walked into the room behind them just in time to hear Ryan say, “Thanks for not telling Mom I was the one that broke…
Bible Reading: Exodus 20:15; Matthew 5:38-42 Eddie wanted to play in the rain, but his raincoat was too small. If only he had his big brother’s cool camouflage raincoat. That would solve his problem. Eddie poked his head into Dylan’s room. “Dylan? Can I wear your raincoat?” Dylan didn’t answer. He was still asleep. What…
