Read: Hebrews 10:19-23 “You can’t trust anyone.” Emma sighed as she walked along the beach with her aunt. “He promised to love my mom forever. And now what? He’s going to leave me and Mom and never see us again?” “I’m sorry,” her aunt said. “I wish things had worked out better.” “He promised he…
Read: Psalm 139:1-10 Malachi waited in the hallway, tapping his foot on the floor. “Almost time…” He didn’t have to wait long. The door to his dad’s office opened, and his dad appeared with his glasses pushed up on the top of his head. “Hi, bud,” Dad said. Malachi grinned and started for the kitchen….
Read: Isaiah 41:8-10; John 14:16-17 Evelyn peeked through the blinds of her bedroom window at the SOLD! sign on her front lawn. She turned back to the sea of boxes surrounding her as a tear slipped from her eye and landed with a wet splat on the cardboard. I can’t decide if I want my…
Read: Matthew 7:7-12 “Why does she get to ride when I have to walk?” Caden whined. “It’s not fair!” “Your sister is only two; her legs aren’t as long or as strong as yours,” Mom replied, parking the stroller in front of the two-toed sloth exhibit. Caden continued to pout. “Emma gets all the attention…
Read: Psalm 23; Isaiah 53:4-7 Chloe gasped as the car rounded the mountain road and the French Alps were fully displayed. “I’ve never seen anything so majestic!” Dad parked the car next to a rustic cabin. The cabin door opened and a man with dark curly hair and a beard exited with arms outstretched. “John!…
Read: Deuteronomy 31:7-8; Joshua 1:5 “Mae, I’d like you to put Miles down for his nap today,” said Mom. “I need to make an important phone call.” “Okay,” said Mae, smiling at her little brother. “Nap time!” she announced to the energetic little boy. Laughing, Miles toddled away, wanting his sister to chase him. Mae…
Read: Psalm 46:1-3, 10-11; Romans 8:35-39 Ryan helped his dad straighten the canvas of the tent that lay on the ground. “I love camping,” he said. “Sleeping in a tent is so cool!” Dad smiled. “I think so too. Okay, help me get the pegs through these tent loops. We’ll pound the pegs in about…
Read: Psalm 103:11-13; Isaiah 64:8; Hosea 11:1-4 “Good job!” Dad shouted to Ellery. He was holding on to her by a towel looped under her armpits as she practiced riding her two-wheel bike. Her tongue stuck out of her mouth in deep concentration as she tried to maintain her balance even with Dad’s support. “Whoa!”…
Read: Genesis 50:20; Psalm 66:10-12; 1 Peter 1:6-9 “Wow, look at all the flowers!” Kayla stared in awe at the field of flowers. Her family was hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. To their left was a stunning lake surrounded by mountains and to their right was a forest filled with beautiful pinkish-purple flowers. The…
Read: Joshua 1:1-9 The sick feeling in Micah’s stomach got worse as the plane lifted off the ground and lurched into the air. Everything below him was the size of ants. Not only did he feel sick to his stomach, his chest felt tight too. Dad sat next to him and tried to smile encouragingly….
