Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-5; John 16:33; Hebrews 11:1 Editor’s note: This story addresses war and may not be suitable for some children. Alina held tightly to Pursia, her fluffy white cat. She could see her mom’s creased forehead in the car’s rearview mirror, and it reflected the fear Alina felt squeezing her own heart. On…
Bible Reading: John 1:1-14; 1 John 1:5-7 Macy and Noah finished their schoolwork at the table with Mom. Macy read a chapter book while her little brother Noah worked on his alphabet. Noah pushed away his flashcards. “Are we almost done?” he asked Mom. “I want to go outside and play!” Macy looked out the…
Bible Reading: Mark 4:35-4 Lightning flashed and thunder boomed, rattling the house and flooding the living room with flashes of light. Moments later, there was a thud of feet hitting the floor, followed by quick footsteps. Mom looked up from the sofa to see six-year-old Matthew standing outside his bedroom door, his face filled with…
Bible Reading: Philippians 4:6-7 “The storm is definitely kicking up,” Dad said as he finished charging his phone. “Dad!” Robby shouted over the sound of the raging wind outside. “Are you sure the house won’t blow away?” Dad pulled Robby closer. “The house is groaning, but it was built to handle hurricanes—and with the windows…
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: Deuteronomy 1:26-32 Kayla watched as her dad herded two baby goats into the family’s goat pen. They looked so cute as they started eagerly exploring their new surroundings, curious about all the other goats in the pen. “Can I go in and pet them, Dad?” asked Kayla. “Sure!” Dad said. “Just be careful…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:25-34 Ella stood absolutely still when she noticed a pair of robins surveying the crook of a branch in the maple tree outside her bedroom window. Over the next few days, she saw them come with twigs and bits of leaves they had gathered to make their nest. Ella giggled when one…
Bible Reading: Psalm 56:3; Matthew 10:29-31 “Molly, come quietly and look out the window,” Mom called. Out the dining room window, Molly and her mom watched as a mother deer placed her fawn in some tall grass. “The fawn will stay there all day until his mother comes to get him this evening,” Mom said….
Bible Reading: Mark 4:36-41 Andrés glanced nervously out the school window. It’s been looking stormy all day, he thought. I hope there isn’t going to be another tornado alert. Sighing, he tried to concentrate on his math lesson. As Andrés began the first problem, a bell rang. “Take a large book and file quietly into…
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:12-13; Romans 8:26-27; 1 Peter 3:12 “I can’t hear you, Grandma!” Tania exclaimed into the phone. Static hissed into her ear, releasing her grandmother’s voice in spurts: “Storm…after…call…” “Grandma!” exclaimed Tania as the line went silent. “Daddy, Grandma’s in the middle of a storm!” Dad placed his homemade bread on a cooling…
