Bible Reading: Psalms 95:1-7; 98:1-9 Sam stood silently next to Grandpa and his parents at church. Mom and Dad sang their hearts out. Grandpa tapped his cane to the beat as he sang. But Sam didn’t think he had a good voice, so he didn’t sing. The next morning Grandpa came over for coffee. While…
Bible Reading: Psalm 95:1-7; James 1:17 Stella trudged quietly home from the school bus stop. After three weeks of living with Grandma Ruth, Stella still hadn’t made any friends on her new bus. Grandma Ruth kept reminding her that it takes time to build friendships. “I’m home, Grandma Ruth!” Stella called, opening the door to…
Bible Reading: Luke 17:12-19 “I love to hear Marigold sing, Mrs. Brown,” Sadie said when she stopped in at her elderly neighbor’s home one day. The little yellow canary in its shiny brass cage fluttered around, pecking seeds and singing happy songs. “I wonder why she sings so much.” Mrs. Brown smiled. “I suppose she…
Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 32:11-12; Isaiah 40:31; Revelation 4:6-11 Kaia dropped her backpack on the kitchen table and sat down with a big smile. “We saw a great video in science today!” Kaia’s mom looked up from her bill paying. “What was it about?” “Eagles.” Kaia showed her mom a large color photo of a bald…
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 7:8; 11:28-30; James 4:8 Sara and Mom left church and headed out to Uncle Dan and Aunt Susan’s farm for lunch. Sara couldn’t wait to meet her cousin’s new pygmy goats! On the way, Mom asked Sara what her Sunday school class had discussed that morning. “We talked about worship,”…
Bible Reading: Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26 “I’m full!” declared Abigail, pushing away from the table. “Me too,” said Matthew. “That turkey was yummy!” “Would you all like pie now?” asked Mom. “Or would you rather wait until later?” “Later!” everyone chimed in. Mom began to remove plates and food from the table, and everybody pitched in…
Bible Reading: James 1:16-17 “Aiden is so lucky!” Caleb told his dad after spending the night at a friend’s house. “He has a room all to himself, and you should see all the stuff he has in there!” “I’m glad you enjoyed it,” said Dad, “but now you need to do your chores.” “Okay,” said…
Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 5:18-19; James 1:17 The music stopped, and Ellie frantically tried to sit down on the chair she had just passed. She was too late, and she laughed with the other kids when she saw she was out of the musical chairs game. Wearing brightly colored paper hats, the kids were having a…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 “Mom, can you help me tie a string around my finger?” Abby held out string and a pair of scissors. “I never heard of it before, but Tina’s grandma told us she used to tie a string around her finger to help her remember things. So this should help me…
Bible Reading: Genesis 1:29-31; Psalm 34:8-10 “Ouch! Mom, that’s too tight.” Renee pulled away from her mother. “I’m sorry, Renee. But if your ponytail isn’t tight, it might not stay in. You don’t want it in your face, do you?” Renee sighed as she let her mom finish doing her hair. “Why are we going…
