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Child's View of Thunderstorms

A little girl walked to and from school daily.

Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to the elementary school.

As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school and she feared the electrical storm might harm her child.

Full of concern, the mother quickly got into… Continue

Added by Jeanette B on March 24, 2009 at 6:46am — No Comments

Time for This Story Again!!

Something a little light-hearted, but I'm sure there are some lessons we can learn from it...

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ONE day Henny-penny was picking up corn in the cornyard when--whack!-- something hit her upon the head.

'Goodness gracious me!' said Henny-penny; 'the sky's a-going to fall; I must go and tell the king.'

So she went along and she went along and she went along till she met Cocky-locky. 'Where are you going,… Continue

Added by Jeanette B on March 21, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Can't believe everything ya hear!

Just a little interlude...

I promise I will get back to the discussion about teachers ... as James says that not many of us should be teachers. So the question is who does qualify and what is the criteria for a teacher in the church? But hey, I haven't had time to get my thoughts on paper yet.

So for now, sit back and enjoy this old story!! Ya gotta love it! I used to read it to the kids, but only remembered the bit about the sky falling. I think there's some lessons in… Continue

Added by Jeanette B on January 20, 2009 at 7:36pm — 1 Comment

What Do You Do When Fear Overpowers You?

I had a frightened call from Debbie yesterday. She was

totally beside herself. She had just gotten off the bus and

was at a physical as well as spiritual crossroads. She was

totally consumed with fear, crying and shaking

uncontrollably.

Someone involved in occult practices had threatened that,

if she did not follow through on a tentative promise she

had made, there would be consequences. Debbie, who had

recently accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her… Continue

Added by Ann Stewart on July 16, 2008 at 9:14am — 1 Comment