Category Archives: Children

What a Mushroom Taught Me About Spiritual Wisdom

What a Mushroom Taught Me About Spiritual Wisdom For years, I have talked with my six-year-old granddaughter about angels. I’ve told her how they are always with us, walking beside her at school, protecting her, and watching over her as she sleeps at night. Like many grandparents, I regularly pray for wisdom and guidance. Teaching a young,Continue reading “What a Mushroom Taught Me About Spiritual Wisdom”

A story of a girl and her first try with a homespun fishing fly

A little six-year-old girl, after receiving a lesson from her dad, crafted her first fishing fly in the morning. They then set off to the river, which was sweltering and humid. They encountered an elderly couple sitting alone under an old shade tree, with the man holding a fishing rod. He was a seasoned flyContinue reading “A story of a girl and her first try with a homespun fishing fly”

Bright and Beautiful🎶

🎶All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.🎶 Psalm 104:24: “O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all” “As you do not know what is the way of the wind, Or how the bones grow inContinue reading “Bright and Beautiful🎶”

Our little John Deere at work

A little “John Deere” Kid’s tractor pulled a tiny trailer filled with tiny little flowering plants to gift walkers passing by that just might need a kindness to make their day. I noticed men that pause to wave seem to embrace memories of their Mom and family that farmed as one might say, “back inContinue reading “Our little John Deere at work”

How to give yourself a reward or a Nightmare

Those who are kind reward themselves,but the cruel do themselves harm. (Proverbs 11:17 (NRSVUE) “An unforgiving heart is an unforgiven heart, and if you can’t forgive, you haven’t sensed His forgiveness.” Timothy Keller Ephesians 4:32: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you”. Reward or Nightmare? ThisContinue reading “How to give yourself a reward or a Nightmare”

Repurposed flowers gifted to ACL

(Read more about them from our Wedding blogs) Academies of Loudoun-DEBORAH CHAVES-Teacher, Agricultural Education-5712521980 shares; The flowers have lasted beautifully in refrigeration and today my Plant Science students were thrilled to be able to learn and use them in many different ways. Some students learned how to ‘flower pound’ by arranging the flowers, petals, leavesContinue reading “Repurposed flowers gifted to ACL”