Mrs. Oynes I guess by the grace of God I decided to try to find you on the internet today. I don’t know why or how I stumbled upon your e-mail address but in any case I did. My name is Katherine (Katie) Montalbano, I was in your 2nd and 3rd grade class at WoodlakeContinue reading “A Teacher’s Reward”
Category Archives: Children
Jesus is the Lily
As I have journeyed on this earth, my heart has been retched by numerous things. One of those things is a young child who has lost one of their parents at a very young age. You can see the deep hurt in them. They seem to stand strong, but it’s still there. I have knownContinue reading “Jesus is the Lily”
My Way or no way
How many times have we come up short with what we are told by God to do. It seems sometimes we don’t understand or don’t want to understand our horrible flaw of disobedience. I sometimes think that God needs to hit me over the head to show me what it is like for him toContinue reading “My Way or no way”
Dream Big USIS Did
Tammy Mar of Northern Va. with her company, USIS, husband, Chris, and our host, Sara. came up with an idea to ‘help a child” to go back to school. When they approached Sara of The Daily Lily and CCI for suggestion of where to give, Sara thought of my classroom as she had spent aContinue reading “Dream Big USIS Did”
A dream by a 9 year old
James is 9 years old. He read his first book to his Father when he was 3 years old. He could read at an 18 year level when he was 5. He knows a lot about space and insects. James just had a very interesting dream. His father would like to know what interpretation weContinue reading “A dream by a 9 year old”
Calling Names
In view of a recent report of children calling their own classmates names, intending to put a derogatory slant on a particular ethnic group or other, I came upon the Epistle of James and found great enlightenment in his teaching concerning prejudices of every sort. In the Old Testament Almighty God was exclusive in admittingContinue reading “Calling Names”
Today is Our Day
I am nine years old and I would like to share a very important ‘Big Story’ with all of you! The day Christ died on the cross was a sad day. It was on a Friday. But He arose on Sunday! An angel rolled the stone away! I don’t know how many girls were watchingContinue reading “Today is Our Day”
Why I don’t like Cheese?
My seven year old son, Luke, wrote this story for school and wanted to share his story with us. Double click on the picture to read Luke’s story. Hope you still like cheese after reading his fantasy story. Or, maybe it’s a mystery! Don’t you just love his art work as well. I am aContinue reading “Why I don’t like Cheese?”
A Gift of God
God is so loving and kind. He wants all to know that he cares so much for them. As a prayer person, God had me pray for this beautiful teacher who had been trying for years and years to have a baby. I would lift her name daily every morning to the Lord. The poemContinue reading “A Gift of God”
Praying or Sleeping
Are we sleepy, praying or just bored with Mom? Luke and Noah
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