Hello Friends, Well, it’s the last Sunday of winter and it sounds like it is going to be a day of more bad weather. Praying that you all stay safe. However, noting that today is the last Sunday of winter, that means that spring is just around the corner. In just a few days, on March 20th at 9:46am, spring will officially arrive: flowers will begin to bloom, trees will bud, the grass will start to turn to lush green color, bird feeders will go empty rather quickly, and more and more......

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Hello Friends, I hope you are doing well and have been dodging the recent raindrops. We are one day closer to Spring: warmer temperatures, more sunlight, greater time outside, and above all else Summer vacation! However, preparing for a new season means making a few sacrifices. Are any of you tired today? Early this morning, we “sprang forward” in time, meaning that we lost an hour of sleep. In order to get ready for Spring, we had to experience a time change that has left many people tired: a great sacrifice to......

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Hello Friends, Welcome to the Easter or Lenten Season! And welcome to a new month! During the Lenten Season–which lasts for 40 days–we spend time with Jesus as he performs miracles, healings, walks from town to town, and does unexpected, unlikely, and new things. But also during the Lenten Season, we find Jesus eating a meal with and washing the feet of his disciples in an upper room, we find Jesus praying in a garden, we hear that Jesus is put on trial, and then we find Jesus carrying a cross, wearing......

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Hello Friends, Can you believe that today is the last Sunday of February? The next time we meet, it will be a new month: a month of green, luck, and delicious pie. Hopefully, in this new month it doesn’t leave us feeling scared as some of us were a few days ago when the weather got scary. I hope you are doing okay. Hopefully, this month is filled with joy, happiness, and warmer and pleasant weather. Are you ready for March?! Since today is the last Sunday of February, I thought we......

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Hello Friends, I’m sure by now you have noticed a lot or maybe some heart-shaped items around your house, maybe in the classroom, and maybe in the stores. In addition to all the heart-shaped items, you may have noticed some reoccurring colors like pink, purple, and red on almost everything and everyone. Maybe you have even noticed some heart-shaped candies or just more candy in general. (I really like the heart-shaped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup treats!) Do you know why you are seeing all this stuff, all these love related items? That’s......

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Hello Friends, Happy Groundhog Day! Or at least it was Groundhog’s Day a few days ago. On Tuesday, February 2nd, 2026, Mr. Punxsutawney Phil crawled out of his home in the ground to check the weather. Upon exiting his home and stepping out into the world, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. What does this mean? It means that we are in store for six more weeks of winter: six more weeks of cold, six more weeks of possibly snow, and six more weeks of being stuck inside. For some, this is good......

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Hello Friends, Well…IT FINALLY SNOWED! And it didn’t just snow flurries…IT SNOWED AND SNOWED AND SNOWED AND SNOWED! It snowed so much last weekend that church was cancelled and Miss Emily and I were snowed in for a few days. When we finally ventured outside, we measured almost a foot of snow! That’s a lot of snow! Were you able to enjoy the snow by maybe building a snowman, or making a snow angel, or going sledding? When I was your age, I remember going to my Aunt and Uncle’s who had......

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Hello Friends, This past Sunday, a beautiful and wonderful hymn was shared during church, and I thought you all might like to hear it. So, please enjoy the poem “Let Me Share My Dream” by Garnett Ann Schultz If I can make somebody happy, then let me share my dream. If it can ease an aching heart and bring a smile supreme. I wouldn’t want to keep the sunshine that shines within my skies. I’d rather see it bringing joy and glowing in your eyes. If I can take away the darkness......

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Hello Friends, Brrrrrr…. did you notice that it was a little chilly this past week? The wind was blowing, the sun was hiding behind the clouds, and there was even snow on the ground. What a change from just a few days ago when it felt like fall. I guess winter is here, and it is here to stay for a while. Stay warm, enjoy some hot chocolate, and find a comfy spot on the couch under your favorite blanket. This weekend, as I was helping at the Food Pantry, visiting some......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing? We are know into the eleventh day of the year and the twenty-second day of winter and most of you returned to school this past week after enjoying two weeks off to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. I can’t believe that this week, we will be halfway through January already?? It seems that life has returned to normal: normal routines, normal bedtimes, normal amounts of homework, normal everything… I bet some of you wish you were still on Christmas Vacation! Now that Christmas and the......

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