Hello Friends, It’s been a rather pleasant week…in terms of the weather. We began with temperatures in the 90s, were blessed with a few rain showers, and ended the week with sunshine, gentle breezes, and temperatures in the low 80s. Let me tell you, as I type this message, my office window is open, and I am longing for the day when I can get back outside to do some work. I hope you have been able to enjoy this beautiful weather. I wonder if God will make us a promise of......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing? Are you enjoying the Summer? Have you done anything exciting or anything that you are going to remember for a very long time? I know that Summer is well on its way, and I definitely know you don’t want to hear this, but school is just around the corner. Summer vacation is half over. Christmas is less than six months away. School supply lists are being put together and on the verge of being distributed. Teachers are beginning to make lesson plans. Students, like yourselves, are......

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Hello Friends, Happy Belated Fourth of July! Did you do anything exciting to celebrate the 248th Birthday of our Nation? Did you have a cook out? Did you see some fireworks? Did you hold a sparkler? Did you spend time with either family, friends, or your neighbors? Miss Emily and I did some work around the house before we had a cookout with some great friends in the evening! As we were getting ready to leave for the cookout, Miss Emily and I started thinking: “If this is the 248th Birthday of......

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Hello Friends, Can I ask you a question? Do you like to laugh? Do you enjoy making other people laugh? I love to laugh….I enjoy laughing at funny jokes, funny movies and T.V. shows, funny things people say, and sometimes I even laugh at myself. I also love to make other people laugh. Sometimes the jokes I tell really get people laughing and sometimes they don’t (but I still laugh anyways). Laughing is something that we should try to do every day because, believe it or not, laughing is good for our......

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Hello Friends, It is Hot…HoT…HOT outside! I hope you have been able to stay safe and cool these past few days. Maybe you have been enjoying the air-conditioning or have gone swimming a few times or have taken it upon yourself to eat lots of ice cream and popsicles in hopes of finding ways to stay cool! I have been spending my days mostly inside, looking out my office window, imagining all the things I should be doing outside, but it is just way too HOT! So, do you have any advice......

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Hello Friends, The month of June is well on its way! We are already entering the third full week of June and there is only one more week left….Summer Vacation is getting shorter by the day, by the minute, by the second. Noting that it is the third week in June, do you know that that means??? It’s time to CELEBRATE YOUR DAD!!! Today is Father’s Day! Did you know that it was 52 years ago this year, back in 1972, when President Richard Nixon made Father’s Day a National Holiday? Some......

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Hello Friends, A special day took place a few weeks ago, and I thought I would share it with you! (And no, it wasn’t my birthday!) May 24th of every year is known across the Methodist/Wesleyan family as “Wesley Day.” It marks the day when John Wesley got the order of salvation right. Prior to May 24th, 1738, John Wesley–the founder of the People Called Methodist, a movement–believed he had to be perfect before God would forgive him of his sins. Are any of you perfect? Do you always do the right......

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Hello Friends, Well, if you are reading this I must wish you a Happy (Un)Official Start to Summer! You see, just last week, when you celebrated Memorial Day and gave thanks to God for all those brave souls who gave their life for your freedom–just like what Jesus did for you so many years ago cross–others were embracing the (un)official start to summer–even though summer doesn’t really begin until June 21st–with parades, parties, and grilling some hot dogs and burgers. Memorial Day, or rather the weekend leading up to Memorial Day, is......

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Hello Friends, Happy Memorial Day! For our time together, I thought I would share with you some information regarding Memorial Day: its birth place, its original name, some history about the day, and, of course, recognizable traditions and rituals. But first, let me provide you with some basic information. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official......

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Hello Friends, Some of you who are reading this are just days away from emptying your desk, zipping up your backpack for the last time, and are getting ready to leave school for the summer. Others of you, may have a few more days before school is out for the summer and can’t wait until you zip up your backpack for the last time. Either way, summer vacation–the days with no more homework, no more daily routines, and no more bedtime–is quickly approaching! Are you ready? Do you have any exciting plans?......

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