Hello Friends, Today is a special day! Do you know what today is? That’s right, it’s Mother’s Day! Did you know that the first Mother’s Day was organized on May 10, 1908 in West Virginia and Pennsylvania by a woman named Anna Jarvis? Anna Jarvis’ mother took “care of soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, and worked to bridge divides between mothers from the North and South.” Then several years later on May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother’s Day to be a national holiday to honor mothers whose......

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Hello Friends, Welcome to May! I’m sure many of you are excited that the month of May has finally arrived! Some of you are in Spring sports and May is when you start playing games after having a lot of practices. Some of you are excited to be outside since May is typically the month when the weather begins getting warmer. Some of you are excited that May is here because May means that school is almost out and Summer vacation is just around the corner. May is a busy month filled......

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Hello Friends, Happy Belated Easter! I hope you were able to have an enjoyable and memorable Easter with your family and friends as you celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ (and maybe found some colorful Easter Eggs as well)! It was a joy and a blessing to see you at Church on Sunday! I’m sure many of you now are counting down the days until Summer vacation which is just a little over a month away. Easter has come and gone, and something else to celebrate will arrive very soon; but until......

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Hello Friends, Happy Easter! Or as my niece likes to tell me, “Hoppy Easter!” Did the Easter Bunny come visit you? Did you find any eggs or a basket filled with goodies today? Growing up, I remember searching for eggs and my basket before going to church in the morning with my family. It was always such an exciting time to do that tradition with my siblings! (Sometimes I thought to myself that my siblings would constantly move my Easter Basket to places that I had already looked in….but I guess it......

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Hello Friends, Easter is just one week away! That is crazy, although Easter will arrive later than last year and the year before that. But still, Easter will be here before you know it! Easter Eggs will have to be found! Easter baskets filled with gifts will need to be revealed! Attending family gatherings will bring excitement! And talking about Jesus will definitely need to happen! A lot happens on Easter; but before we celebrate Easter–the day Jesus rose from the dead and walked out of the tomb–there is another important day......

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Hello Friends, We are only two weeks away from celebrating Easter! Are you getting excited? Are you counting down to the day until the Easter Bunny leaves you colorful eggs and a basket filled with sweets and other gifts? We have been planning for this day for several weeks now; and it is only fourteen days away. I hope you are ready! As we think about Easter, there is something that we need to consider. Rather, there are two things that we need to consider: grace and eternal life. Have you ever......

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Hello Friends, how are you doing? Well, we have made it through an entire week of Spring. That’s right: the first day of Spring was over a week ago, and believe it or not Spring is making it’s presence known. The grass is turning greener, the trees are budding, the flowers are pushing their way up through the soil, the sun is rising earlier and setting later, there seems to be more and more storms, and baseball and softball practices are in full swing. There’s a whole new life outside our doors......

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Hello Friends, Well…it’s officially Spring! As of 4:01am this past Thursday, the Spring Equinox was observed meaning that winter is over and pretty soon the temperatures will be getting warmer, the sun will rise earlier and set later, the grass will turn green, the trees will be filled with leaves, and the flowers will begin to bloom! I don’t know about you, but I am ready for Spring. (Not so much the extra work outside, but just knowing that winter is over.) Are you excited that Spring is officially and finally here?......

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Hello Friends, Do you like to eat pie? Do you have a favorite kind of pie? Have you ever helped someone make a pie? I enjoy eating pie! I have helped my mother and grandmother make a few pies before! (And I’m glad they were there to show me the ropes!) My favorite kind of pie is French Silk Pie: its got a thin crust, a chocolate filling, and a whipped cream frosting and then topped with chocolate shavings on top! However, you can never go wrong with the traditional apple, peach,......

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Hello Friends, A few days ago, the Church entered into a new season (although it is observed annually). Do you know what season I am talking about? No, it’s not Advent or Christmas. It is part of Easter. The season the Church entered is known as Lent. Lent marks the beginning of the Easter season; and it began a few days ago on what we call Ash Wednesday. So, I thought it would be wise to share with you a little bit about Lent and why it is so important to observe.......

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