Hello Friends, Happy Halloween! What monster plays tricks on Halloween?–Prank-enstein!  What kind of music do mummies love?–Wrap music.  What is a monster’s favorite dessert?–I scream! Today, we are going to talk about something that might cause our light to go out. You might be thinking Satan. But there is something else that can put our light out. Do you know what it is? It’s FEAR. And since it is Halloween, I thought we could talk about fear. To have fear means to be scared of something. Are you scared of creepy, hairy,......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? Are you getting ready to go trick-or-treating?! Do you have your costume picked out? Do you have your candy collection device ready to go? Do you know where you are going to go to receive piles and piles of your favorite candy and sweet treats? When I was your age, my dad took me trick-or-treating to a neighborhood near my house, and I remember that there were two houses in particular that every kid needed to go to: one house handed out full-size candy bars......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing on this chilly day in Fall? I don’t know about you, but I was very excited this past week when the temperatures got above 70 degrees! I spent the whole day on Friday outside helping a dear friend with a building project–before it rained. However, it was great day to be outside! I have noticed in “these here parts” that even when it is below 60 degrees, people are still running around outside in shorts and t-shirts….that’s crazy! I have been wearing jeans and flannels ever......

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Hello Friends, For this week’s lesson, I encourage you to read the following words adapted from Paul Harvey’s poem, “God Made Farmers.” And on the 8th day, God looked down on his creation and said, “I need a caretaker” — so………. God made Farmers. God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, tend to the animals, work all day in the fields, tend to the animals again, eat supper, then go to town to attend their child’s school function or stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board”......

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Hello Friends, Can I ask you a question? Have you ever spent time away from someone you love? Maybe you had a sleepover, or a trip where you weren’t in your home. You might miss the people that you’re separated from in those circumstances, right? It’s challenging. When I was your age, I had a few sleepovers: at first I was really scared and uncertain. A few times I went home in the middle of the night. Let me ask you another question. Have you ever taken something with you to remind......

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Hello Friends, I hope you are doing well on this first Sunday and week of Fall! Yes, it is officially Fall! Summer 2023 has come to an end. It’s time to get those sweatshirts out, your favorite mugs for hot chocolate out of the box, and begin watching the leaves change color before they fall on the ground and get raked into ginormous piles for you to jump in. Now that Fall has arrived, I am eager to enjoy its festivities, scents, tastes, and vibrant transformations. Thinking of Fall, I do have......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? Can you believe that this is the last week of Summer…. Next week when we meet it will be the first full day of Fall! Fall officially begins on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Which means that I need to get my sweatshirts unpacked, put the hot chocolate mix on the counter, and hurry up and get my yard work done before the leaves start falling and it gets too cold to do anything outside. (However, I think I was still doing yard work–raking up leaves–well......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? Have you been enjoying the nice Fall-like weather God has graced us with? Speaking of Fall, are any of you ready for Fall? Pretty soon, we will be eating pumpkin flavored muffins, picking apples, smelling pumpkin pie, watching the leaves change color, creating large piles of leaves and jumping into them, wearing sweatshirts outside, and picking out our Halloween Costumes. Fall is just around the corner. As a matter of fact, Fall is moving in and Summer is moving out! I don’t know if I......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? Were you able to enjoy the beautiful weather that God blessed us with this past week? I was able to sneak out of the office for a few hours, enough time to soak up some rays and breathe the fresh air. It was truly refreshing, especially after last week. I am not ready for Fall quite yet, but this weather is slowly changing my mind! How about you, are you ready for Fall? Today, I want to talk to you about eyes! Our eyes are......

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