Hello Friends! It’s time to buckle up and start your engines….We are heading to our next stop! Do you remember where we went last week? We started out our journey be visiting the room where Jesus gathered with his disciples–with his friends. This room is called the Upper Room; and do yo know what happened there? That’s right! Jesus offered the Last Supper to his friends. Do you know what we call the Last Supper in our church? “Snack Time!” “Supper!” “The bread and juice!” These are all good guesses! We call......

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Hello Friends! How are you today? Can you believe that March has arrived! You only have about three more months of school–March, April, and May–until summer vacation! (Unless you have to make up all those adventurous snow days, then you may have to go a little longer.) Now that March has arrived, we, as a church, are beginning our own adventure that will last about forty-days–which seems like a very long time. Do any of you know what holiday the church is celebrating now? No, it’s not St. Patrick’s Day. That’s right;......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? Did you do anything fun and exciting since we last met? Since the last time we met, I have been thinking about something that I usually don’t think about. I was thinking about driving. Are any of you ready to drive? To go exploring on your own behind the steering wheel of your favorite car? What is your favorite car or dream car that you want to get when you get older? (a Lamborghini, Ferrari, a truck…) I have always wanted to get a Camaro......

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Hello Friends! After today, we only have one more Sunday in February! Can you believe that? In just two weeks, as followers of Christ, we begin our journey towards Easter. Do you know what happens on Easter? Yes, you get to find eggs and eat candy, but there is something even better than eggs and candy that happens on Easter. Yes, Jesus raises from the dead: He is resurrected. When Jesus died on the cross our sins were forgiven. And when he rose, Jesus gave us a love that we could never......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? With Valentine’s Day tomorrow, did any of you have a Valentine’s Day party at school last week or are you having a party tomorrow? I remember when I was your age, for every Valentine’s Day party at school that I attended I had to make a Valentine’s Day box. I usually used a shoebox and then decorated it with either stickers, colored paper, or just random drawings of hearts. If I remember correctly, one year my Valentine’s Day box was a pirate ship, another year......

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Hello Friends! How are you today? I heard that you didn’t have school on Wednesday, Thursday, or on Friday because of the snow! Did you play in the snow on your snow-days? Did you build a snowman or go sledding or have a snowball fight or make any snow angels? I really wanted to build a snowman, but nobody was here to help me. Instead, I shoveled a lot of snow and helped out my neighbor. I still had fun, though! Do you know what today is? It’s not really a holiday......

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Hello Friends! How are you doing today? Did you have a good week? Did you do anything fun? Today, we are going to talk about what happens when we follow instructions. Do any of you follow instructions? A better question is, do any of you like to follow instructions? I normally don’t like to follow instructions; but when it comes to certain things, following instructions is the only way to do things. So I have to share something with you….When I have some free time from paperwork and from keeping us all......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? Did you notice this past week that God was sending warmth down upon us even though it was cold and windy? Although it was cold and windy, God allowed the sunshine to shine bright over us to remind us that He is always watching over us and protecting us. The sun, like God’s love and protection, is always shining even when we can’t see it. And like the sun, we can feel God’s warmth in our hearts and in our minds and in our spirits.......

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Hello Friends, Did you have a good week? Can you believe that it finally snowed! There isn’t a lot of snow out there but at least it snowed a little–not enough to build a snowman like we talked about last week, though. Hopefully more snow will arrive soon! This week I thought we could talk about money…. Do you like money? When I was a kid, I remember getting money in birthday cards, I received money whenever I helped out my grandma, and I sometimes received money for doing some chores. Whenever......

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Hello Friends! Did you all have a good week back to school? Were you excited to see your friends and teachers again after being on break for several weeks? I remember when I was about your age and people asked me if I was ready to go back to school after Christmas, I would say, “I am ready to see my friends but I am not ready to have homework again.” Can you believe that some of my teachers even assigned homework during Christmas break….I am pretty sure Santa put them on......

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