Children’s Messages

  • A Post For Parents…
    Hello Parents, I hope you are doing well, finding time to breathe, and taking a few moments each day to enjoy the remaining days of summer vacation with your children. It’s hard to believe that the official beginning of the 2026-2027 School Year begins in just over a week from today. It doesn’t seem possible. But, ...
  • Paul Makes a Stop in Athens: He Kept Sharing
    Hello Friends, Welcome to a new month! July has come to a close and August has opened a new door! Although the start of a new month is exciting and refreshing, I bet realizing that this new month is August is causing you some dread, since August is when summer vacation comes to a close ...
  • God and a Glove
    Hello Friends, Summer vacation is quickly coming to a close…however, we aren’t going to think about that right now. Instead, did you have a great time at the Crawford County Fair? Did you enjoy seeing the pageant, the barnyard scramble, the go-kart racing, the dirt drag, the tractor pull, and the demolition derby? Did you get ...
  • “God at The Crawford County Fair”
    Hello Friends, How are you doing? By the time you read this, July will be half over which means that Summer Vacation is dwindling down and school is just around the corner. I don’t know if I like how fast this Summer is moving….it feels like we should still be at the beginning of June. I ...
  • Peter’s Great Escape…
    Hello Friends, Today is Sunday, July 12th: it’s the second Sunday of July, the 193rd day of the year, and the 22nd day of Summer. I hope you are doing well and are enjoying your summer vacation! Do you know what begins this week? On Saturday, the Crawford County Fair rolls into town. From Saturday, ...
  • “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”: Liberty in God’s Creation
    Hello Friends, Happy Belated Fourth of July! Can you believe that just one day ago we celebrated our Country’s 250th Birthday? Or to say it in a fancy way, our country’s “semi-quincentennial” Birthday! (Say that three times fast!!!) Did you celebrate? Did you go see fireworks? Did you stay home and set off your own fireworks? ...
  • A Summer Blessing
    Hello Friends, I hope you are doing good and are enjoying this new season of summer! It’s hard to believe that today marks one full week of summer! Last Sunday, at 3:24am, while you were still sleeping, summer officially began giving us the longest day of the year. I don’t know about you, but I’m glad ...
  • A Dad Can Do Anything: A Special Thank You to Dad!
    https://youtu.be/RYakPHzRM_M 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. And to make things even more realistic, today is the official day of summer: ...
  • “Old Glory”: More than a Flag
    Hello Friends, Today is a special day in history! Some of you may know what today is, but others of you may not know–and that is okay. Today is Flag Day! Today we honor what some call “Old Glory,” what many look at when the say the Pledge of Allegiance, what some have displayed in their ...
  • Making Choices…So Many Choices
    Hello Friends, It’s officially Summer Vacation! Have you done anything fun or exciting since school ended last week? I’m sure some of you have spent a few days sleeping, trying to catch up on some sleep. Others of you have probably gotten up early every morning seeking to do something productive. However you decide to spend ...
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