- Backpack Blessings: Prayers for the 2023-2024 School Year!
Dear Lord, we ask that the new school year for students of our community (and beyond) be filled with wonderful memories, cherished moments, everlasting life lessons, opportunities of intellectual growth, and encouragement to make their dreams come true. As the students go back to school, we ask for your protection, O Lord, from name-calling, bullying, ...
- Swimming With Jonah: God has Mercy
Hello Friends,
This…is…the…week!!! School begins! Are you excited? Are you scared? Are you nervous? Are you not wanting to go back to school quite yet? I can’t believe that this week has arrived…. In a blink of an eye, summer vacation has ended, backpacks have been filled with crayons, markers, binders, folders, notebooks, pencils, pens, and ...
- Swimming with Jonah: “Get Me Out of Here!”
Hello Friends,
How are you doing today? Have any of you gone school shopping yet? You got new markers, crayons, notebooks, pencils, folders, and maybe new shoes, backpacks, and outfits?! When I was your age, I loved going shopping for school supplies; being able to pick out the exact crayons and markers that I wanted, the ...
- Swimming with Jonah: Jonah in “Time Out”
Hello Friends,
How are you doing today? After talking about Jonah being thrown overboard into the raging sea, did any of you go swimming? With it being so hot and humid lately, swimming sounds like a really good idea! However, whenever I got in trouble during the summer, put in time out for doing something I ...
- Swimming with Jonah: Swallowed Up (gulp)?
Hello Friends,
How are you doing today? WE…ARE…OVER…HALFWAY…THROUGH…JULY! (Yikes). Where is the Summer going? It seems like just yesterday we were walking out of the school doors taking in the freedom of Summer and now we are thinking about school supplies, backpacks, and pre-made lunches. I don’t know about you, but I am praying that the ...
- Swimming With Jonah: Storms, Sailors, Savior
Hello Friends,
How are you doing today? Are you enjoying your Summer vacation? I recently just saw some posts on Facebook about school supply shopping days, schools releasing their schedules for the upcoming school year, and parents asking how to purchase a yearbook….It seems that Summer is coming to a close before our very eyes. It ...
- Swimming With Jonah: Running From God
Hello Friends,
How are you doing today? Can you believe that Summer is almost half-way over…. I think we should pray to God asking for a few more days of Summer. What do you think?
For the next few weeks, we are going to traveling with man who disobeyed God, ran from God, got swallowed up by ...
- “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”: Liberty in God’s Creation
Hello Friends,
Can you believe that in just two days from now we will be celebrating 247th Birthday of our Nation? Do you have any plans? Are you going to go watch fireworks? Are you going to stay home and set off your own fireworks and light sparklers? Are you spending time with family, friends, or ...
- The Wedding Bells are Ringing!!
Hello Friends,
This is a very special post! Truly one of a kind! A gift given by God! A miracle in the works for many years! It takes my breathe away just thinking about it because I can’t believe it has finally happened! You see, just a few days ago, Pastor Daniel and his fiancé, Emily, ...
- A Special Thank You To My F.A.T.H.E.R.
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 ...