Feb 17
I was blessed with a unique opportunity last Friday of returning to my old school. I attended 1st grade through senior year at South Pemiscot school in Steele, Missouri. My 1st cousin’s husband was the president of the teacher’s association. They had an inservice for teachers of all grades and he asked me to share …
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Jan 25
This was a Haiku Deck presentation I created for a lesson last night. The presentation shares 5 Practices that will change your family in 2015. How is your family doing on these habits? Pick an area to do better in this year. Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires If the above show …
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Jan 06
What is it with socks in the laundry? They go in a pair and come out a single! With 12 feet in our household we have lots of socks. The concept seems pretty simple though. You put the dirty socks in the laundry and clean socks come out in the dryer. Somehow it seems only …
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Dec 11
it is that magical time of the year where kids all across the globe look forward to Christmas morning when gifts are arrayed under the tree. Santa Claus has been a part of Christmas tradition for years, but it seems many Christians today object to this practice. Those opposed to Santa Claus typically view …
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Nov 26
I am so blessed. I hope you have a great thanksgiving holiday! Thank you for reading Life in the Kingdom and for your encouragement.
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Nov 16
This past week we went to the Cincinnati area for a vacation with my parents. We left Sunday after worship and drove to Petersburg, KY. We planned to visit the Creation Museum on Monday. But Caleb, our 2 year old, had different plans. He got sick with a stomach bug and we were up with …
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Nov 06
Austin turned 10 yesterday on November 5th. We are proud of the young man he is becoming. He gave his first sermon on Tuesday of this week. Austin has been leading prayers, reading scripture, and leading songs for years, but after last month’s nursing home devos I encouraged him to deliver the lesson. He was …
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Oct 03
The new release PG-rated cartoon Boxtrolls has a clear message, “Families come in all shapes and sizes.” It is about an orphaned child who is raised by boxtrolls. It is made by the same production company, Laika, which introduced the first openly gay cartoon character in ParaNorman. The trailer for the movie is pretty blunt …
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Sep 26
It will be a year in October that we bought our farm. We have poured lots of work into the farm over this past year. We had hoped to be living at the farm by now, but our house has not sold. If you are looking for a good 3 bedroom house in Mayfield …
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Jul 08
We were discussing our schedule for the week and the activities with sports, when Amanda said it! She said, “I think youth sports may be the greatest challenge facing families today.” Some might heartily disagree with this statement. Some might say it is worldliness, apathy, or materialism that is challenging families today. They would certainly have …
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