Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. Whose responsibility is it to teach our children about God? The pastor? The Sunday school teacher? Moses read the Ten Commandments to the people after he brought them down from the mountain where God gave them to Moses. (See Deuteronomy 5) Next Moses instructs parents to pass on the teachings and commandments of God to our children and our children’s children.
How much time do we spend waiting? When my daughter was a baby I couldn’t wait for her to be older so we could talk at the dinner table. I recall my first semester of college when I thought college was so exciting I could be a student forever. But that feeling subsided and I found myself waiting for time to pass when I would graduate. Again, as an educator, I waited for weeks and days to pass until summer vacation. Now
© 2002 by Janice Green ParEEE! ParEEE! My daughter, Joni, and I were going to Paris! A close friend advised that I should dress up in Paris if I wanted to be treated nicely by the locals. So with my strained budget, I shopped at a special discount dress shop and found a long cotton skirt and shirt-blouse in shades of purple, orange and green. I set it off with a black cummerbund-like wrap around belt. Joni’s idea
© Copyright 2004 by Janice Green Shout it out, do not pout. Without a doubt to go without speaking your mind would be unkind to yourself. But then again words spin in the wind and when they return you may get burned for your neglect of respect.
I enjoy the lights and color of the Christmas season and will often go out of my way to view the Christmas lights that various families display on their homes and lawns. But in spite of the sparkle and glitter, I am finding a hollow place in my spirit when I look for the reason people are celebrating. I haven’t dared to start a tally sheet to keep up with the overall themes of each display, but I find I