POST PUBLISHED INJune, 2012
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When You Pray
June 29th, 201209:09 AM ET"Noah?" Mom stood at the door. "Noah!" she said again, but he didn't look up from his book until she walked over and turned the radio down. "Oh, hi, Mom," said Noah. "I didn't hear you over the music. Sorry." Mom nodded. "Noah," she said, "I just noticed Mrs. Grady struggling out there with her lawn mower. Maybe you could help her fix it." "Righ... -
An Exciting Letter
June 27th, 201209:29 AM ET"Better get your workbook for Bible Club finished," suggested Gabriella's mother. "You haven't done that yet, have you?" "No, I couldn't." Gabriella shrugged. "I left my Bible in my Sunday school room at church." "There are other Bibles in the house," Mom reminded her. "But I don't feel like looking up the answers right now. I'll do them later."... -
Stuck in the Fireplace
June 26th, 201209:58 AM ETKA-THUMP! "What's that noise?" asked Carlos as he and Alex played in Alex's living room. "Sounded like something fell down the chimney," said Alex. He ran to the fireplace and peered up. Jumping back, he gasped, "There's a squirrel sitting on the soot shelf in there. He's staring at me." Alex frowned. "He can't stay there. He'd get burned when we ... -
It Still Hurts
June 25th, 201208:42 AM ETTravis wished he had listened to his mother when she told him not to jump his bike over the ramp he had built with planks of wood, but jumping his bike was fun! I'll do it just one more time, he had thought when Mom went into the house. Mom said she had to do some laundry, and there's no way she can see me from the basement. So Travis had tried it ... -
Devotions as Usual
June 22nd, 201210:30 AM ETThe family room floor of the Martin home was covered with sleeping bags, pillows, and giggling girls. Lindsey had waited eagerly for the night of her sleepover party. Everyone was having fun, and the evening seemed perfect. When Lindsey went to the kitchen to get a second batch of popcorn, Mom reminded her that it was almost time for family devoti... -
Proper Dress
June 21st, 201209:49 AM ET"Jamal!" Dad called up the stairs. "Want to go with me on a bike ride?" "Sure, in a minute," Jamal called back. "I'm just getting out of the shower." A few minutes later, Dad walked upstairs and headed toward Jamal's room. "Let's go," Dad called again. Jamal opened the bathroom door. "Like this?" he asked with a grin as he hugged his fuzzy bathr... -
Made and Molded
June 20th, 201208:16 AM ET"Mom! See what I made!" Jason yelled as he came into the kitchen after school. He quickly put his backpack on the table and dug out a brightly painted clay butterfly. "We made these in art class," said Jason. "It took us all week." "Very nice!" Mom approved, setting a glass of milk and a couple of cookies out for Jason's after school snack. "I rem... -
A Real Masterpiece
June 19th, 201209:13 AM ET"I love to paint, and I think this is the best I've done yet," said Erin as she and her cousin Ava painted together after school one day. Erin held up her picture of a bright red cardinal perched on a branch. "That is good!" exclaimed Ava. She studied it a moment. "I think the wings should be just a little darker, don't you?" she asked, motioning ... -
Light in Darkness
June 18th, 201210:23 AM ETThunder crashed loudly, and Sarah gasped as the lights blinked once and then everything went black. "Oh, wow!" Garrett exclaimed. "The storm knocked out our power. What do we do now, Dad?" "Don't move," Dad instructed. "I'll go find some candles." "I'll come, too," offered Garrett. He jumped up, took one step, and stumbled over something. Down he... -
Pieces of a Puzzle
June 15th, 201208:13 AM ETPaige sat at the table, working her half-finished jig-saw puzzle. Holding a small puzzle piece, she stared sadly into space. "You don't look very happy," observed Mom as she came by. "Something wrong?" Paige sighed. "It's just that I'm tired of moving! Sometimes I wish Dad wasn't in the Army. We've moved so often in the last few years, and now we ... -
Clean Inside and Out
June 14th, 201210:04 AM ET"What a great lunch!" Mandy exclaimed. She put her napkin down and sighed. "I'm so full, I don't think I can walk!" Dad laughed. "Not even to that park over there where all those kids are playing around a fountain?" He pointed down the block, and they could see that a fountain near the sidewalk squirted water over anyone who walked close. "Oh-h-h... -
Speak Up
June 13th, 201211:12 AM ETI'm glad Uncle Jim finally came to church with us, thought Troy as they drove home. He never would come before. From the back seat of the car, Troy listened closely as his uncle and mother talked about the morning message. "You don't really believe what that preacher said, do you, Linda?" asked Uncle Jim. "About the rapture and the tribulation and... -
Rich Enough Already
June 12th, 201206:20 AM ET"Tiffany, do you have twenty dollars I can borrow?" pleaded Sam. Tiffany's younger brother had been asking the same question of everyone in the family. "No, Sam," replied Tiffany. "Mom said if you want that video game, you have to earn the money first." "But I need the game now," whined Sam. He sighed. "How can I earn money fast?" he asked as Tif... -
Undeserved Reward
June 11th, 201210:53 AM ETIt's my fault! Jed thought to himself as he heard his parents talking about the fire that had started in the woods near their home and then spread to the small factory where his dad worked. I sure hope nobody ever finds out I made that little fire to roast marshmallows! He sighed. Since Dad will be out of a job for a while now, I probably won't be ... -
Finders Keepers?
June 08th, 201210:26 AM ETWhitney couldn't believe what she saw in the grass under the bench at the bus stop. It was a cell phone! No one was in sight, so she picked it up and slid it into her backpack. Her thoughts were tumbling all over. This is so-o-o exciting! Mom and Dad said I couldn't have a phone yet, but so many of my friends have one. Now I can just keep this one!... -
Second Mile Club
June 07th, 201210:25 AM ET"You know what, Jessica," said Sammi as they walked home from school one day. "I think we should start a Second Mile Club like Mrs. Jenner talked about in Sunday school yesterday and like it says in those verses we learned. You know, do even more for people than they ask us to do. Go two miles with them even if we're asked to go only one." Jessica... -
What You Can’t See
June 06th, 201209:29 AM ET"Ah-choo!" Luke sneezed hard and reached for a tissue to blow his nose. A bad cold had kept him home from Sunday school. "How do you feel?" asked Mom as she brought him a glass of juice. Luke sneezed again and reached for another tissue. "I keep sneezing," he said. "And I can't breathe through my nose at all. But I got this cold from Dylan last w... -
The Circle
June 05th, 201209:01 AM ETEmma was always full of questions like: How many animals were on the ark? How did Jonah keep from drowning in the whale's tummy? How far away are the stars? Can we take a trip to one of them? One day Emma came to her mother with another question. "Mom, who made God?" she asked. "Nobody," her mother answered. "Then where did God come from?" asked... -
Look Ahead
June 04th, 201210:17 AM ETAlicia walked slowly home from school. She was not eager to get there. She stopped to look into shop windows. She petted a puppy in a yard she was passing. Alicia even stopped to talk to Mrs. Miner, who always sat on her front porch watching people go by. Maybe Mom won't ask about my report card, Alicia thought. Maybe she . . . but no! Not a chanc... -
Forgotten Combination
June 01st, 201210:13 AM ET"I can't get my new locker open." Amber frowned at the paper in her hand. "Here, take this paper and read the numbers to me, okay, Tonya?" "Sure," agreed Tonya. She read the directions slowly. "Turn the dial to the right and stop at three. Turn it left twice to eight, then right to four." "All right!" exclaimed Amber as the door opened. "Thanks."...
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