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Disconnect: when God just doesn’t seem relevant
Life just got a whole lot bigger and scarier. But the God I knew was still small and stuck in the box I created for him with my incomplete understanding of his grace.
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 07.09.13
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts! We’ve been busy adjusting to our new life in North Carolina, celebrating the 4th of July, taking short day trips, and most…
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Patriotic Preschool Unit Ideas and Resources for the 4th of July!
Patriotic 4th-of-July themed educational resources and activities for preschoolers!
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An Independence Day Birthday Party for AMERICA!
For the 4th of July this year, in addition to taking Ezra to a preschool parade, we planned to have a birthday party for America! Mostly for Ezra’s sake – as he LOVES…
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4th of July Parade in Kernersville, NC 2013
"It's a parade for America's Happy Birthday!!!!" As we were walking to the parade, he ran down the sidewalk. "Dere's da parade! I'm coming, Parade! I'm coming!!!"
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Miss Mary’s 4th of July Children’s Parade ~ Kernersville, NC
Instead of standing and watching as a parade goes by, these special little ones got to be IN the parade - scratch that - they got to BE the parade!
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Modesty: a beautiful picture of God’s grace
But now, Christianity still so often promotes a system of modesty that is based in shame. We feebly and fearfully adopt "standards" and try to cover up our sin, our shame, with our…
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Plan A, 2.0
It was confusing...still believing in the ideal of being a "good Baptist girl" who followed her perfect husband into "full-time Christian service," yet realizing that not only was it probably never going to…
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“I will keep believing that God still has a plan”
Healing didn't happen overnight, and there were so many moments - moments like the summer of 2006 - that were pauses on the journey where I simply held onto faith in God's plan.
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Patriotic Sensory Bin and Color Sorting Activity
I combined the color-sort idea with the sensory bin idea and 4th of July theme and came up with this activity.
