It’s Begun!

It’s Begun!

Printable Version Blue and yellow balloons crisscrossed the entryway, and dozens of volunteers swarmed around, each busy with their individual tasks. The whole building seemed to hum with excitement. It was the Inaugural Service of Redeemer Baptist Church. Fourteen...
It’s Begun!

A Time of Growth

Printable Version “Did I grow any more last night, Daddy?” My brain struggled to register the question as my bleary eyes blinked open. It had to be barely five o’clock in the morning. Landon, our six-year-old, proceeded to launch into his monologue about how he...
It’s Begun!

Time to hit the books

Printable Version The three-page list of school supplies was daunting. Of course, there were the regular culprits: “pencils, scissors, and glue.” But as my eyes continued skimming down the list, “painted beans?” Was I really translating that...
It’s Begun!

L-O-V-E

Printable Version The letter “e” was not quite sure which word it wanted to belong to, which consequently left the letter “u” solitarily floating in the bottom right corner. The resulting message in bright red crayon read, “I love yoe u.” The jagged edges of the paper...
It’s Begun!

The Hands of Time

Printable Version It was Christmas morning in 1999. My siblings and I eagerly gathered on the living room floor, awaiting our parents. Twinkling lights adorned every corner, and the gingerbread houses from the evening before proudly stood on the kitchen table...