The nice Dutch mom lingered in my international school classroom in Tokyo at the end of the day. She had a worried look on her face. “Ghosts, witches? I don’t understand Halloween. Can you explain it to me?” I had no idea what to tell her, and, truthfully, I’d never really thought about it before. […]
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John Lennon’s Imagine was very popular when I lived in Japan over twenty years ago. I’d hum along when I heard it playing in department stores –after all, it was in English. I could understand it. One day, I listened more closely to the words and realized I had been merrily singing along with the
Imagine. . . .Like John Lennon or JK Rowling? Read More »
Who do you turn to when you’re upset? (The link below says it isn’t activated, but when I tried it, it worked just fine! Sorry for any confusion! Please let me know in the comments if it doesn’t work for you.) [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/users/53191845” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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Back in August, I promised that I would tell you a little more in October about a holiday I learned about last year from a student project in our library: White Sunday. It’s celebrated today in Samoa, and by the Samoans in my community. Pictures of White Sunday look like Confirmation Sunday or like a group
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When Mary finds out she’s pregnant, she takes a little trip. Why do you think she goes to her cousin’s house? Do you remember what’s special about this particular cousin? https://soundcloud.com/sonjas-bible-stories/luke-1-mary-visits-elizabeth Who would you visit if something unbelievable happened to you? Share it in the comments! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114336743” params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Wednesday's Word: Luke 1:39-50 Mary Visits her Cousin Elizabeth Read More »
Last week’s post was all about being grateful–and a mite overwhelmed–for the big transition to college we were helping our daughter make, as well as for the wonderful opportunity to host a student from Japan for a week–the same week. This week, I will let pictures tell the story. Schedules got juggled, boxes and suitcases
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So–was Cain sorry he did it? Or, like so many people today, was he sorry he got CAUGHT? What do you think? https://soundcloud.com/sonjas-bible-stories/genesis-4-sound-recording
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This will be a short post today, but my heart is full and I feel so blessed by two big events in our lives at the moment. The first event is the big transition to college for our oldest child. Seattle Pacific University did a great job making us feel happy this past week to
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In honor of my main character, Sophie Topfeather, who goes to the ends of the earth to gain a little wisdom, here’s our first installment of “Word to the Wise”–what the Bible says about wisdom! 1 Kings 4:29-30, 32-34 says, “God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless
Wednesday's Word to the Wise: Which Bible "Wise Guy" knew all about plants and animals? Read More »
Do you ever catch yourself humming a tune only to realize later that the song had something to do with your life experience at the moment? Yesterday, I found myself humming the song “Circle of Life” from the Lion King–annoyingly, all day long. I finally realized that it had a lot to do with two
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