During my 4th of July celebrations, one event stood out among the rest, namely, a patriotic Photo Scavenger Hunt. As a photographer, I thoroughly enjoyed this activity. But the neat thing about it is that everyone is involved, photographically talented or not. Each team of about seven people was given several different things to act […]
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Day of Light… and Rest!
There have been so many things going on here at the Staddon house that it has been impossible for me to get anything posted for a while. It seems too bad because those things would make great blog posts. We’ve been splitting bee hives, planting trees, harvesting honey, chipping branches, and all kinds of other […]
The Banker’s Business
“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matthew 6:21). This is one more reason I’ve come to appreciate the Mega International Commercial Bank. Not only have they made the classroom banking scenario here at the school as realistic as possible, but in all actuality they have been more than willing to help […]
“A Radical Discovery”–The Day I Learned Chinese
“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding” (Proverbs 23:23). On a day that might have been used otherwise, this verse made me think that it might be more wise to take some time and study. I needed to bring together the things I was learning about spoken and written […]
As the garden… so the LORD…
"For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the LORD God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations." Is. 61:11 This has been a fascinating verse to think about at this time of year […]
O Day of Light and Gladness
O day of light and gladness, of prophecy and song, What thoughts within us waken, what hallowed memories throng! The soul’s horizon widens, past, present, future blend; And rises on our vision the life that hath no end. Earth feels the season’s joyance, from mountain range to sea The tides of life are flowing fresh, […]
Depart from iniquity
Our family recently read the short book of 2 John and I began to see how important this book is for every Christian to understand. “And this is love, that we walk after His commandments. This is the commandment, that, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. For many deceivers are entered […]
A Winter Wonderland
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? (Job 38:22) God’s creation is full of wonder! Consider the snowflake… Water vapor cools into a drop and then freezes into a tiny hexagonal ice crystal smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. As the crystal becomes larger, branches begin to sprout from […]
Behind the Sun
For Christmas Esther gave the family a video she had seen while spending some time in Oklahoma City—Behind the Sun from Open Doors International. Tonight we were finally able to watch it! This dramatic story follows the life of Samir Majan, a young man from a Muslim family who has found Christ while attending college […]
Express your Thankfulness!
I love Thanksgiving time! One of the ways I have already been able to celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving is by sending Thank You cards to people who have invested time, skill, and kindness in my life. One letter was to a former Sunday School teacher whose class I attended when I was nine or […]