True Fishing Tales
I don’t know where the picture was taken, except that it’s near a lake with cabins and large pine trees. The year is about 1962. There I am in black and white: little tiny guy beaming for the camera, fishing pole in one hand and shiny dead trout in the other. I’m told this was my first fish. I’ll... >Read More
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Rick Howat,
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Cousins' Camp - A Time of Bonding
If your grandchildren live some distance from you and, or, perhaps don’t know each other very well as cousins, try organizing a Cousins' Camp.
Plan and prepare ahead
Determine camp length - one week or less?
Send invitations to the grandchildren.
Look into area attractions and ticket prices.
Collect and prepare craft items, if necessary.
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anne feenstra,
Family,
grandparents,
home and garden,
parenting,
summer
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Why we send the kids to summer camp
When I was eleven years young, my parents sent me to Loose Moose Bible Camp as a prize for memorizing Scripture verses like “Be ye kind one to another.” I was beaten up twice that week by Bruce Johnson, the meanest kid this side of Harlem. Bruce had wrists as big as my thighs and tattoos the size of... >Read More
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Share Your Home and Heart
No matter how beautiful or warm a church building, it cannot match the intimacy and comfort a home offers. God wants us to surrender our residences to Him because He wants to use our resources to introduce people to Him, then lead them to the church.
I (Barbara) like what my husband, Howard, says about our role in witnessing: "The... >Read More
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summer,
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