When I was around your age, there was a toy that I really wanted. It was an "action figure" and it was really cool. It had arms and legs that you could move and pose and you could even get it to look in different directions.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C15 – 14-Aug-22”
One day when I was in school someone knocked on the door and spoke to the teacher for a while. She turned to us and said, "I'm going to have to leave for a while. Please do your reading while I'm gone."… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C14 – 7-Aug-22”
When I was growing up, my brother and I had some toys that belonged to us both. We were supposed to share them. To be honest, that didn't always happen. Sometimes I would gather those toys where I was playing and try to keep them all to myself.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C13 – 31-Jul-22”
Sometimes it might seem to you that we adults know a lot... but I'm going to let you in on a secret: We don't know everything. Sometimes we need to learn how to do things just like you do.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C12 – 24-Jul-22”
Today's story is about Jesus and two of his friends that were sisters. Mary was the one who always curious, trying to find out new things. So, when Jesus came by, she sat with him and listened and learned.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C11 – 21-Jul-19”
I want to tell you a story about one day at school. It was time for recess and all the kids in the class went outside to play on the playground. While they were playing one of the boys tripped and fell and hurt himself, but no one noticed right away.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C10 – 10-Jul-22”
Have you ever heard the word "ambassador"? Do you know what it means? Usually, an ambassador is a person who is chosen to represent a country while living in another country. When I say represent, I mean that, in many ways, the people of the country where the ambassador lives think of them as an example of how the people in the country the ambassador represents think and act.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C9 – 3-Jul-22”
Have you ever played the game "Follow the Leader?"
I have to admit that I wasn't very good at it. Any time the leader did something that needed speed or balance, I usually couldn't do it.
Jesus was talking about another kind of "Follow the Leader" in our story for today.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C8 – 26-Jun-22”