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Holding on to Promises

July 26, 2020 By Desi Allevato Leave a Comment

Our almost-8-year-old son is attending two weeks of day camp right now, in the middle of July, hopefully before the second wave of covid-19 crashes into our area of central Virginia.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: coronavirus, parenting, summer

A Tween Summer’s End

August 31, 2019 By Anne Warner 2 Comments

It’s a Sunday after church and we’re stuffing Nutella-ed plates and oatmeal-ed bowls into the dishwasher while also fixing lunch. Except one of us is already done and inviting the neighbors over.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: friendship, Moses, parenting, summer, tweens

God Loves You, Even in Maycember

May 28, 2019 By Carrie Willard 4 Comments

Several years ago, Jen Hatmaker’s Worst End of School Year Mom Ever made the rounds, describing the desperate limp toward the finish line that many parents experience. More recently, the Holderness family produced a video about “Maycember,” illustrating the feeling that parents have at this time of year – just as busy as Christmas, without the lights and the peppy music.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: grace, love, parenting, school, summer

Growing in the knowledge and love of God over the summer

May 21, 2019 By Melody Wilson Shobe Leave a Comment

As you make your plans for summer study or travel, for camps and play dates, consider making some time for summer formation as well.  After all, your kids (at least) might have some extra time, and what better opportunity to grow in the knowledge and love of God?!

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: children's Bible, children's books, Christian formation, Illustrated Children's Ministry, Lego, parenting, reading, science, summer

Last Camping Trip

July 20, 2018 By Christine Hides Leave a Comment

I would not have guessed that cafeteria style, blue plates decorated with camping images and “Hit the trail!” would have been the trigger that left […]

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When your kids don’t love church camp

June 6, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 4 Comments

Do your kids love church camp? What do you do when they don’t? Miriam McKenney shares her experiences with her daughters when some love church camp and some don’t.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: Bible, camp, children, formation, God, parenting, summer, teenagers, teens

Don’t take a vacation from God! Faith Formation is year-round and lifelong.

May 28, 2018 By Bill Campbell 3 Comments

Every year, the church-going faithful come into Pentecost with their post-Easter glow and then, well…honestly, everyone seems to disappear. The “summer slump.” as my formation […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Bible Study, children, lectionary, summer, vacation bible school, youth

Learning who I want to be at Camp McDowell

May 25, 2018 By Margaret Blackerby 1 Comment

“You know how God appears in lots of different ways? Like God takes on different shapes and forms, but they all add up to mean God. […]

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Uncategorized Tagged With: children, summer, teenagers, teens, youth

God grows me as I tend my place in Creation.

August 2, 2017 By Rachel Jones 4 Comments

I can hardly believe we have just six weeks left of actual summer on the calendar.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: animals, chickens, farming, garden, Prayer, summer

Coming home while on the road: my summer faith community

July 27, 2017 By Miriam McKenney 2 Comments

This week, the annual business meeting and conference of The Union of Black Episcopalians is taking place in New Jersey. I can’t help but reflect on my past years attending UBE as a child and teenager. I waited for it all year.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: community, faith community, Family, friendship, summer, UBE, Union of Black Episcopalians

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