Life is full of distractions. How do you stay focused on Jesus?
Members Magazine 2018
Do you have an older neighbor who isn’t feeling well? Can you think of any ways to cheer them up? Here are some simple gift ideas: – a get-well card – a bouquet of roses, lilies or other flowers – a hug – a treat – a bag of cookies – a visit for the …
I have a spring between my teeth, It makes me feel so grand, And every now and then again I touch it with my hand. My cheeks are raw and all chewed up, Inside my mouth so sore, Due to the brackets on my teeth, It makes me want to roar! I cannot chew a …
I love the book of Psalms so much, Though I cannot say why, It tells of wide green pastures Where the Lord makes me to lie, I’ll try never to sit in the seat, With the mockers who blow off like chaff, I know your word is a lamp to my feet, And also a …
It was Saturday afternoon, and I was bored. Hmmm, I thought, I wonder how long I can hold my breath. Before long, I started wheezing. Mom popped her head into my room and asked, “Tori, are you OK?” “Yeah, Mom, sorry. Just seeing how long I could hold my breath,” I replied. “Well, maybe don’t,” …
It was a nippy night in Boston of 1773. I had just left the Dartmouth because the number of pesky mice to chase around the ship had decreased dramatically. Being a cunning cat, I convinced the other felines to join me on the wharf. Pardon me; did I forget to introduce myself? Well, how forgetful …
A good detective calculates carefully. It was a hot summer day in Odyssey. Matthew’s sister Camilla had set up a lemonade stand on their front lawn, with the money going to an orphanage. My sidekick and I had just arrived when Camilla came out of the house, holding a pitcher of lemonade. Surprisingly, she looked …
With the recipe in hand, we walked outside to examine the lemonade. “What happened?!” Camilla asked eagerly. “You miscalculated the amount of lemonade the recipe would make,” Matthew answered. “Yes,” I told her. “You added all of the ingredients together, which is not the correct way to calculate how much lemonade a recipe makes. Adding …
Benjamin Booming lived in Madison, Wisconsin, in a little subdivision called Bitter Creek. When he was just five months old, his parents could hear him playing Ode to Joy on his baby piano and singing in perfect pitch over the baby monitor. By age 2, he knew all the church hymns by heart. He got …
The ball through the window Had sealed his doom, As old Mrs. Kramer Was there with a broom. Jay ran like a leopard On down the street, But that Mrs. Kramer Was fast on her feet. He was getting tired, Mrs. Kramer was not, Jay was sweating, The summer sun was hot. Finally Mrs. Kramer …
I saunter into the unlit room I turn on the gleaming light Flexible pink shoes slip on my feet I leap to the heart of the floor I pirouette on the hardwood The melody doesn’t let me stop I step to the music’s flowing rhythm I dance my heart out All of my breath has …
There’s nothing I enjoy more than summer break. Every year, my family goes tubing at the lake with our friends, since they have a boat and we don’t. I put on my bathing suit, grabbed a towel and ski goggles (they were the closest thing I could find to regular goggles), then hopped in the …
