Story
Inspiration and resources for telling your story, and the stories of others, to the next generation.
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How to Deal with a Child’s Repeated Misbehavior
by Sally Matheny How do you deal with a child’s repeated misbehavior? Whether it’s disrespect, dishonesty, or a despicable attitude, you’d think they’d get tired of listening to the same lecture about the error of their ways. Or the penalties, which increase in severity with each infraction, would finally produce the desired behavior. Alas, any improvement seems temporary. So, how do we deal with a child’s repeated misbehavior? Whether the child is six or sixteen, too often, parents hear their kids say, “But I didn’t understand” or “I didn’t hear you” or something similar. Half the time we don’t believe that, but to close any loopholes, consider following through…
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Life-Changing Book Brought Me Home
by Sally Matheny Not long ago, I was asked to participate in a blog hop for the online magazine, Books Make a Difference. I was asked to share how a particular book has made a difference in my life. The problem lies in narrowing it down to one book! Books have influenced my whole life. But when I was thirty-years-old, there was a book which was life-changing for me. Blessed with Children My life brimmed with children—twenty -eight kindergarten students during the day, and my own two toddlers at night. In addition to His Holy Word, God used another book to drastically change that number of children and to…
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How Billy Graham’s Life and Death Influenced Me
by Sally Matheny I spent most of the afternoon watching the motorcade transporting the body of the evangelist, Dr. Billy Graham, I reflected on how his life and death have influenced so many people. On roads I travel often, the procession went from Black Mountain to Charlotte. My daughter and her family were blessed to be in the crowds lining the streets. Fire trucks parked at the overpasses and hung American flags from their ladders. Red heart balloons floated heavenward as the hearse passed by. Intending to spend only a few minutes watching the televised procession, the same thing happened as numerous times before. God has an amazing way of…
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Who Should We Honor This Presidents’ Day?
If we're living in a time when people want to tear down statues and destroy monuments, who then should we honor this Presidents' Day?
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Get Engaged? Before You Set the Date There’s One Thing You Need to Do
Get engaged recently? Before you set the date, there's one thing you may need to do.
