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| | My Little Scared Bird | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on8/19/2008 10:29 PM | |
| | I recently moved to a new home. Of course I took my little parakeet, Beethoven, with me. She loves me so much! Whenever I come into the house she chirps and jumps to the front of her cage, presses her little chest against the cage so I can pet her. But ever since the move, she is different and it made me think about how I relate to God... |  | |
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| | To Cross or Not to Cross | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on6/22/2008 10:05 PM | |
| | Today, driving home from church, I nearly hit a deer with my car. It wasn't because I didn't see him, it was because he could not decide whether he wanted to cross or not...I have been thinking about how often I act the same... | | |
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| | A Lesson from a Leaf | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on6/10/2008 9:44 PM | |
| | We just got home from a wonderful camp designed to help children who were coping and healing from the death of a loved one. We had a camp fire, made crafts and wrote in our journals. One of my favorite activities was our hope scavenger hunt. We invited the kids to walk in the woods, in silence, and look for signs of hope... | | |
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| | The Birthday Picture | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on5/30/2008 8:37 PM | |
| | I recently went to Kentucky to celebrate my grandson's birthday. I was not the only one who came to the party--his entire family was there. We all had a great time watching him meat cake for the first time, play witht he boxes his toys came in and delight at all the atgtention he was getting. Near the end of the weekend, we all decided to take a picture of all of us who had come to the party. When I looked at it, I learned a powerful lesson about family and being the family of God! | | |
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| | Mother's Day | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on5/11/2008 6:56 PM | |
| | Today at church, we watched a brief "What is a Mom" video. It was very sweet! It described how mom's have unlimited patience, how they are always there to understand their children and there were all these images of mom's being so sweet, so kind and so wonderful to their kids. I have to be honest... | | |
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| | Happy Birthday!? | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on5/4/2008 4:57 PM | |
| | It was my birthday on Friday and like most of us do on our birthdays, I looked in the mirror to see if I looked as old as my age indicated. And, sadly, I look my age! I was dreading the day, feeling old and wrinkled and then a little boy walked into my office... | | |
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| | Finding Joy during Stressful Times | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on4/27/2008 4:58 PM | |
| | School is almost over! The kids are counting down the days until summer is finally here. And yet, my phone at First Steps is ringing off the hook with parents and kids asking for help. You would think that since summer is so close, kids and parents would be happy anticipating the fun of summer. But in reality the last few weeks of school are some of the most stressful! | | |
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| | Holy Week...The Week Leading to Easter | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on3/16/2008 8:09 PM | |
| | Holy Week began today, Palm Sunday. During this week, Christians will remember the last days of Jesus' life. We remember how he entered Jerusalem on a donkey when people picked up palm branches and sang songs of praise to him. But then... the story gets sad! Many parents shy away from sharing the sad parts of this story with their children...but I think this is a mistake! | | |
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| | A Gift for Your Child: A Prayer Journal | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on3/3/2008 4:07 AM | |
| | I am now, in addition to being President and Founder of First Steps, the Associate Minister of Children and Families at First United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs. In our children's area we have a little chapel for children. Each week, I am adding a new prayer tool for the kids to use... | | |
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