Trailblazer

@elishavet-pidyon

I have a friend who is in an art school right now and it’s been really interesting talking to her, because all of her art pieces have literally been inspired by dreams or other ideas God has given to her, and they all have some sort of revelation or message in them, and she’s been able to have a lot of good conversations with…[Read more]

Quote dump:

“You’re really sweet, like a strawberry. Like the juice of a strawberry.” (overheard from one coworker to another)

“You want to know what I really want to do? I want to hide in that empty tomb on the stage at church and pop out at the end of the service to surprise everybody.” (my 30-year-old cousin)

“I wish I could lick my gloves.”…[Read more]

@liberty

I love that idea! My brothers and I are a little older now and our schedules look different, so we’re not always home every night, but on the nights when we do have the whole family around the table, I value those conversations. I think we would really benefit from being more intentional in talking about our days and what’s going on in…[Read more]

@liberty

The 2-minute dinner talks? What are those? That sounds interesting already…

@whalekeeper

If your outside social group is healthy and available, you’re less likely to get attached to the online social group. It’s as simple as that. I believe many phone addictions are a response to that need.

That is truth right there… the lack of healthy community can very easily lead to any type of addiction. I was reading a book abo…[Read more]

@jonas

Good to see you popping back in here again!

I just took the survey! This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. If anyone is open to discussion, I’d be curious to hear your thoughts!

For those of you who do have phones, what boundaries have you set/have your parents established around it? Or perhaps, what boundaries do you…[Read more]

Ok, I wasn’t gonna get into this conversation, but now here I am, lol.

I’d be careful about pulling out specific verses without carefully examining the context of the rest of the passage… but if you want to look at specific verses then I’d suggest looking at other verses that also talk about being saved.

“…From the beginning God chose you to…[Read more]

@the_lost-journal

Busy, busy, busy! People are always busy!… I say we need a whole WEEK where we just have to sit down! I say that people need a time to think! Pray! Relive their day! Always busy, busy, busy!

Yeah I’ve been learning how to intentionally slow down… a lot of it just has to do with how I spend my free time and eliminating u…[Read more]

@the_lost-journal

Hello! We have not talked in a while! how are things?!

Things are going really well! (Aside from being a little busy!)

Okay! I understand! So you are saying not to dwell on it? I wish I could take that advice… :[

Yeah, I mean once you’ve repented and been forgiven, the Bible says that as far as the east is from the west, so far h…[Read more]

What are your thoughts on Jesus having siblings?

I think He had siblings. Joseph did take Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:24-25), so it’s natural to assume they had children together. Matthew 12:46-47 talks about Jesus’ mother and brothers wanting to talk to Him. Matthew 13:55 also indicates that He has at least three brothers and several…[Read more]

@theducktator @whalekeeper

Wasn’t someone going to try emailing some people who might be in charge/know how to reach whoever’s running KP? Do we know if that got through at all?

@loopylin

Yeah I’m having the same issue.

K I’m gonna dump some quotes in here…

“Have you ever wondered what would happen if I vacuumed your hair?” -my brother

“I have sunshine in my soul today.” -a coworker

“We should see that the more we set ourselves to control another person, the less intimate we can be with them, for intimacy is found in vulnerability and surrender, not in…[Read more]

@theducktator

I’m gonna be the parent whose kids can’t date until they graduate high school. At that point they’re 18 and free to roam the world anyway, but I think there’s something special about being able to focus the teenage years on building relationships with God, friends, and family, and being able to grow as a person and begin…[Read more]

@theducktator

If I remember correctly, John Adams fell down George’s chimney and landed in a boiling pot of oatmeal.

Oh my word, I was laughing out loud when I read this! And this:

but one of them had started a rebellion which had to be put down, and he was sentenced to have his hair dyed with glitter and wash all the palace dishes “except the kni…

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@esther-c

Lol I started the rant though… one of my biggest pet peeves is watching middle schoolers attempt to date. It just bothers me so much, and like you said, the chances of it actually working out are slim. Even the chances of a high school relationship working out aren’t that high, either.

@theducktator

Yeah for real. My group of middle school girls ironically happens to be mostly homeschooled, but one of the other leaders has a group that is mostly public schoolers, and you can clearly see the difference. Quite often, I’ll come away from our small group time encouraged by the fact that my girls were sharing testimonies of things…[Read more]

@esther-c

I definitely think you can either leave out any romance, or if you do mention the subject of boys and girls liking each other, do it in a way that is appropriate for the readers based on Biblical standards. I remember reading books when I was ten/eleven that gave me the idea that boy-girl relationships were normal at my age and that’s…[Read more]

@hybridlore

Cul-de-sac Kids,

Oh my goodness! I forgot those books existed! I used to read those, too!

@whalekeeper

Oooh I like this question!

The first chapter book series I can remember reading is Little House on the Prairie. I was in like first grade and I loved those books! I had a bonnet and made forts that I pretended were the covered wagon.

The Boxcar Children were also some of my favorites. I read nearly all of them, but I quit when I…[Read more]