Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 13, Issue 42

Hello readers,

Maybe you feel like you’re running to stand still already, as we head toward the holidays. Never fear, on Monday, we’ll be sending you a gift guide with some suggestions for thoughtful gifts for kids of all ages. Make sure you open that one up!

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As we’re moving inside with the shift in the weather here in the Northern Hemisphere, perhaps you’re looking for some suggestions for movies to enjoy. To help you out, Brett McCracken provides a list of 20 Inspiring Christian Documentaries.

You’re Their Mom or Dad, Not Their Pastor or Evangelist. “There are many people in this world who may serve as a pastor to your daughter, but she has just one father. There are many people in this world who may fulfill the role of evangelist to your son, but he has just one mother.”

Around the Warren

We celebrated the many wearers of Green Ember costumes on Monday! Check out the slideshow of a few of our favorites as well as our two lucky winners. Look here.

What Does Christmasification Mean to You? We’ve decked our halls and beribboned the storefront: the Story Warren Store is all ready for Christmas! Check out all of our new products for the season, as well as plenty of your classic favorites.

BONUS: “Here Comes SAMta Claus” came to its thrilling conclusion this week. What a journey we’ve all been on together! See the final installment right here.

Something to do with your kids

I would estimate that I have about three billion acorns in my yard at the moment. How about some simple acorn craft ideas?

Something to watch

A benediction from Slugs & Bugs:

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side.

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Kelly Keller

Kelly Keller is the managing editor of Story Warren. She has her BS in Elementary Education from Messiah University and has taught various ages, but her favorite was worldview and literature with high school students. The “gap” in her resume is actually a window of eighteen years of homeschooling, which she recommends as an effective, though demanding, way of expanding one’s home library.

When she’s not behind her laptop, Kelly enjoys live music, baseball, reading great books, and traveling with her husband, David. Kelly hails from beautiful snowy New England, but after nearly two decades in North Carolina, she feels right at home.

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