Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 14, Issue 23

Happy West Virginia Day!

Today is the anniversary of the admission of West Virginia as a state in 1863. We here at Story Warren have our home base in West Virginia, even though a few of us are scattered across the country. You can read more about S. D Smith’s heart for West Virginia in one of our links below.

Around the Web

Growing Givers, Not Poor Unfortunate Victims. This link from a few years back talks about the HopeWords Conference in West Virginia. S. D. Smith says more about his heart for his home state. “Most of the time people think of Appalachia in general, and West Virginia in particular, as a place where anyone who can leave does leave. They see it as a place of need where kind people go to help the poor, unfortunate souls stuck here.”

Who Does the Kingdom of God Belong To? “It is unsurprising, in their context, that the disciples rebuke those who are bringing children to Jesus; what is shocking is Jesus’s hospitality for these children.”

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Around the Warren

We celebrated Father’s Day by relating some of the gems that our dads taught us! The Story Warren team chimed in with stuff they remember learning from Dad. There are some delightful memories here—don’t skip it!

In anticipation of July 4th this fine year, the 250th anniversary of the USA, the Mended Wood Literary Society is giving away a whole bunch of titles related to the American Revolution. Read the post for the full details.

Something to do with your kids

If you’re finishing up some last-minute details for Father’s Day (it’s tomorrow!), you might be helped by this printable Bucket List or this printable Letter Template.

Something to watch

This is next level. Now can somebody go turn off the water?

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side.

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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.

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