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Kindling Imagination for Kingdom Anticipation

The Warren & The World Vol 12, Issue 30

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I took a couple of hours this afternoon to just “be”—it’s been a busy (and hard) month, and I’m about to head into a weekend full of work and people and noise. It’s ridiculously hot outside, so I found a coffee shop and some of my favorite music and my Bible and a notebook and listened, wrote, and watched a small dog follow her owner’s every move with her eyes. And my soul rested for a little while, not much, for I couldn’t afford more time, but I’m breathing easier now.

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10 Ways to Model Christ’s Love in Your Parenting

Carrie Lowrance shares ways we can point to Christ.

  • Parenting is not for the faint of heart. It’s a hard but rewarding job that can cause you to experience all kinds of emotions. Some days are fantastic, and other days can make you want to pull your hair out. It’s part of parenting, but no matter how you’re feeling on any day, the most important thing you can do is model Christ’s love in your parenting.
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Bookish Friends

Melissa Woodruff reminds us how sharing stories gives us our greatest gifts: our people.

  • Some of my favorite friends are the friends I met through stories. Let me clarify, because as readers, I know most of you are thinking Anne, Mr. Tumnus, The March Sisters, Harry Potter, or any of a million characters from the stories we have read that have in turn, built us through the years. Yes, the characters in stories have an enormous impact on who we are. Fall holds a certain whimsy for many of us because Anne reminded us to be thankful that we live in a world with Octobers. We have desires in our hearts to open mysterious wardrobes because a new friend may just be a few steps beyond the door of that wardrobe.
    But in this instance, I am talking about real life, sit around the fireplace and drink tea with me, human beings.
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When Your Kids Wander Far and You Feel a Bit Lost

Lorie Hartshorn has a word of encouragement for those whose kids wander from the Way.

  • I remember it like it was yesterday.
    I had ventured out to get pictures of my two little boys. Justin was close to three years old, and Curtis was six months old. As any good mom would do, I dressed them in their matching tartan vests and headed to a photo center in a large retail store. The boys smiled on cue, and I was a proud mama. 
    As I stood by the cash register to pay the clerk, I turned around—and Justin was gone! 
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Joni Eareckson Tada by Kristyn Getty

Janie at Redeemed Reader has a starred review for a new picture book biography.

  • A new biography of Joni Eareckson Tada for kids demonstrates how anyone can honor God no matter the circumstances.
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In Defense of Idle Hours

Paul McKinley defends the unplanned times.

  • For an entire afternoon one Thursday in August, my family didn’t do anything exciting. To be clear, there are many mornings, afternoons, evenings, entire days, and possibly entire weeks where we do nothing exciting, but this particular afternoon stands out in my memory. We had just returned from a vacation to Homer, Alaska. After days spent searching for seashells, spotting sea otters, and admiring the mountain views, we made the long trek home and looked forward to a day spent in rest.
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Because Barbara: Barbara Cooney Paints her World

Kelly Keller reviews a new picture book about author-illustrator Barbara Cooney.

  • A few months back, I featured Barbara Cooney here on Story Warren. Cooney was the author and illustrator of an impressive number of children’s classics; Ox-Cart Man and Miss Rumphius are her most familiar titles.
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Something to Do with Your Kids

This is a fun art project for your younger kids: Bubble wrap painting!

Something to Watch

This lovely song and music video came back across my attention this week and I thought I’d share. “Sweeter” by Joy Ike.

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side. 

–The Story Warren Team

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