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They’re no longer Sunbeams, but they keep shining

February 24, 2017 by Ryan Leave a Comment

In a prior post, I shared my experiences working with Sunbeams at church.  That was written shortly after I finished working with that particular group of children back in 2010.  They moved on to new classes, and I moved on to different callings, but in the ensuing six-odd years, we saw each other off and on.  Here I deliver a follow-up report. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Working with Children

How do you measure the worth of a person?

April 15, 2014 by Shirly Leave a Comment

I received a copy of this poem while on my mission.  I think it sums up perfectly how worth can be measured differently by different people. [Read more…]

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Familiar and yet different

April 8, 2014 by Shirly Leave a Comment

There is a familiar poem called footprints in the sand that I grew up loving.  During college I was introduced to a similar poem (below).  Personally I feel both poems are applicable in my life.  There are times that the Lord has carried me and there are times He has expected me to get up and get to work.  Enjoy 🙂 [Read more…]

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“Talking down to” vs. “down on their level”

March 26, 2014 by Ryan Leave a Comment

In my blog post on teaching Sunbeams, I mentioned some advice that Shirly gave me at the outset:

“Get down on their level to talk to them.”

At the time, I quickly found her counsel to be wise indeed.  The children generally responded favorably and engaged with me pretty positively (with a few notable exceptions that you’ll have to read about in the post).  But it has only been recently that I think I understand why it worked well. [Read more…]

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What I look forward to about being a father

March 25, 2014 by Ryan Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in my bio (scroll down to #8), I’m presently serving in the nursery at church.  I actually just started a month or so ago, so I’ve only been a couple of times.  Two Sundays ago, I had an experience that reminded me of one of the things I look forward to about being a father. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Becoming a Parent, Working with Children Tagged With: nursery

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