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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]