I glanced down at my then-10-year-old’s church notebook and smiled. There were a couple of small pictures in the margins, but unlike many other church notebooks of children her age, the page was full of notes. She copied them fiercely from the television screens above the row where we sat for many years in the back area of First Baptist Atlanta’s sanctuary, reserved for choir members. Our baby girl copied big sister, writing and doodling in her notebook, as a children’s Bible sat on her Continue Reading
Interview with Messianic Jew & Columnist – Myra Kahn Adams
If you are viewing this post in your email, click HERE to access the podcast.This interview is also available on Patricia's YouTube channel: Click HERE. Myra Kahn Adams is a conservative political and religious writer with numerous national credits. She is an opinion contributor to The Hill, a RealClearPolitics contributor and a weekly Townhall.com columnist, and also the executive director of SignFromGod.org, a ministry dedicated to Shroud of Turin education. She is a Messianic Jew, and Continue Reading
No Request Is Insignificant to God {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution & LINKUP}
From the rearview mirror, I saw my then-9-year-old praying again. After mouthing “Amen,” she picked up my phone and dialed her best friend’s number. After the initial greeting, she lit up: “OK, so I received my letter from the camp and have not opened it yet. Go get yours. As we decided, let’s open them together.” “Please let me be in the same club, please let me be in the same club,” I heard my baby girl whisper. She opened the letter and screamed: “Oh my goodness! I made it; I made Continue Reading
My Victories, My Battles – Not Really Mine {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Niccolò Paganini was a virtuoso violinist and composer who lived in Europe in the early 1800s and was thought to be the greatest violinist of all time. His technique while playing was unparalleled. His compositions, unique and of vanguard style. His playing of gentle passages was so beautiful that his audiences often burst into tears, and yet, he would perform some pieces with such vigor and velocity that one listener at a concert in Vienna became half-crazed and declared for days that he had Continue Reading
Andy & Sandra Stanley – Interview & Column about their new book on Parenting
Andy & Sandra Stanley talk to Patricia about their first book written together: Parenting - Getting IT Right, a great resource for parents. If you are reading this in your email, click HERE to listen. Read the column about this conversation below. Click HERE to watch it on YouTube. “If you don’t hit pause long enough to consider the direction in which you are parenting, you may wake up one day to the realization that you parented in the wrong direction.” — Andy Stanley Am I Continue Reading
“You’re Joking Me” – a Young Author’s Take on Clean Humor
Call your young children to listen to this interview! William Daniel is a seventh grader, a WWII enthusiast, and a competitive gymnast. He builds model airplanes and wants to be a pilot someday. Written by a kid for kids, You're Joking Me is a hilarious collection of more than four hundred puns, riddles, one-liners, and knock-knock jokes that are sure to have kids (and their adults) laughing up a storm! William is a wonderful example for young children of how one can make Continue Reading