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The Great Backyard Adventure

The Great Backyard Adventure

Trevor Paul Monroe could not believe his ears! “You mean Brad and Ben get to go do things with their youth group, and I have to go sit in the backyard? And not do anything?…

Joseph Looks Like God

Joseph Looks Like God

Joseph Anderson Donetti sat down on the porch and chuckled to himself. G.M. had really outdone herself this time! He couldn’t believe the school assignment she had given him.

A Rainy-Day Experiment

A Rainy-Day Experiment

Hannah Maria Estevez looked out the kitchen window at the pouring rain. “It’s funny!” she exclaimed. “We’re writing a report about water, and it’s raining!”

Two Prayers at Once

Two Prayers at Once

Joseph Anderson Donetti jumped up when he heard the knock on the kitchen door. The clipboard with his math paper on it and his pencil tumbled to the floor.

Everyone Is Welcome—Except …

Everyone Is Welcome—Except …

Trevor Paul Monroe looked up from the silverware drawer as Mom said to her kitchenful of boys, “Hurry up, guys, Dad will be home any minute. We need to have supper on the table when…

Stolen Flowers!

Stolen Flowers!

Mac looked across Mr. Peters’s yard and frowned. Mr. Peters was known in the neighborhood for his beautiful flowers, but not for his generosity. Mac would never forget the time he had gruffly shouted at…

Resurrection Cookies

Resurrection Cookies

“If you found a good recipe, how come you’re not making it for supper instead of after supper?” Joseph asked. “Because it’s a recipe for cookies!” G.M. answered, thumping him lightly on the top of…

Nothing Better

Nothing Better

“But that’s what God did,” Dad pointed out. He opened up his Bible. “Listen to this verse in the book of Romans. ‘We were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son…

Mac’s Painful Lesson

Mac’s Painful Lesson

MacKenzie Isabelle Evans let go of the handle bars of her bike. She pedaled twice, wobbled, and grabbed them again.