“I guess I will have to go over and wake him up.” Mac ran out the back door, dashed across the grass, and scampered like a squirrel up the ladder that leaned against the side of G.M.’s house. The window at the top was wide open to let in the night breezes. Mac leaned through it, put both hands on Joseph’s bed, and shook it. “You promised you would go ice-skating with me this morning. Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!”
“I know something you can do to help me,” G.M. suggested with a twinkle in her eye. “My truck needs a bath.” “Awesome!” Joseph whooped. “I like washing the truck! Maybe Mac will help me like she did last time.”
Hannah Maria Estevez swung slowly back and forth, back and forth on the long rope swing that Papa had made for her in the front yard. It was her favorite thing to do on a hot summer afternoon. Well, maybe splashing in the river was her very favorite summertime thing to do. Or maybe chasing waves in the ocean. But she had to get in the car and ride to get to those places. She just had to skip out the door to get to her swing.
Trevor Paul Monroe listened to Joseph’s excited voice on the phone. “Do you think you can come?” Joseph asked. “We will have so much fun!"
MacKenzie Isabelle Evans landed on G.M.’s back porch with a thud. She banged on the kitchen door with her fist. “Come in quickly!” G.M. called from the sink. “I can’t afford to have you knock a hole in my door!”
Trevor Paul Monroe raised his hand high. He wiggled it in the air. He sure hoped Pastor Chuck would call on him first. He didn’t know the answers to lots of questions, but he knew the answer to this one.
“Hurry up! I don’t want to lose my space!” G.M. called from outside. Joseph grabbed the cooler that was sitting on the kitchen counter. He didn’t want to go without lunch!
By Linda Porter Carlyle These Joseph stories will help you understand what your Sabbath School lesson can mean for you today. “I have news,” Pastor Chuck announced. Everyone in the Sabbath School class looked up expectantly and waited. Pastor Chuck grinned. “In two weeks, we are going to have a special worship service on Friday
Trevor Paul Monroe eyed the papers and pencils in Pastor Chuck’s hands. Pastor Chuck was going to make them write something. He just knew it. Well, at least he could be pretty sure Pastor Chuck wouldn’t ask them to do any math in Sabbath School.