History, Real Life, and Faith
The firing on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of America’s Civil War. While not particularly interested in the fort– basically a rock island at the entrance to Charleston harbor–I recently visited it with my husband who loves them. The National Park Service is in charge of the island, and we picked up a ferry on the east side of downtown…
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I’ve just finished a week of VBS Recreation and thought I’d pass along my observations. Whether you’re in charge of Vacation Bible School (VBS) or have a group of elementary-aged school kids who need activities, here’s what worked for me. It helps to have a theme I don’t know how many years I’ve done VBS Recreation, but I know having a theme and the recreation…
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My husband, a US Navy (retired) submariner, visited the Hunley in Charleston recently. The Hunley is famous for being the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel in wartime. It happened February 17, 1864, just outside Charleston, South Carolina. After damaging the USS Housatonic, which immediately sank, the boat vanished for 131 years. You can see it now on weekends…
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Tips for visiting art museums with kids (includes a scavenger hunt!)
Our connections to early US history, aren’t really all that distant. Each day, they take one more step into the future, but really, our country isn’t very old. We’re within just a few generations of the beginning of American democracy. For example, my father’s great-grandfather was born in 1809. James Madison had just taken the reins of the US government…
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“Jesus Loves Me,” is one of the most familiar songs in the Western world. But who wrote it? And why? Until a friend recently told me the story, I’d never wondered about it. I guess I assumed it was like the “ABC” song, something we all knew. But, the song began from a poem, a composer added the music, and…
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