Author Archives: Paige Givens

Several weeks ago, I heard our Associate Pastor Jacob Elliott speak on having a mindset that doesn’t conform to this world. During his lesson, he spoke about two kinds of birds: vultures and hummingbirds. He pointed out that vultures continuously … Continue reading →

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”                                                … Continue reading →

“What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms. Leaning, leaning, safe a secure from all alarm. Leaning, leaning, leaning … Continue reading →

We had a good day yesterday! It was easy and fun, and we talked a LOT together. We decided to tweak just a few things, and I’m sure we’ll change something little every day to work for us, but here’s … Continue reading →

Well, it seems that I have a little extra time on my hands…so I write! I felt a lot of things yesterday when I looked around my classroom one last time before turning off the lights and locking the door. … Continue reading →

It makes me a little sad. Packing it all away, putting up the decorations for another year. Sometimes I feel like I’m putting up Christmas for the year. In Luke, we see that after the Savior’s birth, after the star, … Continue reading →

The first time I ever shut the classroom door and turned to my students on that first day of school, that first minute, I had a brief panic-filled thought. What do I do now?!? How do I start this?!? After a … Continue reading →

In the city of Jericho, there was a very unliked man. He was unfair, unjust, and….un-tall (okay, that’s not a word…he was short). His name was Zacchaeus. We find his story in the Bible, in Luke 19. In the time that … Continue reading →

So, my life can get pretty crazy, pretty quickly. Like, instantly. Between a schedule full of sports, two backpacks full of stress, and a family and church life, my days don’t have lots of seconds left for extra things. Sometimes … Continue reading →