Tag Archives: Paige Givens

When We All Get To Heaven

Are you in a battle right now? Has this life defeated you? Left you worn and deflated? So often our circumstances seem like the winner. Sick kids, stress at work, a house or car that keeps breaking through countless repairs, … Continue reading

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Kindergarten + Math= Wow…Part I

When I was a kid, I was not one to ask questions or talk in class. I remember my mom giving me wise advice. “When you are in class, if there’s something you don’t understand, ask the teacher.” But I … Continue reading

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Where Is God In The Storm?

Walk to You by: Paige Givens, copyright 2014 (BMI) The wind is blowing me further off the shore And I’m afraid that a storm is blowing through The rain is pouring and the thunder starts to roar And I don’t know … Continue reading

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Is My Child Too Young to Become a Christian?

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”   Matthew 19:14 When our son Parker was tiny–about three–he heard a song on the radio about … Continue reading

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Can He Use Me?

When Chris and I were newlyweds, we joined a group of people at our church who would go door to door telling others about Jesus. As part of the process, we memorized a presentation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, … Continue reading

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Teaching Kindergarten: Literacy Work Stations

If you go into ten different kindergarten classrooms, you will see ten different routines of literacy work stations. That’s because teachers are people with different personalities, different tolerances, and different preferences. Different managements systems work for different teachers. I have even … Continue reading

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Who Gets Our Kindest Words?

Who really gets our kindest words? I mean, I’ll say thank you to a stranger for handing me my receipt at the store, but I don’t say anything to my husband for taking out the trash. I’ll apologize profusely for bumping into … Continue reading

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This Year (Happy New Year)

I heard a wonderful song by David and  JJ Heller this week! The lyrics are awesome and inspiring. You can imaging my elation when I saw later in the week the following post by JJ Heller… Learn it? Play it? … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Diets

There once was a girl (that’d be me) who took two journeys (that’d be the diets) down very different paths that seemed to lead to a similar destination: un-fulfillment. The first diet I “went on” started out with a points … Continue reading

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Singing With My Sisters

Sunday night I had the privilege of singing with my two sisters, Amy and Hannah. We’ve been singing together our whole life…in front of the mirror, in the kitchen, in the car, and on the stage. I love singing with … Continue reading

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