This article first appeared in the Devils Lake Journal August 28, 2025. In a conversation with my favorite three-year-old, I said, “I will come pick you up at five o’clock.” She promptly reversed the camera on the phone she was holding so that I could see the digital clock in her mom’s car. “Look Grandma,”Continue reading “Timeless”
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How Long, O Lord?
I have a Whisperer at Bible Club. She sidles up to me, cupped hands around her mouth, ready to whisper shocking details about any of the other little kids sitting nearby. This week, it was, “Sarah, did you know that [so and so] said he was going to steal [so and so’s] bike?!” “We won’tContinue reading “How Long, O Lord?”
Carrying the Banner
wp-1753043391164 I love that movie from the nineties called, “Newsies.” Homeless, streetsmart boys find employment selling newspapers, and they often do it by embellishing the headlines. Their theme is that they are “carrying the banner.” I thought of the movie, and its catchy song, this week at backyard Bible club. The kids in my neighborhoodContinue reading “Carrying the Banner”
Survey Says…
I only see that old game show “Family Feud” now in doctors offices, but I watched a lot of it as a child. I remember the host saying in his dramatic voice, “Survey says…” while all eyes turned to the results on the screen. Every summer, I get a general survey of what is troublingContinue reading “Survey Says…”
“Letters from Father Christmas” : A Review for the Advent Season
In 1920, a small boy asked his father a simple question: “What is Father Christmas like and where does he live?” In answer, the father began the tradition of writing a newsy letter from Father Christmas to his children, detailing the preparations for the holiday, the past year’s events, and other fun tidbits from theContinue reading ““Letters from Father Christmas” : A Review for the Advent Season”
On the Hunt for Adventure
My eleven year old burst into tears while sitting on the couch. As I rushed over to investigate, I noticed a worn copy of Howard Pyle’s The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood in her hand. “What’s the matter?” I asked. “All the adventures happen in books and never to meeeeee…” she cried. Her tears andContinue reading “On the Hunt for Adventure”
Wonder of Worship
Listen HERE Wonder attracts our attention to detail. My youngest son and I made leaf tracings this week with red, yellow, and golden leaves. His wonder at the beauty of color made him concentrate on the shape of the leaves, their edges, their veins. Because he studied the details, he then could identify and nameContinue reading “Wonder of Worship”
Dear Josephine
Find this article in its entirety right HERE at Story Warren. I am honored to be an ally in imagination. In Beatrix Potter’s imagination, Josephine Bunny was the hard-working single mother of Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-Tail, and Peter and was licensed to sell tea and tobacco. With a business to run and four little ones toContinue reading “Dear Josephine”
The Value of One
Listen HERE I have spent most of the summers of my adult life teaching the good news of Jesus to hundreds of children. I usually take huge crates of snacks, chalk, bubbles, and crafts to neighborhoods nearby, and the children gather when they see me coming. This summer was different. This summer, I focused onContinue reading “The Value of One”
Golden Shields
Like every other angsty Christian teenager in the 90’s, I wanted faith strong enough to stand undaunted before a firing squad. We were listening to “Jesus Freak” and “Consuming Fire,” inviting our friends to “see you at the pole,” and our budding faith was ready to stand, to go, and to fight- for Jesus. MyContinue reading “Golden Shields”
Sarah Dixon Young 