allen | May 18, 2010
Last Saturday night I watched with pride as my youngest daughter(Debbie) walked across the stage and was given her high school diploma. There was also a sense of relief as I realized that all four of my children were now high school graduates. (The two oldest have also finished college.) There were other moments of [...]
allen | April 29, 2010
Trained Volunteer Presenter – These 3 words have been written across the top of my scratch pad at work for almost a week now. I wrote them there after seeing them in one of our company newsletters that was talking about an upcoming luncheon. The article said that the program would be conducted by trained [...]
allen | April 10, 2010
Finish what you start! June and Vicki were on their way back from their grandmother’s house. They enjoyed the walk to and from their grandmother’s house on the other side of the lake almost as much as they did the visit. Grandma had a small house just off the lake in a little cove. There [...]
allen | March 5, 2010
It feels so good to find out that somebody agrees with you. It makes it even sweeter when that somebody has no idea who you are and has written a book about the subject! In his blog post this morning at http://relevantchildrensministry.blogspot.com/2010/03/preschool-ministrya-sign-of-church.html , Dale Hudson made the statement that “Preschool ministry is a vital sign [...]
allen | February 4, 2010
Bonsai is the ancient Oriental art of growing miniature trees. After choosing a promising looking young plant, the tree is watered and nourished to get it used to its new surroundings. After a while, it is transplanted to a new container. Normally during this transplant process, the roots are trimmed and thinned out. Once the [...]