Samson and Second Chances
Samson’s life was filled with second chances to get it right. What would you like a second chance with? What would you like to do again and get right this time?
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New year, New Chance
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” -Oprah Winfrey You remember Samson of Bible fame? You can read about him in Judges 13-16. God kept giving him chances to get it right, and Samson pretty much blew it every time by focusing on himself instead…
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Poignant Christmas Memories
SHARON’S BLOG Do you have Christmas season memories you hold dear? Here are a few of mine: The year my mother saved her hard-earned cake-decorating money to buy a sewing machine for me when I was a college freshman. Little did I know that I would use that machine to sew little outfits for my…
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A Christmas Carol Born from Pain
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Henry was a poet and a literature professor. He had a wife. He had children. He had a solid reputation, and his poetry was popular. And then his world caved in. One spring, his country became embroiled in a civil war. Families were split apart. Bands of thieves roamed the country, ostensibly…
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There’s a Song for That!
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Think back to that first Christmas. Sometime after Mary was visited by an angel, she traveled to her cousin Elizabeth’s house. Elizabeth, an old woman, was finally expecting her first child, and when she heard Mary’s greeting, she reported that her unborn baby “leaped in her womb” (Luke 21: 41 NIV). Elizabeth…
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Homeschool Mom, You Are Amazing
SHARON’S BLOG I just finished watching my two young granddaughters for five hours, and right now, my brain is a little scrambled. But I want to tell you something. We played Go Fish. We brushed our teeth. A few of us cried upon occasion. We pretended that we were
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Thanksgiving and the Hard Life
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS The Dilemma You’re living in a new country with a small band of people and are surrounded by wilderness. There are no grocery stores, no clothing stores, no houses, no fast-food restaurants, and no furnaces. A few people live nearby, but they do not speak your language and sometimes are not friendly….
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The Journal Entry of a Historical Figure
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Have you read any historical books by Jean Fritz? Here are just a few: The Cabin Faced West (about George Washington) And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher…
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Benefits of Trees: Brainstorm and Organize
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Are you not sure what to do when your teacher gives you a writing assignment? Check out this prompt. Let’s make your first steps in the writing process easier with these worksheets on brainstorming and organizing.
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Benefits of Bike Riding: Brainstorm and Organize
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Is it tough to come up with ideas when your teacher gives you a writing assignment? And if you have ideas, is it hard to plan and put them into an effective order with main and supporting points? This prompt will help with these problems.Many students feel that brainstorming is a waste of time,…
