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Brainstorming Moments

Brainstorming … Last Wednesday, I met Cheryl at the Drowsy Poet. We decided to encourage one another in  writing.  I had been praying about this meeting and about posting for weeks. Why? I think it is an area the Lord wants to teach me discipline.   Like exercise, writing is a needed discipline in my life.  Not because I think I’m a great writer or that I’m going to run a marathon, but there are some lessons in the process of doing both that God wants to teach me.    Basically, it is an obedience issue. In preparation for our meeting, I began to brainstorm on developing a yearlong plan for posting to my blog.   I love Evernote and am becoming more dependent on it everyday, but I haven’t learned to brainstorm with it yet. In order to get the juices flowing, I need legal pad and pen. At the Brainstorming stage, I am praying over an idea and anything goes on the paper that might be related to a goal. Dreaming is closely related. Whereas brainstorming …

Flannelgraph and Manger Stories

My Aunt Jane just made a quick visit to Mama and Daddy’s and brought us one of her famous caramel cakes to share on Christmas Eve. Aunt Jane was my Sunday School teacher for many years at Central Baptist Church in Dixon’s Mills, Alabama. She made the Bible come alive in a dramatic telling of the Scriptures. Aunt Jane would hold her Bible in her hand and would take flannelgraph characters out of the folded pages one at a time.  She carefully placed each one on the board behind her. Christmas was a special time when Aunt Jane told us of of how the Savior came to earth as a baby. It was in her class that I understood – I needed a Savior. The manger story jumped off the pages and into my heart.  I’m so thankful for my sweet Aunt who faithfully taught me and many others about Jesus. Did you have a favorite Sunday school teacher?  What made them special? God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son …