by admin | Nov 15, 2011 | Stories
“Can I work with Miss Amelia?” the children call out from the line in the hallway waiting to enter the study for homework time. Every Tuesday I hear the same thing. The Kids Club students LOVE Miss Amelia, and all of them want to work with her. Miss Emily...
by admin | Nov 15, 2011 | Stories
“Today we are going to turn plain old white coffee filters into beautiful, colorful butterflies!” I told my class full of young creators and artists. In the lesson time before working on the butterflies, we talked about how color, beauty and artistry...
by admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Stories
This Fall, Casa Chirilagua is hosting an open house called “The Art of Restoration: people. families. community.” Restoration happens when creativity and love make something broken, old or ugly into something new, unique and beautiful. Casa Chirilagua...
by admin | Oct 8, 2011 | Stories
The past few weeks we have been talking with the kids about CHOICES. We all make them everyday, both big and small. Through some fun role-playing and a little bit of reflection, the kids learned that our choices affect others. Sometimes a bad choice we make can hurt...
by admin | Oct 8, 2011 | Stories
“How can I be praying for you this week?’ I asked the girls at my first week of girls Middle School Bible study. Their responses included being more respectful to family members, caring more for others, being a better student and graduating high school....
by admin | Oct 8, 2011 | Stories
This morning at a Bible study I attended, we discussed Jesus’ first miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding feast. When Jesus chose to defy the laws of nature to produce this miracle, saving the Bridegroom’s family from cultural humiliation, he didn’t just do...