Monthly Archives: January 2012

“Follow Me” – Making a New Story (Part 2)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by browniesmoke

[See “Follow Me” – Making a New Story (Part 1) here. We’ve now used this story two weeks in a row. The class of younger children heard the story yesterday (January 22, 2012). I also had the fortitude to put camera … Continue reading →

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Advent Workshop 2011 – The Advent Wreath (epilogue)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by browniesmoke

(For the rest of the story, see here, here, and here.) A few people weren’t able to be at the workshop but had helped immensely with the process during the planning stages. As a thank you, I spent a bit … Continue reading →

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“Follow Me” – Making a New Story (Part 1)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by browniesmoke

Our team of teachers met on January 6 to discuss the schedules and story selection for the new “semester” – January 8 – May 13, 2012. As we talked, we were anxious to include a story about Jesus calling the … Continue reading →

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Work. Bleh.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by browniesmoke

(Not that kind of work – the Montessori kind of work.) I, the one with the terrible stage fright, love to tell stories. I believe, after all these years, I am excited to see what I will learn from a … Continue reading →

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