by debracelovsky | Jul 4, 2022 | Liberty, Travel
A huge *event in the Town Hall Square of Vilnius, Lithuania celebrating American Independence Day? On June 30, 2022, that’s where Sam and I found ourselves. American flags arranged on the steps of the Town Hall (whose origins date from 1432), Big Band blaring...
by debracelovsky | Jun 21, 2022 | One Year Bible, Word
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11a Behind our property is a twelve acre parcel that was originally owned by a winemaking couple in the nineties and operated as a plant nursery. It was sold some years ago to Amir *, a self-described...
by debracelovsky | Jun 14, 2022 | One Year Bible, Prayer, Word
Question: How do you teach kids about Christians being killed for their faith? Yet another coincidence. Early June in the OYB means the Book of Acts. The second week of June means the martyrdom of Stephen. It’s my week in the Sunday School teaching rotation for...
by debracelovsky | Jun 5, 2022 | Family Life, One Year Bible
Every summer when I was growing up in Northern California, we went to Family Camp in the mountains near Santa Cruz. This was a much anticipated event. Since it was the era of Big Hair, our packing meant lots of hairspray, as well. It was hot and dusty during the day,...
by debracelovsky | May 30, 2022 | Liberty, One Year Bible
Twelve days ago, I was in Washington D.C. with students from our church’s homeschool co-op. It was a three-day intensive in our nation’s capital, walking an average of seven/eight miles a day in 90+ degree heat with crushing humidity. No one complained. On...
