During the summer we spend many afternoons or nights at the Boys & Girls Club park just a block from our Challenge House...it never fails that the kids will find a friend to play with, I will find a parent to chat with, and we will enjoy the spirit of community that lives in our neighborhood.
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Hoops, Slides, and Summertime
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Summer in the Neighborhood
Summer is in full swing in our neighborhood...we have had 5 Day Club, the Orchard is producing fruit and the garden is growing. The activities are full with Chess Club, BBYBL, and Fourth of July fireworks.
5 Day Club Welcoming Us Home:
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Sunday, June 4, 2017
Growing Fruit - Growing Community
It was so timely today to pull up this post from March 2013:
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Saturday, May 27, 2017
Adventures in Gardening
As a child I remember my daddy tilling the garden...our job was to then fill our buckets with rocks, so that the garden would grow. I don't remember all we planted or how well the gardens grew, but I can remember breaking beans, shucking corn, and mama canning them along with tomatoes.
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Free Little Library
Today there was an article in the paper on the Free Little Library...we also had a knock at the door with a neighbor and her son's sharing two bags full of books! We love getting to meet and visit with our neighbors and share books with our community!
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Lessons from the Street Corner
Last night late in the evening we heard barking...a constant, loud bark with hardly a breath between. Finally after what seemed like 15 minutes my husband went out to investigate and I heard an, "oh no" from outside. I quickly threw on my shoes.
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
Spring Blessings
Last Sunday as I was typing up the blog post about summer dreams my husband had a friend at church ask what they could do to help us at CH1...
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