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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?!

ByGertrude October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

Who IS coming to dinner?!. This story was first published in 1995 in The South Boston Banner. It was later printed in a book of compilations of my columns, Southside Glimmers in 2007. This dinner party of unannounced guests is a great way for kids to learn about people in the Bible and their stories. They have the opportunity to guess…

Why Our Kids Didn’t Celebrate Halloween

ByGertrude October 14, 2015October 26, 2021

The land of Halloween – and pretend and make-believe. When the clock struck midnight, Cinderella’s chariot turned back into a pumpkin. The white horses became mice again and her lovely dress diminished into rags. In the land of fairy tales, good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people – and…

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