Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Desperately, Erica tossed items from her closet onto her bedroom floor. “What’s going on?” Mom asked as she walked into the bedroom. “I have to find them!” Erica cried, digging even faster through toys and clothes in the closet. “It’s all I have left of Grandma.” Mom…
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “Grandpa, can you take me home?” asked Emery. “I’m so tired.” She and her sister, Taryn, were at their grandparents’ house making Christmas cookies. Taryn, who was mixing ingredients in a bowl, looked up. “I don’t want to go home yet! We just got here.” “But I don’t feel very…
Bible Reading: Psalm 10:14, 17; 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; Revelation 21:1-4 Melanie gazed out her bedroom window as rain pelted the glass. Thunder boomed and lightning flashed while tears streaked down her face. “Why, God?” she whispered. “Why did my baby brother have to die?” The storm looked angry and sad—like Melanie’s heart. Arms wrapped around…
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “I don’t like camp! Don’t go! Stay with me!” Four-year-old Fay sobbed as she clung to her big brother. “I won’t be gone forever,” Ford told her. “I’m just going for a week.” “No! I want you to stay home and play with me,” the little girl insisted. Gently, Mom…
