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Better than a Goldfish
Lions to the Rescue wins a Selah Award! . . . When I was a kid, I won a goldfish at a carnival. The fish was swimming in circles in a small, round bowl surrounded by other goldfish swimming in circles in small, round bowls. The goal was to toss a ping pong ball into this segregated school of fish and hope the ping pong ball would somehow defy physics and actually stick a landing on the surface of the water in one of the bowls.
Read MoreBig Bookish Announcement (& Giveaway)!
Big book news! And a giveaway to celebrate.
Read MoreSchooled by Crows and Creation
Crow research and cappuccinos were the order of the afternoon…
Read MoreA special invite for my blog readers
I wondered: How could I bring my blog followers, Instagram friends, and Tree Street Kids readers together in one space to serve you all better…AND escape the whims of the social media algorithm gods? The answer…
Read MoreCheck out the New Tree Street Kids Series website!
What’s on the new Tree Street Kids series website…?
Read MoreI Will Welcome Winter as a Sabbath
By Amanda Cleary Eastep I have two memories of snow. They stick like individual snowflakes to window glass, their intricacies blatantly announcing God’s mathematical genius…his ability to condense the universe into a melting, faceted jewel (or the savior into a newborn)… I am nine and caroling with my parents and their friends and children. The sky is […]
Read MoreThe Dance of the Elders
By Amanda Cleary Eastep That summer night on the rain-shiny driveway, we danced like crazy people… …and we sang, all of us happy remnants of the Sunday afternoon party that celebrated the graduation of my three kids. Their whole lives lay ahead of them as we friends and family honored the big steps of […]
Read MoreBecause Your Good Friends Will Follow You Out the Window
By Amanda Cleary Eastep One after the other, the six of us crawl out my friend’s apartment bedroom window and onto the flat, tar paper roof of Wilma’s Cafe where the farmers gather on Saturday mornings to drink coffee and eat Western omelets after milking or plowing or planting, depending on the season. To me […]
Read MoreYou wouldn’t believe the stars
By Amanda Cleary Eastep “You wouldn’t believe the stars.” My daughter tells me this in one of her voice messages from the refugee camp in north Africa. She and her friend had dragged their bedding out onto the desert sand, staying up until 2 a.m. as if this was some junior high sleepover, chatting and “wow”ing and awestruck. We live 30 […]
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