My daughter stayed on campus with me today. I teach at 9am and 11am, and she spent that time in my office watching cartoons. Between 10am and 11am, we took a trip to the local donut shop. The proprietor asked us what we were up to this weekend. I mentioned that it was my daughter’sContinue reading “Grace-Filled Donuts”
Author Archives: Jonathan Sircy
Fun Run?
Lo, the times of fund raising are upon us. Our daughter has brought home a sure purpose: get us to sign up for her school’s fun run and give her money for the school’s fund raiser. “What’s a fund raiser?” I asked her. “I don’t know!” she said. “It’s for the school!” She has distressinglyContinue reading “Fun Run?”
The Interests of Others
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 This morning, I listened to a sermon on this verse. The pastor’s practical example involved a child saying to a parent–one who has just sat down after a hard day of work–“play with me.” I wasContinue reading “The Interests of Others”
“Get. Out. Of. The. Car.”
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, my wife both drops off and picks up our daughter from school. I’ve got her on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I’ve known for awhile that our daughter acts differently when she’s only got me around than when she’s only got her mom around. Today proved the point. On the way toContinue reading ““Get. Out. Of. The. Car.””
She’s Got the Beat
We attend a small, rural church. The average age of the 20+ members is 70. Consequently, our daughter is a belle of the ball. She’s full of life and the youngest attendee by several decades. I’ve been playing piano for worship in our regular piano player’s absence, and in the past few weeks, I’ve beenContinue reading “She’s Got the Beat”
Preaching the Word
Today was another day of hit or miss daughter interactions, but the keeper for the day doesn’t involve me at all. After our typical Saturday morning donut and library run, she had some space for doing her own thing. She proceeded to go into the guest bedroom, stand on the bed, and deliver a sermon.Continue reading “Preaching the Word”
Bible Memorization
The Lord prompted me to memorize scripture, so I’ve been trying to memorize a verse a day from Ephesians. I have a pretty good app for scripture memorization that allows you to record your voice reciting the scripture then compare it against the verse. I showed my daughter the app and my attempt to rememberContinue reading “Bible Memorization”
An Absent Day
It was bound to happen. Today was the first day I didn’t take take or pick up my daughter from school. Instead, I drove 50 minutes to my university for an all-day faculty development day. When I got home, she was at her grandmother’s. After dinner, she went over to her great aunt’s accompanied byContinue reading “An Absent Day”
“I Love God.”
On the way home from school, I’ve started asking my daughter and her cousin (who we pickup and drop off from school too) what they learned that day. So far, we’ve gotten small things about maps and math. But on the way home today, the pair wanted a quiz, and the conversation led to aContinue reading ““I Love God.””
Prayer Journal
My daughter brought home a notebook from church on Sunday. She called it her “prayer journal.” Over the past few days, she’s drawn pictures and (with her mama’s help) added captions for her prayers. They include: Gratitude for the Bible and Jesus dying on the cross Prayers for world peace Requests that God bless myContinue reading “Prayer Journal”
Learning Together 