The Bible Story Family

“The Lord is my shepherd.” How many times have the words of Psalm 23 become the comfort needed when we face those challenges where we learn to trust and “fear no evil”? One of our greatest fears as parents is often concern for our children, even more than for ourselves. Steve and Kay Leeman faced that fear in 2011. They received a phone call from their son-in-law informing them that their daughter Ursula was in the hospital in Denver. She suffered from blood clots in her lungs. Catching an immediate flight they arrived before midnight, finding her surrounded by machines which breathed on her behalf. A night of prayer and recalling God’s promises brought comfort as she began the road to recovery. A year later, Steve took a watercolor class. With thanksgiving in his heart, he completed the nine watercolor paintings included in his “Psalm 23 for Little Lambs.” He did not intend it for general consumption. Instead he made copies for friends and family in order to share with others

  It has been such a joy to meet so many friends of the Bible Story Family this spring at the Central Seminary Conference, the Wisconsin Baptist Ladies Conference, the Minnesota Baptist Ladies Conference, and the Minnesota Association of Christian Homeschool Educators (MACHE). We appreciate your support and especially the interest in the new Story Sticks. That is why we are offering a FREE EBOOK to all friends of the Bible Story Family. For the next five days you can go to Amazon.com and download “DARE TO WALK ON WATER: CREATIVE LIKE GOD” absolutely FREE. https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Walk-Water-Creative-Dares-ebook/dp/B07D3F5WSZ/ref=monarch_sidesheet “Dare to Walk on Water: Creative Like God” offers 52 practical ways for those who know God to develop character through creative activities. The 52 dares, one for each week of the year, expand into more than 250 imaginative exercises based on scripture and designed to challenge believers to advance their own Christian creativity. The “Dare

  Some of us are old enough to remember reel-to-reel tape players, eight-tracks, cassettes, walk-mans, and CDs. Some of the latest cars are coming out with media players sourced from a USB port.  The Bible Story Family has responded to the trend with STORY STICKS. Six hour-long storytelling experiences are available on individual flash drives. You don’t even have to own a new car. They can be played on any device that includes a USB port. Four exciting Bible stories and four challenging character stories are included on each volume. That means children will enjoy a full hour of storytelling narrated by voices they recognize. Stories for KIDS, by KIDS. They are guaranteed to be listened to over and over again. In addition, all six volumes can be purchased on one flash drive. Six hours of storytelling, forty-eight stories in all.  STORY STICKS can be purchased from the Bible Story Family, P.O. Box 28342, Minneapolis, MN 55428.  Volume One $5.00 The Unemployed Angel. Someone’s at the Do

  Class work has been completed. Final exams for certification loom large. What’s a person to do now? Lyric Allen has chosen creative service as a Big Sister for a week of camp with foster children. Royal Family Kids is a weeklong camp for the purpose of showing kids in foster care how much they are loved. Big Sisters will work together with campers on crafts, games, swimming, and other exciting camp activities. Big Brothers, volunteer Aunts and Uncles, as well as Grandmothers and Grandfathers, will do the same. Finding it necessary to raise $500.00 for her week, Lyric posted the need on Facebook and raised that amount in one day. She finished her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Bryan College of Health Science last week and will take her National Council Licensure Examination in June. So studying is on the agenda, but so is creative service. “Just to be able to show these kids someone cares about them and loves them makes it all worthwhile,” says Lyric. Training is importan

And baby makes eight!   You may remember the story from an earlier blog post: our niece Kim and her husband began adoption proceedings and quickly grew to a family of seven. Five siblings came to them from various states where they had been in foster care. Kim and Kevin welcomed them into a loving home, choosing to keep the brothers and sister together as a family unit.   In addition to taking on the sudden responsibility of a large family, Kim found herself needing surgery for a goiter which was severely impacting her oxygen intake. Then they received word that another sibling would be born in April of 2024. Their hearts longed to add the new boy to their expanding family, but health, finances, and the lack of more room in their SUV seemed to say no.   After the surgery, Kim found out she could breathe again, and the outlook began to change.  It was time to make room for eight. When the already-loved baby arrived, Kim went to the hospital while Kevin drove to Florida to pi