September Word Crossing
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What’s In My Backyard?-Mallard
Meet the Neighbors: Mallard For the introduction to this series, see here. When many people think of ducks, they think of this species. They are common and live everywhere in the US. Unlike many other duck species that nest and raise their ducklings in Canada, mallards nest all over the place. The ducklings hatch out
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Acrostic Psalm Quote 2
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Leaf Color
Why do leaves change color in the fall? And why do different trees turn different colors? All leaves contain chlorophyll. Chlorophyll reflects green light making leaves look green. As the days shorten and the nights cool, trees form a layer of cork cells in the stem of their leaves. This causes the leaf to die
Daily Prayer
October 26 Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.Come, worship the Lord for we are his people, the flock he shepherds, alleluia. Psalm 104:1-12 Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord God, how great you are, clothed in majesty and glory, wrapped in light as in a robe! You stretch
The Our Father, Pattern of Prayer
The Our Father, Pattern of Prayer The Our Father is not only a wonderful prayer that we can pray every day of our lives. It is also a pattern of prayer that we can use as a meditation and a conversation with our Father. Here is an example: Our Father Since you are the Father
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The Dog Days
Why is summer hotter than winter? Summer is hotter than winter because Earth is tilted on its axis. The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun in summer and away from the sun in winter. The same is true for the southern hemisphere except that summer and winter come at different times of year than
What’s In My Backyard?-Carder Bees
Meet the Neighbors: Carder Bee For the introduction to this series, see here. This is a carder bee. These bees “card” wool off of fuzzy plants like lambs’ ears to make a nice soft nest. Humans comb sheep’s wool before making it into things. This is called carding. It cleans and aligns the wool fibers.
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St. James Acrostic
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St. James
St. James is one of the best-known apostles. He was called by Jesus and was one of the three apostles chosen to be present at important moments like the Transfiguration and the raising of Jairus’s daughter. Yet even with all of these gifts, the things we learn about St. James aren’t exactly flattering. He and