by Don Freeman | Jul 13, 2024 | Devotional
‘And they lived happily ever after.’ Many children’s books end with this, or something close to it. A pleasant, feel-good ending on which to say, ‘Good Night, Sweet dreams.’ Cinderella marries the prince. The ogre is defeated. The Sheriff puts the bad guys in jail and...
by Don Freeman | Nov 9, 2023 | Devotional
Daddy, why is the sky blue? Mommy, where do babies come from? Daddy, are we almost there yet? Mommy, do you love me more than you love Billy? Daddy, why do you have itchy whiskers? Daddy, do you have a belly button, too? (yes) Why? And on and on and on. Little...
by Don Freeman | Sep 7, 2023 | Devotional
When little children talk to their teddy bear, in language only Teddy understands, we find that adorable. Later, when language skills are more developed and they carry on full conversations in make believe play with other children, that, too, is charming. It’s because...
by Don Freeman | Jun 1, 2023 | Devotional
In the era before computers (there really was one!) vacationers traveled with camera cases in which they kept rolls of light-sensitive film. As photo-worthy occasions arose, those cameras were frantically removed from the case and aimed at the desired subject, not...
