Author Archives for Rachel Skirvin
Our General Youth President, Michael Ensey, opened the Youth Day service announcing a monumental offering total—the fourth highest in Sheaves for Christ history—of $3,892,876.22. These funds go to support missionaries, Tupelo Children’s Mansion, Lighthouse Ranch for Boys, Bible college scholarships, and many other organizations and causes. Following the announcements, there was an awards ceremony where… View Article
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Oh the simplicity of being a child—when our biggest losses were losing a toy, not losing a loved one. No matter how we dressed or what color skin we had, we always fit in. Instead of writing hurtful words, pretty pictures were written on sidewalks. Insecurities were non-existent, and every smile was real. The days… View Article
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The final bell has been sounded, and the crowded hallways have cleared. You have definitively made it to summer break. For some, this is an exciting time, but for others like myself, this time of shift can be quite daunting and uncertain. If you are anything like me, perhaps you have no idea what your… View Article
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No matter what level of education you have, it’s easy to recognize the importance of punctuation. We recognize the weight of commas in sentences like “let’s eat, Grandma” versus this version with the omitted comma: “let’s eat Grandma.” One other punctuation mark I used quite frequently in my sentence structures as a child was that… View Article
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“Valentine’s Day,” “Single’s Awareness Day,” “Flowers, Candy and Gifts Day”—however you celebrate or label it, there is one thing for certain: you cannot run away from February the fourteenth. Every year, it comes around like clockwork. To some, it is anticipated with excitement but to others, it comes begrudgingly. Couples are everywhere, love is in… View Article
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