Read- March 23, 2020

Scripture: Psalm 89:9

There Are Big Waves

By Eleanor Farjeon (www.rainydaypoems.com)

There are big waves and little waves,

Green waves and blue,

Waves you can jump over,

Waves you dive throâ€™,

Waves that rise up

Like a great water wall,

Waves that swell softly

And donâ€™t break at all,

Waves that can whisper,

Waves that can roar,

And tiny waves that run at you

Running on the shore.

After reading the poem, talk: I wonder if you can think of a time when youâ€™ve seen or heard really large and loud waves. Was it fun or scary? Think about ways large waves can be fun.

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Wendy Claire Barrie

Wendy Claire Barrie writes about faith formation and parenting. She's the author of Faith at Home: A Handbook for Cautiously Christian Parents and is at work on a new book about intergenerational ministry called The Church Post-Sunday School. She haphazardly blogs at www.wendyclairebarrie.com. An editor at Church Publishing, Wendy has previously served seven Episcopal parishes in children, youth and family ministry since 1989. She is mostly famous for her brown-sugar chocolate-chip cookies and California-style tacos. She and her husband Phil Fox Rose are raising their teenage son in Brooklyn, where they also have a storage unit so as to avoid having to get rid of a single book.

Sharon Ely Pearson

Sharon Ely Pearson recently retired as Editor and Christian Formation Specialist

with Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) with over 30+ years of experience in

Christian formation on the local, judicatory, and church-wide level. Known for her

knowledge of the variety of published curricula across the church, she has also had

her hand in the birthing of numerous books, including the best-seller, Call on Me: A

Prayer Book for Young People and the 6-book series of Faithful Celebrations: Making

Time for God. A graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and a lifelong

Episcopalian, she lives in Norwalk, Connecticut with her husband John, a 17.5 lb. cat

named Shadow, and Chobe, a 7-year-old, tennis-ball-fetching, rescue black lab. They

have two adult children (both teachers) and a 5-year-old granddaughter who is a

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Rachel Jones is the associate editor for Forward Movement. She and her husband live on a farm with a dog, too many cats, several rabbits, and a flock of very opinionated chickens.

KariAnn Lessner

KariAnn Lessner has led youth and childrenâ€™s ministries in The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Texas for over twenty years. Currently the Minister for Children and Families at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, she loves serving as a summer camp session director at Camp Allen and is a frequent speaker to womenâ€™s groups throughout Texas. In addition, she produces the podcast â€œYou Brew You,â€ where she sits down with folks to share what God is brewing in their lives in the hopes that each person is infused with grace and courage by the otherâ€™s faith. She enjoys spending time with her family, hammocking, reading, and sipping sun tea in the great outdoors.

Kathy Graham

Kathy Graham is the Coordinator for Lifelong Christian Formation for the Diocese of Alabama. In her diocesan position, she serves as staff liaison for the diocesan Departments of Recovery Ministries, Liturgy and Music, Christian Formation, Altar Guild, Commission on Aging, and the Commission on Spirituality. Kathy is a Forma member and a former board member. She currently serves on the planning team for the Christian Formation conference at Kanuga Conference Center and was the coordinator of the 2017 conference. Kathy and her husband have three grown children , one grandson -18 months old - who will become a big brother in July.