Recently I took a trip to Tuttle, OK with some friends to visit the Braum’s Farm. I was amazed at the quality in every step of the dairy producing process. They start by growing crops to feed their cows in the healthiest, hormone-free way. Because the milking is done right next to the processing plant, the products can be made, packaged and […]
Praise God that He cares about little questions like this! With the deadlines for new lesson plans, I was studying late and still needing to be up early. This makes for a pretty tired Miss Esther. The whole process of asking God what to teach the children and how to explain it effectively keeps one in […]
Friday was a very encouraging day at school. The first class we went into was a 4th grade class where we had talked about Gratefulness and made thank you notes the week before. It was such a joy to hear that almost 100% of the cards had been delivered, and to discuss with the children how […]
Last week I asked God to teach me self-control so that I could be an example of self-control to those around me. The area He brought to mind was the need to replace my tendency to let my mind wander with the discipline of thinking about His Word. Verses like Psalm 63:6 emphasize how the last moments […]
I am so grateful for all of you, friends and relatives, who have held me up in prayer during the past semester while I was teaching Character in several elementry schools. You are such a blessing and huge part of the ministry! Like the spring semester (Part 1), Jennifer Wilkes, journaled her prayers for me. […]
We went ice-skating to celebrate this joyous occasion! Little did we know the greater purpose God had behind our excursion. What fun to be back on the ice! As we took a break waiting for the ice machine to smooth the ice, Robert sat next to a couple young men. He hesitated to start a […]
The Lord blessed us with a tremendous Thanksgiving together. After being in OK City for 10 weeks I had a new appreciation for time with family. We all enjoyed Grandpa and Grandma Brannon and Uncle Tim and Aunt Melba joining us for the day. Aunt Melba’s pie and thier bounty of other delicacies contributed to […]
Imagine you were George Washington or any of the other Founding Fathers and it was up to you to get the United States off to a good start. You want to found it on God’s principles but wonder exactly how. Where would you turn? Yes, the Bible itself; but high on the list of the […]
Earlier this month a few members of our team visited the Oklahoma State Fair to share the message of salvation as volunteers with Child Evangalism Fellowship. We were set up in a simple, small, white tent with a poster inviting passers-by to check out the story of the wordless book. It was a two-part job. Both were […]
Today, the 30th of August, 2007, we are celebrating one year of staddonfamily.com! We would like to take this time to express our gratefulness to Robert for designing and manintaining our site. We would also like to thank all of you who have motivated us with your comments and we praise Lord Jesus Christ for giving us a purpose […]