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Jon – Avid Golfer
Jon
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Taming The Tube
Trying to create a policy that would enable us to capture and retain the lessons learned from last summer’s TV and electronic entertainment fast was a challenge. We wanted to continue to reap the benefits of having more time for personal development and relationship building, an atmosphere in our midst that spoke of spirituality and…
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Pumpkin Carving ’07
This year we decided to make our annual Harvest Party a space/science-fiction theme. With the party being only one week away, we made our pumpkin carvings space themed as well so we could use them in the decorations! We broke up into teams of twos and threes and started carving away. After two hours of…
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Principles for a Policy
Our summer fast from TV and electronic games taught us a lot about ourselves and community. We saw that this medium had a greater hold on us than we would like to admit, and that it could hinder our personal growth and relationships. The fast made us all aware of these things and universally we…
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Blood-Sucking Parasite
Our summer fast from electronic entertainment has been an interesting experiment. One consequence of the fast was to see how much power this medium had over us. Foregoing something you enjoy for a significant time educates you about yourself and your motivations. You learn that you may have overestimated your level of self-control or that…
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Game Time!
Lately the kids (and some of the adults) have been playing different sports after dinner and before celebration night. This past Friday’s game was football. These are some of the pictures that were taken during the game.
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Renee’s Ceramic Candy Shop
Renee is one of our younger artists in the community. She enjoys drawing as well as painting. These are some pictures of a ceramic Candy Shop that she painted earlier in the year. One special thing to pay attention to while looking at these pictures, besides the excellent coloring, is the way that she painted…
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Deceived
In the spring our community decided to conduct an experiment with our electronic entertainment. We decided to fast TV and video gaming for the summer. We went unplugged. We did allow for some fun in front of the Tube during one’s vacation and holidays, but generally we went cold turkey from the drug that TV…
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Patrick – Pen Sketches
Patrick is one of our teen artists in the community. He has excelled at using pen and some of his best works are done in pen. His style is playful and he is always coming up with interesting things to draw. These are different sketches from his sketchbook.
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For Joshua – Redwall Fan
Joshua