Belonging

How old is your oldest friend? I recently connected on social media with an old friend from Kindergarten!! Knowing someone who has known us since we were little kids is a beautiful thing. Those friends remember us different to how we remember ourselves at that age. For example, I remember Kindergarten as a stressful time, getting used to an all-day school schedule, sitting still at a desk. But my Kindergarten friend remembered me as a joyful happy girl. We need the perspecti

“I belong!” Such incredibly powerful words. Not all children feel a sense of belonging. Some children come from fractured homes where relationships are complicated, where they feel more lost than that they belong. God has a lot to say about belonging. Firstly, He created us in HIS image. Father Son and Holy Spirit were present at creation, speaking out in Genesis 1:27, “Let us make man in our image!” You can almost hear the excitement of the Father in those words at the cre