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		<title>Unknown kindness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While watching the Winter Olympics, I saw an interview with Tom Brokaw of NBC News. He talked about the teamwork between the USA and Canada at the most devastating time of the 21st Century: the September 11, 2001 terrorist air attacks on the US.
After the airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/28/unknown-kindness/</link>
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		<title>Preschool to children&#8217;s worship transitions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is often a big step up for children to move from preschool classes to children&#8217;s worship sessions at church. Some of these young children have been attending preschool classes for 3, 4, and 5 years. They are accustomed to smaller rooms with many toys and games. Most of the other children in the class [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/27/preschool-to-childrens-worship-transitions/</link>
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		<title>The always on generation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Millennial generation (born after 1980) is described as always being connected. They have their cell phones in their pockets at all times. They take their phones to bed with them, either in the bed or next to the bed, at easy reach for those frequent calls and texts and messages.
Read this article. Below is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/26/the-always-on-generation/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s more than the 3 R&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parents of some students in my early childhood class complain and some even move on to other schools because, as they say, &#8220;we don&#8217;t focus enough on writing the letters of the alphabet.&#8221; They want their 3-4 year old child to be writing letters before they are ready. Many students at that young age have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/23/its-more-than-the-3-rs/</link>
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		<title>Hello? Who is this?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is this month&#8217;s Think Tank question:  “How do you understand God’s calling to children’s ministry in your own life? How would you counsel a young person who is exploring children’s ministry as a vocation? What do you make of Kids Pastors who move on to other positions in the church such as executive or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you creative?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people are asked this question. Many responses are: &#8220;No, I&#8217;m not very creative.&#8221; Actually that answer is not exactly true. Creativity comes in many forms. According to a recent article by NAEYC, &#8220;Creative people are those who can imagine.&#8221; In this article, the teacher asked a class of preschoolers to show her crooked shapes. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/19/are-you-creative/</link>
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		<title>Text or tweet me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another children&#8217;s minister pointed me to this article about teens. I work with several young college-age girls who constantly text, even at work. I think our supervisors have almost given up on enforcing the no cell phone policy. It has turned into more of a limited cell phone policy since everyone has a phone in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/18/text-or-tweet-me/</link>
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		<title>family coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The church could do this (read this article). With many families struggling with acceptable ways to discipline their children, preschool/children&#8217;s ministries could organize a coaching team to help these families answer parenting questions. Often families with parenting struggles are not regularly involved in a church or small group or Bible study group so they haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/17/family-coach/</link>
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		<title>Mardi Gras</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Mardi Gras Day! &#8220;Laissez les bons temps rouler &#8212; Let the good times roll.&#8221;
Come on, get into the New Orleans spirit, watch New Orleans parades live, wear your purple green and gold, eat King Cake, and listen to this favorite song&#8230;
Jambalaya
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		<link>http://www.brennaphillips.com/2010/02/16/mardi-gras/</link>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For my Valentine: The Wedding Song
Who&#8217;s your valentine? Watch this Hallmark Valentine&#8217;s Day commercial. Your valentine is the one you want to sit next to, play with, get in trouble with, share life with&#8230; Click the link and then click the commercial titled &#8220;Avocado.&#8221;
Here is my Valentine: David Phillips


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