March 24, 2023 Fourteen years ago, my husband and I went downtown to watch my uncle get his head shaved for an organization called St. Baldrick’s, a foundation that raises money for children’s cancer research. We had never heard of it before, but we found ourselves on...

February 24, 2023 Vulnerable post alert.  Today I cried. My husband and I went to our children’s school to have a parent conference with our daughter’s teacher, and then we ran into the guidance counselor on the way out and had a discussion about our son. I sat in my...

January 29, 2023 Preschool Sunday Message Good morning.  For those of you who do not know me, my name is Jessica Slessman and today I am here as both a member of our congregation and as Soapstone’s preschool director. I am just so happy to be with you all this...

January 13, 2023 Registration is almost here, y’all.  Somehow, someway, it always creeps up on us right after the holidays and then all of sudden - it’s here. I know I’m a preschool director, but I’m also a person, too (haha) and I’ve always found it a little...