April Bennett

Graphic designer & technical writer, follower of Jesus, CASA volunteer

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@thegreengibson @KaitlynSchiess This has been a deeply felt question for me for many years.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@MarlenaGraves So sorry to hear this. Praying for you all now.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@MarlenaGraves And also the Christian school movement. I was floored by this realization when reading Kristin Kobes du Mez's Jesus & John Wayne.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@JohnFea1 @bethallisonbarr @DavidBartonWB Thanks for engaging. There are many, like me, who were only exposed to a Barton slant on US history (conservative homeschool). Resources like yours help with sorting out the falsehoods and relearning the truth.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

The last 2 years I happened to be reading books by indigenous authors at Thanksgiving, unplanned. These were amazing reads. I want to make this an intentional tradition. Any recommendations for this year?

[InterVarsity Press @ivpress]

"Any Christianity that justifies the hatred, mistreatment, or abuse of another is not the way of Jesus. It is heresy. It is offensive to God."

— @MarlenaGraves, 'The Way Up is Down'

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@genaLRthomas Also, I taught my kids that d’s have a doughnut first and b’s a bone first. that didn’t help too much until they reliably remembered to read the letter left-to-right, but now it’s a trick my 6-yr old uses frequently.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@genaLRthomas My kids reading curriculum suggested cutting out each letter in a different textured material (I used sandpaper for one & felt for the other), then have them trace with their finger while saying the letter sound aloud repeatedly.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@taylorsschumann Definitely adds another layer of stress to professional work! Especially during a pandemic when you can’t ask someone else to care for them when they’re sick, even if 99% sure it’s just a cold.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Celebrating the multi-faceted heritage, history, and hope of Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples are not the past.

They are living, powerful, and loving today.

Elders, children, activists, teachers, leaders, community, and so many among the missing.

#IndigenousPeoplesDay

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@SimeonTheFool @GingerSnapKid For many Muslim people, it also has negative associations as the symbol of the Crusades.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@jrice612 Thanks!

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@jrice612 How effective are domestic violence prevention programs? I do advocacy work for children & sometimes recommend to the court that a parent do a DV prevention course. I want to learn more about them but haven’t found a lot of info online.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@grumpy_mac @thtrisha16 @JBsTwoCents Yes, yet paradoxically also expect the other person—and you!— to change in ways you don’t expect over time. (Beliefs, goals, interests.) Who you are when dating is just a snapshot in time.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

Reading “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” and the main character named her wise, strong, fierce, faithful mule Junia after the female apostle, and it’s perfect.

[Sheila Gregoire--She Deserves Better is here! @sheilagregoire]

Why I speak up when I see false teaching about women and marriage: it's not to stir the pot. It's not to be negative. It's because people are actually hurting, and we have to address this stuff, even if it makes others uncomfortable. https://t.co/2l7QzzlHXq

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

I’ve heard @SkyeJethani and others talk persuasively about the need to move away from a “sermon-centric Sunday.” Churches who are trying this, I’d love to hear what it looks like for your communities.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@bone00afide Yes!

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@taylorsschumann Oh, and 3-wheel scooters were also a big hit. My 3yr old took a week or two to master it but he loves it dearly.

[April Bennett @wingstemdesign]

@taylorsschumann @MaryVerett DUPLOS have been the #1 loved toy in my house for 7 years (3 kids), and my oldest who is 8 still loves them even though he is an accomplished builder with regular LEGOS.