Look what I found in the mailbox today . . . Sometimes it’s the little gifts in life that mean so much. Not the gifts we gave him. But the gift he’s giving us. The gift of caring about someone we’ve never met face to face. The gift of learning to store up treasures in...
When I see these faces, I see the face of my youngest son – and my heart breaks and the tears flow. Adoption isn’t the only answer to the orphan crisis, but it is one of them. I’ve been so encouraged by all the comments and emails we’ve received lately as a result of sharing...
It’s Christmas today in Ethiopia, and we went to our favorite Ethiopian restaurant, Gojo, for lunch to celebrate! Yesterday I told Yohannes we were going, and the first thing he said to me this morning was, “Mom, go eat injera today?” It was fun to see him so excited, and he thoroughly enjoyed his lunch. ...
January: It snowed a lot (for Nashville) & Cole had a sleepover with friends to celebrate his 7th birthday. February: Riley celebrated his 9th birthday, we met with our social worker several times to get our homestudy done & we had the Show Love Benefit Concert to help with adoption expenses. March: Brad spent a...
In yesterday’s post I promised to share some ideas for buying fair trade gifts & gifts with a purpose, so here you go! First up is Noonday Collection. If you visit their site, you can read all about the founder, Jessica Honegger, as well as the artisans who receive a fair, living wage for their...
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I've recently become part of Compassion International's Advocate Network. I'm very excited to have the opportunity to be a voice for children in need around the world. Please email me using the Contact link to the right if you're interested in hearing about the various aspects of Compassion's ministry OR click the box below to sponsor a child!
{We sponsor Umalu in Uganda, and I refer to him as the first little boy in Africa that I ever loved!}
