As promised, I’m sharing my book list mentioned in my last post, Bookin’ It In 2012. In addition to reading through the Bible, I’ve chosen 24 books of various genres for this year. I’m determined to read at least these 24 and then I have several more that [...]
When I was a kid, reading was my favorite thing to do. I read just about every book in the school library and got in trouble many-a night for reading way after lights out. I adore good books! My heart skips a beat when I see signs go up for the biannual “Friends of the [...]
Four days before Christmas we got an email from our family coordinator at our agency, AWAA, letting us know we are now on deck! Honestly, this doesn’t change much for us since we’re in the yahoo group for our agency’s Ethiopia families and already knew (from tracking the “unofficial” list kept by all of us [...]
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was standing at my cubby in my first grade classroom, hanging up my denim jacket with the yellow lining, chatting excitedly with my best friend about my Christmas wishlist when she dropped a bomb on my world and announced that there was no Santa. I still remember [...]
I just wonder what the wise men of old would’ve thought of us when they brought their sacrificial gifts to the little Lord Jesus and knelt before him? What would Mary have said of the way we celebrate the birth of her Son, the Savior of the World, with crazed shopping and wrapping of piles [...]
It is high time for me to get back on the blogging wagon! I’ve poured myself a nice big cup of coffee and settled down to write since I’m home today with two sick little girls. There are several reasons why it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything. For one thing, nothing was happening [...]
I’ve seen this video several times and every time it renews my passionate resolve to advocate for the orphan. If every Christian were gripped with this truth – that we are the hands and feet of Christ and that we have a responsibility to the weak, the hungry, the orphaned children of God upon this [...]
I have finished the Bible in 90 Days Challenge! I even had 3 days to spare. If you’re scratching your head wondering what I’m talking about, you can read my previous blog posts on the challenge here and here. As I reflect on the process, the first thing I think is that I am so [...]
We still don’t know a lot about how things are going to play out in Ethiopia, but the things that we do know at this point have been encouraging and positive. First of all, our agency gave this bit of info a couple of weeks ago (I know. I need to update more frequently.): America [...]
It’s really ironic that my last post was about our discouragement with our extended wait for a referral. At that time, I was down because our wait was increased by a matter of a few months. Little did I know that what was waiting for us days later was news that our wait could potentially [...]
