Help Haiti Live is an awesome concert sponsored by Compassion International. It’s happening Feb 27th in Nashville and will be streamed live online.  Don’t miss it! Help Haiti February 27th – HelpHaitiLive.com from Compassion International on Vimeo.
Read more »

I just discovered a great blog called Man of Depravity.  The most recent post shares some interesting links about the controversial Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow.  The ad, sponsored by Focus on the Family, is getting much negative press because of its clear pro-life stance.  I say hooray to Tim Tebow for fearlessly...
Read more »

these precious people. (The pastor of the church doing this work in Haiti is Kari Jobe’s dad) —————– Related:  Help in Haiti
Read more »

A ‘crafty’ young girl raising money for those in need in Haiti A friend planning to HELP HAITI LIVE via music A story from people doing their best in the chaos in Haiti ————– PS– Pray for Natalie?
Read more »

(Click on the pictures to enlarge.   Am hoping later today to add pictures to my Monday post, so check back.) ——– This morning we were up by 8, eager to see a little more of New York before checking out at noon and heading to the airport for our 2:40 flight.   First came breakfast and some...
Read more »

Tuesday morning we slept in til 9. After a quick breakfast in the hotel, we headed out for the nearest tour bus stop. The plan was to take the bus to the south end of Manhattan (which locals pronounce mun-HAT-in, not MAN-HAT-in as I’ve always done). On the way...
Read more »

The news about the earthquake in Haiti is overwhelming.  So many people missing.  So many families torn.  So many vulnerable children made even more vulnerable by the tragedy. As you may know, I’m a huge fan of the work that Compassion International does for children around the world. I was a fan long before they...
Read more »

(Pictures coming soon) Monday morning I woke up feeling amazed that I’d managed to sleep til 8:30– and equally amazed that John and our daughter were still sleeping.  Then I remembered it was only 6:30 AM in Idaho.  Perhaps not so amazing after all. We headed down to breakfast in the basement of the hotel.  Nothing...
Read more »

I’ve begun to feel hesitant to write about the adventures that have come because of writing FAMILY FEASTS.  It’s not that I’m blase’–it’s more concern that I not come across as being full of myself.  I’m well aware that spending a few months alternately banging computer keyboards and kitchen pots doesn’t entitle a person...
Read more »

October, 2003. I stood at the kitchen counter tearing open an envelope from our adoption agency Adoption Advocates International, unaware that inside was a picture of my daughter. We had just begun paperwork in September, and expected our wait for a child would be months. When I saw a picture...
Read more »