I have a friend named Erin whose family looks a lot like mine: a mix of adopted African and Asian kids along with several kids born to her. One difference, however, is that two of her precious Ethiopian children, Belane and Solomon, are HIV+. She asked readers of her blog to share these facts...
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This is my tweak on a recipe from the Congo Cookbook. According to their recipe, homemade peanut butter is often used. If you’d like to do it that way, you can grind your own at the grocery store, or whirl some roasted peanuts in your food processor if you happen to have them. But...
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Way back in 1997 when John and I were first discussing adoption, he felt that the four kids we already had were enough. After we’d talked around the issue for quite awhile, we decided that a good way to help out in the world would be to sponsor a Compassion child. Since I was...
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I just realized that yesterday’s link featured some comments by Noel Piper. Well, today’s post is a reaction to writing by her husband John Piper. It is called John Piper ruined my vacation. It really made me think– what about you?
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I’m taking a break from my 15 minutes better theme, since I am trying to get some reallly serious writing time in this week. Instead this week I’d like to share a link a day for you to visit. I’ve got some thought-provoking stuff, and I’d love to hear from you after you’ve visited...
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Busy Sunday here. This afternoon I finished two tax returns and one FAFSA– hooray! PLUS I got rid of three bags of clothes from my closet. That didn’t leave me much time to focus on the people– fortunately most of them were very content to play outside in the balmy weather we had today....
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We are up to $3318! Wow– that is just amazing to me. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click on the Blanket party link at the top of my sidebar and read all about it. If you would still like to help out, it’s not too late. My sister doesn’t leave for...
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I’m so excited! Today is the day we get to bless some needy mommas and babies in Ethiopia. For those of you who are tuning in to my blog for the first time, this summer my mom, dad and sister are headed to Ethiopia to volunteer at the Soddo Hospital in a remote area...
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Just wanted to remind you about the Great Blanket Party happening here on Friday. You can read more about it here:For Want of A Blanket and here:More about the blanket project. I hope you all will consider mentioning the party on your own blog and then joining me on Friday to work towards blessing...
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