I love sending and receiving cards at Christmas, but when it is all over with I hate to throw them all away. Well, I discovered something neat you can do with them that will bless others -- Donate your used cards to the St. Jude's Ranch for Children! St. Jude's Ranch for Children is a charity which cares for abused, abandoned and neglected children. They've got a recyled card program … [Read more...]
Do you have your “war” strategy in place?
There is a battle going on not only in our world, but in the hearts and lives of every person. Not one of us can say that we do not have battles we are fighting. We all do. And that is why it is so very important that we take God at His word and humble ourselves, to seek His face, and pray. The theme of my blog over the years has been to live intentionally, and today I want to talk about an … [Read more...]
Knit or crochet a scarf and make a difference!
The other day I ran across this neat project that this young lady, Ashley, is doing to minister to needy children around the world. This is the 10th year of the Knit Together in Love ministry. For the past 10 years Ashley has coordinated the knitting of scarves to send to missionaries all over the world to distribute to children in need. Why am I telling you about this? Because we can … [Read more...]
We are changing the story in a child’s life…how about you?
Our family began sponsoring two children through Compassion several years ago, and a year later added another child. I want to thank each of you who have purchased any of my ebooks...because a portion of the income from this site makes it possible for us to sponsor these children. Thank you! As we look forward to Easter and the celebration of Jesus' life...the hope that we have in … [Read more...]
Giving HOPE This Christmas
It has been a privilege to be a part of the ministry of Compassion through child sponsorship. Our family sponsors three children: Sonia and Jhonny from Bolivia, and Wender from Honduras. As we send support, write letters, send little gifts, and pray...we know that God is using us to make a difference in these kids' lives. Missions in Action has put together some moving videos filmed in the … [Read more...]
Our new Compassion child…Oscar
It was December 2009 when we added more children to our family....not biological children, but precious children we started sponsoring through Compassion. That December 31st evening, the eve of a new year, we added two children to our family...Jhonny and Sonia from Bolivia... Jhonny - Age 10 Sonia - Age 8 A year later we added another new member to our family...Wender from Honduras... Wender … [Read more...]
Follow Compassion bloggers in the Philippines
Last year I followed Ann Voskamp as she traveled to Guatamala with the Compassion Bloggers...now I am looking forward to following the Compassion Bloggers while they are in the Philippines this week. Do you want to join me? Your life will be changed as you see what God is doing. Many times we believe the lie that the "little bit" that we feel we can do will not amount to much...so we do … [Read more...]