If you've visited here for very long, you already know: I believe in the power of prayer. In fact, prayer is the foundation of any creative caring ideas I ever have, so I could have added it to all of my previous 31 Days posts. But today, it's my focus ... Twenty years ago I read a couple of books by Christian fiction writer, Frank Peretti. I honestly don't remember a lot about the storylines, but one thing impressed me then ... and has stayed with me to this day. When circumstances arose in Peretti's books such that a spiritual "battle royal" was about to be fought in the heavenlies, God called on specific Christians to pray. To intercede on behalf of those directly involved in the situation. The stakes ... Keep Reading...
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BLESSING BOOK: Day 27 of 31 Days of Creative Caring
It all began five years ago today ... when Renaissance Man became President of Hope Unlimited for Children. I told you HERE about why I started blogging. It's all connected. You see, when my husband traded his somewhat predictable job in Christian higher education for one bombarded with mortally at-risk, prostituted, and sex-trafficked children, our comfy, protected world was engulfed daily by the real world ... and it was sometimes overwhelming. It still is. After 14 months of virtually non-stop travel (including several trips to Brazil), I knew my husband needed a break. His 50th birthday was coming up, and so -- for the first time ever in our marriage -- I made plans he didn't know about. While ... Keep Reading...
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MILITARY FAMILIES: Day 26 of 31 Days of Creative Caring
Renaissance Man and I met the young man who would become our son-in-law on the evening before he left for Army Boot Camp. We followed his progress as he continued on to Airborne School and then deployed to Iraq. In fact, it was while on leave from that deployment that he coaxed a jeweler to "rush" an engagement ring so he could propose to our daughter before returning to the Middle East. A wedding date was set ... and he was scheduled to be home in time ... but we purchased wedding insurance anyway. I've learned that when you're dealing with the military, schedules can change quickly. Fortunately, he made it, but not too long after the wedding, Afghanistan called, and another deployment began. Safely back at ... Keep Reading...
