With deepest appreciation for my Favorite Fatigue Wearer, his father, and my own father ... and for all who presently or have ever served to protect my freedoms—and yours. With thanks to their families for the sacrifices they, too, have made. May we never forget! Happy Veterans Day ... Keep Reading...
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Sunday Challenge
Today is Orphan Sunday, and churches around the world pause to raise awareness. Why? Because every.single.day at least 40,000 children become orphans. There are 153 million of them in the world. OUR world. OUR problem. And the children are asking: "Where are you?" Think about the children in your life. In the eyes of God, there is no difference between them and * the 7-yr-old Cambodian boy living at the garbage dump * the 12-yr-old Brazilian girl forced to sell herself last night … and the night before ... and tonight * the 10-yr-old African boy required to fight in a war he doesn't understand * the 14-yr-old American girl living in her 6th foster home Absolutely no ... Keep Reading...
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Nowhere else to go…
This is the image that caught one reader's eye in my non-traditional Fall colors inspiration board. Obviously, it once caught my eye, too—and thus the picture. I don't recall where I saw this... but I do recall identifying with it immediately. Nowhere else to go... It's daunting, the feeling of having nowhere else to go. Nowhere... Not long ago, a family I befriended at Church Street Cafe' received an eviction notice. The circumstances were convoluted and frustrating and not entirely of the family's doing, and yet the reality was clear: they needed to find another place to live. Although the wife was working hard to get her GED and improve their situation, at the moment another reality was clear: ... Keep Reading...
