Compassion International is behind a new campaign called Live58, aimed at uniting churches to eradicate poverty in the next century. I’m excited about it for several reasons. First, I’m a longtime fan of Compassion – we have been a part of their child sponsorship program for some time and have always loved the work they do. I also love the fact that they are calling on Christians to respond to poverty in a tangible way. I’m pretty vocal about my interpretation of Jesus’s . . .
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I’m a better aunt than I am a mother
Ever since my nephews were old enough to fly without a parent, we’ve been having them out for part of the summer. I think the first time they came out they were 4 and 7. Now they are 14 and 17. It used to be that we had to pay extra money for them to be escorted to and from their seat by a flight attendant, wearing an Unaccompanied Minor sticker. Now they are old enough to check in themselves, and one of them can drive. (gulp). For many years we hosted them before . . .
what I want you to know: cutting
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by an anonymous reader. My road down self injury started with a diagnosis of depression when I was 14 and a prescription that didn't work. I tried cutting because I had heard about it as a . . .
what I want you to know: the legacy of growing up in foster care
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by LT, who blogs about her life after aging out of foster care. When I was in foster care, I felt so different from the rest of the world. I knew I was different….how could I not. I did not have a . . .
what I want you to know: pressumptions about single moms
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by an anonymous reader. If you are new around here, this is usually a weekly series, but for the next few weeks it will be a daily feature. I'm a single mom. I've never . . .
Super Troupers
I’ve been having a great time with my nephews this week. We’ve all sort of settled into vacation mode with them here, acting like tourists and packing our days with all of the fun things we can think to do in the SoCal area. The boys have seen a taping of So You Think You Can Dance, they’ve been to Balboa island, the movies, a Dodgers game, and tonight we’re driving up to LA to be in a flashmob. We’re having a blast. OMG I AM SO TIRED. On Tuesday night we got to see the . . .
what I want you to know: adopting an older child
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by the author of the blog Last Mom. If you are new around here, this is usually a weekly series, but for the next few weeks it will be a daily feature. My husband and I adopted . . .
what I want you to know: married to the ministry
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by Claire. I sometimes feel invisible. You don’t always see me. You don’t think I’m a faithful supporter of the work of my husband’s ministry. It's our ministry, but sometimes he's the only . . .
what I want you to know: cancer at 24
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s post is by Andrea Mayhew. At 24 I was single,going out with friends and living a carefree life. It was December of 2002 and all of sudden my high school sweetheart came back in my life and we were . . .
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