Posted in Adoption, Etsy - Jewelry on November 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have made for myself and some friends and family what I call a “family bracelet”. You could also call it a “mother’s” or “grandmother’s” bracelet.
Here are some examples:
I am offering these bracelets as a special order for yourself or to purchase as a gift. I can make a bracelet with three to eight birthstone crystals. (If you need more than [...]
Posted in Adoption on November 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just read an article on Rainbow Kids (dot) com about a new show ABC is putting on the air called Find My Family. Here is part of the article:
In the most exploitive and disparaging-of-adoption media effort yet, ABC will air a sneak peak’ of their new series Find My Family on Monday, November 23rd. [...]
Posted in Bible Study, Books, Faith on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I wrote a post called Take Up Your Cross. I didn’t really cover that subject from all sides and wanted to elaborate on it.
The Lord graciously spoke to me recently when I was watching a DVD called, “The Blazing Center” by John Piper where he delivers a teen version of his “Christian Hedonism” theme (devoting [...]
Posted in Adoption, Faith on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just wanted to let you know that my craft/jewelry sale on Saturday was a great success. And that success was on several levels.
Yes, I made a good amount of money and that is great. But, I was so encouraged by those who made the effort to come and had even purposed to do their [...]
Posted in Cooking, Life on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been buying and cooking the pork sirloin four-packs from Costco for awhile now. I have come up with several ways to cook them that are tasty and make dinner preparation pretty easy. One roast will feed the five of us with leftovers.
I have several combinations I use for seasoning. 1) Cream of mushroom soup, [...]
Posted in Adoption on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you remember, we are doing a fundraiser with Just Love Coffee for our adoption. We have ordered from them twice now and I thought I would report what we have found to you.
Our first coffee order, we got one pound of Selam Tsehai, a blend. The coffee arrived in about four days from the [...]
Posted in Books, Faith, India on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I finished reading Elisabeth Elliot’s biography of Amy Carmichael entitled A Chance to Die. It has been a few weeks since I finished it, but I haven’t had a chance to sit down and put together my thoughts about this book until today.
Amy Carmichael was a driven woman. Her drive was not to be successful or [...]
Sorry, we watch “The Parent Trap” (Lindsey Lohan) on a semi-regular basis which is where I got my title. If you haven’t figured it out – or you don’t watch this movie! – it means the “information”.
I got to talk with the India Program Director who was just in India visiting with our [...]
Posted in Adoption, Faith on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Please read this post at Abba Fund by Jason Kovaks entitled How Many Christians Would it Take to Adopt All the Adoptable Orphans in the World?
He states that according to statistics, there are about 40 – 50 million adoptable orphans in the world. He goes on to report:
As for Christians, according to Mission Frontiers, globally there [...]
Posted in Books, Faith on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got an encouraging email from Ligonier Ministries Blog entitled, ”Facing Our Fears”. I think it is a topic we all face far too often. Here it is:
by R.C. Sproul
We are fragile mortals, given to fears of every sort. We have a built-in insecurity that no amount of whistling in the dark can mollify. We seek assurance concerning [...]
I started this blog to have a place to share about the adventure of adoption, but also to encourage others in their faith who have suffered the loss of someone they love. I love to read, garden, take photos, make jewelry, cook, and home school my children.
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Email me for information or to order.
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