For those who have followed my blog for a while you know I have three sponsor kids from Africa: Alex from Tanzania, Amede from Togo, and Mamounata from Burkina Faso. These kids have enriched my life in more ways that I ever could have imagined when I first started sponsoring them. A couple of weeks… Continue reading Compassion
Tag: Africa
Women’s History Month Spotlight – Katie Davis
Young? Only in actual years. This beautiful, amazing young lady has the servant's heart of one who has lived a lifetime for Jesus. Her book, Kisses From Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption, is on my bookshelf and travels with me everywhere I go as an audio book. I guarantee you'll be forever changed after… Continue reading Women’s History Month Spotlight – Katie Davis
Birthday Blessings
I've heard people talk about 50 as being "over the hill," "half of a century old," "on the downward slide," etc. When I woke up this morning, having turned 50 myself, the first thing that came to mind was: I AM SO BLESSED! I got out of bed, got dressed and headed out the door for an… Continue reading Birthday Blessings
T.G.I.F. – Gratitude Friday
Top of My List for the Week: 3.) Getting a letter in the mail from Mamounata, one of my sponsor children from Burkina Faso. She has such a passion for learning, for Jesus, and is so filled with gratitude. She inspires me. 2.) Seeing my son and granddaughter come through the front door, he with that… Continue reading T.G.I.F. – Gratitude Friday
“M” is for…
Mamounata. And Alex and Amede. These three precious children have changed my life. They've taken me out of my own self-centeredness by sharing their lives with me. Mamaounata is 9 years old, from Burkina Faso, and likes dolls and group games; Alex is 14, from Tanzania, and likes soccer and singing; and Amede is 8,… Continue reading “M” is for…
Quote by Nelson Mandela
“It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real speech is in its impact on the way people live and die.” (South Africa, July 14, 2000)… Continue reading Quote by Nelson Mandela
Thankful Thursday – My Sponsor Kiddos
As far back as I can remember, volunteering in some capacity has played an important role in my life. The latest is one that has enlarged my heart's capacity to truly love, empathize, and want to give in a way I've never known was possible. Several years ago I felt a stirring in my heart… Continue reading Thankful Thursday – My Sponsor Kiddos
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