“Today in America, there are about half a million people who are homeless–they don’t have a permanent, safe, decent, affordable place to live. Around the world there are about 100 million homeless people, and many of them are women and children.”–Robert Alan (more…)
Author Archive
Thankfulness Day 5
Friday, November 5th, 2010Thankfulness Day 4
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Hunger: One of the few cravings that cannot be appeased with another solution. ~Irwin Van Grove
Today I am thankful for a well stocked food pantry and stocked grocery stores with lots of food choices. We have many people right here in our own community that will not get enough to eat today. (more…)
Thankfulness Day 3
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Little girls bring such delight with hearts so warm and smiles so bright!– Author Unknown
Thankfulness Day 2
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult- John Haldane. (more…)
Thankfulness Day 1
Monday, November 1st, 2010
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person- Mignon McLaughlin. (more…)
Spending this week
Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Currently Life Bible Church is collecting coats and other winter items for MUST Ministries. I was able to really make my dollars stretch by going to the Holly Springs Goodwill. I know some of you will think that giving stuff from Goodwill is tacky. Giving used items to the needy is only tacky if the item is damaged or years out of style.
25 Days of Thankfulness
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
On November 1, I am starting a blog post series called “25 Days of Thankfulness“. This will be the first time I have ever done a series of more than two post on a related topic. Each day from November 1 until Thanksgiving Day I will blog about one significant thing in which I am thankful to have in my life. I will end each post by asking, “What are you thankful for today?” (more…)
National Adoption Awareness Month
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Since 1990, November has been designated as National Adoption Month. The goal of National Adoption Month is to promote adoption in a positive light and to educate the public concerning the adoption of children currently in the foster care system. (more…)
Pumpkins
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
I am thinking about planting a few pumpkins in the garden next year. This year we spent $25 dollars on three pumpkins. Talk about outrageous. The largest and most expensive pumpkin was carved and will not in anyway benefit our family. The smaller pumpkins will be baked and will hopefully become home made pie or bread in a few weeks. (more…)
Another pleasant weekend
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
We had another relaxing weekend with perfect fall weather. It is nice to have a slower paced life for a few weeks. I know that before long the speed of life will pick up to an unmanageable pace again. (more…)