I’ve had the chance to offer three different book giveaways in the last couple of weeks, which I have to say is so fun! I love giving gifts! I am delighted to announce the winners today. Thank you to everyone who participated in the launch of life: unmasked last week. Your posts were exactly what…

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The Gypsy Mama’s writing prompt for today’s Five Minute Friday is Joy. Five minutes, no editing. Here goes. *** The last thing I feel right now is joy. I’m frustrated because we, I mean I, screwed up our budget, and I’m stressed about it. I’m angry, honestly, with my failure. Which makes me extra-short with…

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God doesn’t require you and I to be whole and perfect. God doesn’t love us more when we do everything just right and love us less when it all falls apart. Just the opposite. Jesus deliberately sought out those whom society had rejected: Samaritans, Galileans, women, and the sick and disabled. Paul lays it out…

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Today I’m joining Elizabeth Esther’s monthly link-up “The Saturday Evening Blog Post.” It’s a chance to highlight our favorite post from the previous month. Since we were in Bolivia on the first Saturday of August, she skipped it last month. So today, everyone is highlighting a post from July and from August. My favorite post…

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Did you know that older children, especially boys, wait longer for sponsors? A couple of weeks ago, I met boys who had been on the waiting list for sponsors for six years. It broke my heart. Apparently, even in our compassion, we’re suckers for cute and little. I get it – I think puppies and…

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