My Quiet Place

Quiet Place….This is the place I go when I’m undone, when I need to restore. God gives me peace, He helps me to recalibrate. God’s kingdom is counter intuitive. I was brought up to try harder, push through and do more.  This is what the […]

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Why The Local Church Should Start At Home

When it comes to orphans the local church needs to start at home. Unfortunately this is something that many people in the church are unaware of. We see orphans in third world countries living in poverty and feel compelled to act. What […]

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God is Sufficient

I was up a lot last night. Insomnia again. My mind cycling through the tiring thoughts I wish so desperately to be free from. It began with thoughts of the people God has placed in my life. Remembering I take myself back…………. […]

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Blogging Fear

I’ve come again to my blog to write. Writing comes quite easy for me. I dare to say I do it most days, sometimes several times a day. I like to write out my prayers to God. He listens to me with […]

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Jumping for Jesus

But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. Exodus 9:16 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order […]

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God’s Call on My Life

When I was nine years old my mom died from breast cancer. The world I knew was blown away like a tornado ravaged city. I spent seven years in a children’s home. No one tucked me in at night. Gone were hugs […]

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The Illinois Masonic Children’s Home

    This photo hangs in the foyer of the dining hall at the Illinois Masonic Children’s Home.I am sitting top and left.     This is the cover of a small pamphlet from during the time I lived in the home. […]

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I am writing this post as part of the Summit 9 Blogger Giveaway!

Write a post about why you want to go to Summit 9 in Nashville on May 2-3, 2013 It is a struggle to know exactly how to begin. I feel like a woman in labor pregnant with what I must say. I […]

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Summit 9 Blogger Contest

Summit 9 Blogger Contest! There’s no denying it, Bloggers for Orphans love Summit! Whether you’re there to learn about adoption, foster care, global orphan initiatives or to make meaningful connections with other advocates and families, Summit 9 has something for everyone. This […]

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