Be the change you want to see in the world. ~Gandhi I love this quote because it focuses on what WE are going to do to make a difference not on the world. I have some missionary friends who were working at a home for children whose parents have been thrown in jail. Soon after working there, they discovered lots of corrupt activity that was happening with the leadership. And they were getting nowhere with the reports that they filed to get the leadership removed. They could have easily been … [Read more...]
Random Acts of Kindness Coin Jar
As I was planning for our summer, I came up with a mental list of boredom buster activities. When I was done, it hit me that most of our activities were all about our kids: the zoo, the park, the museum, play dates, VBS, family nights... Of course there is nothing wrong with making lists that our kids will enjoy because all of us mommies know that it's the only way to survive summer, to be prepared. But the more I thought about it, I wanted to add "others centered activities" to our list. I … [Read more...]