It’s one of those mornings—the kind where everything is falling apart. The alarm clock forgot its only job and we’ve less than fifteen minutes to dress and get out the door. My daughter can’t find
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A Suggestion for Your Christmas Bonus
Here is a cause I’ve always wanted to feature at Christmas time—because gives someone a cool present alongside the donation that was made in the recipient’s honor. Did you know that $30 can give someone
Read moreJessica Years 01, Month 2 – October 2011
It is almost October and I am in Kroger’s, looking for canned pumpkin. Here’s the situation. I’ve just lost my steady employment, so I’m only buying necessities. I won’t be home until 6 and my
Read moreCompassion
We all know about the organization Compassion International, but recently I’ve been considering them in a whole new light and hope you will too. Growing up, my family sponsored a Compassion child. I took it
Read moreJessica Years 01, Month 1 – September 2011
There is a sick baby, wailing at the top of his lungs next to me, and the stench of human sweat surrounds me. I am overwhelmed. This is not my universe. I sit downtown Nashville,
Read moreHow A Little Can Change A Lot
“We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums, but these are the symptoms of our illness and the result of our failures in love.” — Madeleine L’Engle When
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