Category Archives: faithi have posted this before….but it makes me so happy to watch (and listen to) that i had to do it again.
hope you have a wonderful christmas. we are all getting on our new christmas eve jammies. it is. merry christmas.
Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Lord continue to be with all the families affected by this tragedy.
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my friend pam is getting better and her girls are getting better too.
i am praising God for that this week!
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i have five days to finish. how are you doing on your christmas attitude? i am trying.
thankful for so many little details in my life this weekend….candle light dinner with the kids…creativity…healthy legs to run…those faces…kids who eat peanut butter like crazy…sleeping in LATE…cuddling with waffle…basketball games…silly moments like shoulder rides and running barefoot in the parking lot.
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who says she can't be a lefty after all.
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talby and i put together some Blessing Bags yesterday. read about how to make your own blessing bags HERE.
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Go over to The Adventure Project to see HOW you can can be a part of this amazing tribe!!
Lisa: I just checked..she’s still there. PUNKALOTTA. She also started blogging again a few weeks ago, pieceofcakeafterthoughts.blogspot.com. I can’t seem to locate Laura’s instagram page? It keep telling me it’s been deleted? that’s such a beautiful explanation Lorraine. I too live in Connecticut about 30 miles away, and a Mom of four young children, and the tragedy in Newtown is heart-wrenching. My first thoughts when to Laura as I follow her too on Instagram actually. It’s so difficult to look at the children’s pictures and to hear the details of thier little lives and what they loved and thier families. I think what happened has forever changed me, and my outlook on life. I wish beyond anything time could turn back. I pray and hope that there is a god, and that these little children are with him now. Look for Laura on Instagram (Punkalotta) – she is posting some pictures of memorials around the town. I love the blessing bag idea. I posted the picture of yours and an explanation on Facebook and my post has exploded with responses. Last week it was very cold out and I saw a man at an intersection with a cardboard sign, homeless with a family. I only had a few dollars but would have given him all I had, but I was one lane over and the light turned green. If I had had a blessing bag with me I would have had the time to toss it to him, with a silent prayer that it would help meet some needs. I would rather do a blessing bag than try to buy little gifts for friends…..thanks. He is good all the time! Pure sunshine over here. Love that. Need that! Been praying for Pam and her girl. So glad to hear they are better. Yay! I totally understand the confusion to Meg’s words….the thing is though, that God does not control people. He gave us free will to make our decisions, sadly people continue to choose their own ways instead of His. God was there with those children during the tragedy and His is with their families even now……His word says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” It’s up to us to acknowledge His presence….trust me, He is here <3 I don’t know Laura at all, other than from her blog (which I greatly miss). When I heard of the tradegy, I couldn’t help but cry. I used to be a teacher and just can’t imagine what the staff and children went through. Later, when I heard this had happened in Newtown, I cried for Laura’s family. They have been in my thoughts and prayers ever since. If there is anything that I can do from here in Kansas, please let me know. Lisa I love your posts meg, but really, Lisa, Please let me know if you do something for Laura and her family; I would be happy to contribute. I live about 50 miles away (in Simsbury), but I absolutely loved and miss Laura’s blog. She was the first person I thought of on Friday, and can’t imagine the heartache they are experiencing. i just really like you. i like the way you look at life. i like that you run and make breakfast. you’re a cool girl. I love this. You are so right. Merry Christmas! You see, I wasn’t going to go for my run today because I have SO much to do. But then I saw your running shoes and then your picture with your running friends. You ran in 24 degree weather…if I go right now I can go in 51 degree weather 🙂 (most unusual temps for December around here in Western PA…where is the snow?!?!) Now, I have to go. Thank you, truly! You asked: this was a great post, thanks. I would love to see a post sometime about how you choose your charity to help. There are so many and it is so daunting to decide. And, then, I think should I do a little here, or a little there? Or pick one and do it all for them? I love that you are involved with this. Especially now, today. Blessings to you and all of your family. I live about 15 miles away from Newtown. I have been thinking about Laura from Piece of Cake since I heard the news Friday morning. I started following her blog after it was linked to yours, and it quickly became a favorite. My heart is broken for Newtown. Such a senseless tragedy… If you are in touch with Laura, please tell her that I have been thinking of her and praying for her family. saw this and thought of the sweet babies you’ve posted about… I love the blessing bag idea! So sweet that your daughter loved the concept! Last night I declared this week to be my “Get in the spirit” week also. It is happening. The worship, the food, the gifts, the “living in the moment.” Meg, I’m not sure if you talk to Laura (from piece of cake) on a regular basis but two of her children attended that school. Thank God they are okay but there is still much healing that needs to be done in them and in their community. I’ve already emailed her about her immediate needs and haven’t heard back yet, but I’d love it if we could all come together and do something great for them. I live only about ten minutes away from them so I could certainly drop things off if need be. Please let me know if you’d like to help or if you have any ideas. While we can’t bring back the victims, we can help the survivors. when you were a kid did you get the sears or jcpenney christmas wish book and look at them OVER and OVER? just like my girls do now with the American Girl catalog or Justice. i thought i would be silly and share my grown up wish list that is some parts completely impractical/pure dreaming and some parts regular stuff. you never get too old for that.
tissue garland….that i didn't have to make myself.
i would love to learn to make doughnuts.
a Doughnut Pan
Bossypants
this is my favorite scent at Bath & Body Works…. STRESS RELIEF.
Treadmill …. a good sturdy one that doesn't rattle or shake and is not deafingly loud because i am crazy.
Mad Men Season One
ohhhh… wait…. maybe this one instead.
i have wanted a hot tub since… forever.
this book Decorate Workshop
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so i made this whole list of things i love and "want"
what do i REALLY WANT?
i want Yana to have a mom & dad to take care of her forever.
don't you want to kiss her face?! and hug her tight and never let her go…. i was not planning on writing about this…. i was just making a silly wish list. but God would not let me leave it at that. because all i really WANT today is for Yana to get a family this christmas. THAT is the sparkly glittery dress of real life. jeannett has helped two other sweet babies through Reese's Rainbow find families the past two years and it is so joyous to know i was a part of that. so let's ALL help YANA this year!! go over to Life Rearranged, read all about Yana and you can even enter jeannett's giveaway. it will be the best christmas gift you will give.
Oh Meg. Once again, your random fun gives me a smile. And your baby portion of the post has me thinking more… I’ve always kind of felt a tug at my heart strings for adoption. It kind of flits in and out of my mind. Maybe God has that in the plans for our family. I don’t know. It’s good for you to mention this though, bringing it back to my thoughts. I just can’t imagine a baby without a home. 🙁 BBW Stress Relief is my absolute favorite, too! I hide it away just for me! 🙂 Saw your shoes for half off AND in your size on Pinterest right after reading your blog post. Enjoy!! Check out this website for those Nike shoes. They are discounted like half off and they have an 8.5. Hope they are the ones you are looking for! http://www.tiffanyfreeruns.com/nike-free-30-v4-tiffany-blue-reflective-silver-pure-platinum-p-198.html Ps. I gave u a gift u might like 😉 i want that baby. Thank you for this post Meg. LOVE your blog!!! Love RR and the kiddos on there. Are you sure she isn’t YOUR baby? She is totally totally precious. Great list! She’s so squishable!! Your heart. I like it. I know of the exact tension you write about here. I feel it all the time. I NEVER used to! dangit. Stress relief is my one and only too. Stress + Relief = Good. Loved today’s post! Made me smile! Hi Meg, As a mom of 5 internationally adopted kids I would like to say to someone who might be tempted but unsure… GO FOR IT!! 🙂 Adoption is a blessing and a gift. Nothing you do in life will ever compare. Love your list. all. of. it. you kinda punched me in the stomach with the last one though. the good punch you in the stomach kind. praying for yana today. thanks! I have had my eye on Yana for some time. I too pray she gets a forever home. I splurge and buy swim stuff from Athleta – totally worth it as it holds up so well! Have you looked on the Nike site where you can customize your shoe colors? You should get Bossypants on audiobook. Listening to Tina read it just put me in stitches. Awesome list. I am normally just a lurker but had to suggest Bossypants on audio. I downloaded it on my iPhone and laughed my behind off listening to Tuna Fey read it while working on projects. Meg, your blog ALWAYS makes me smile. And I can see you perfectly in that neon green athleta shirt. Sounds to me like you might be wanting little Yana for your own home . . . I had one of those days yesterday. I was at a Stop Hunger Now meeting talking about how twenty-five cents pays for one meal. I was super humbled when I realized my $3 latte could have provided food for 12 people. Definitely makes you think about needs/ wants. I am so grateful for all of God’s blessings, and so grateful to be able to be used by Him. Oh Reeces Rainbow! L.O.V.E. Meg, I’m reading BossyPants right now. My friend gave it to me last month for my birthday. It’s all right. I don’t find Tina Fey’s writing nearly as funny as I find Jenny McCarthy’s books. SHE cracks me up! Have you read any of her’s? so i thought .. this is a fluffy, i want post… until the end…..beautiful…! Ach! That chair! I have almost the EXACT chair – torn apart in my office. I paid $5!!!! It’s as sturdy as can be with steel springs. It’s OLD and I’m going to re-do it. I can’t believe how much it’s the same. your list is my list…maybe except for the gowns…unless they come in maternity 😉 I love your wish list! I have a wish list of both small and extravagant things also. I think the pink chair could definitely be on mine also! Thanks for brining light to Yana. nick and i saw a young mom with her tiny baby at mass this morning…and i told nick i wanted a baby. oooohmygosh I want those shoes too! I asked for a donut pan and running clothes this year too! Also, I read BossyPants, well some of it, but didn’t like it so took it back to the library. aren't you loving my incredibly unique and thought provoking post titles this week?! 🙂 my mind seems a bit blank to come up with anything more. with craft weekend ending for the year… talby's birthday party.
they ate pizza, opened presents, ate cake and LOTS of very LOUD time in the pool. thankful for all of it.
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happy friday to you. ps…i am currently rocking out to Home by Edward Sharp.
I’m in BSF right now. But I have to say that Beth Moore studies have changed my life. My favorites were James, Living Beyond Yourself, Breaking Free, and To Live Is Christ (life of Paul) is also a good one. Meg, it’s Tara from wisconsin. Can u please tell me where your bracelet is from? The one that I loved with the bible verse on it? I wanted to ask for that for Christmas from John and te kids. 1,000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Beautiful and life changing. i want a birthday party like that!!!! who cares if im 33! lol looks like a blast. grown ups should have parties like that too! Meg – Your blog so makes me smile and I love how you share your family with us! So many good Bible studies have been recommended and I can second a few of them; anything Kelly Minter has been great for our small group. Beth Moore’s studies are always thought provoking. Working through her James study right now. Absolutely love Lysa TerKeurst and her studies. Lysa’s ‘Made to Crave’ study changed my life and health habits! Just finished her ‘Unglued’ study and got to see her in Western KY, last weekend! Our group loves Priscilla Shirer as well, God brought her study ‘Life Interrupted’ to our small group @ just the right time last year! Have in line for this year, 7 by Jen Hatmaker, Stuck & Anything by Jennie Allen and Nehemiah by Kelly Minter. cbd.com and Amazon carry almost all of these DVD studies and books! I always compare to see who has best price! Enjoy and have a blessed Thanksgiving! Looking forward to Craft Weekend’s 2013 hoping to get to ‘meet’ you! :p) hi meg- pretty faithful reader of your blog, but don’t comment much. sorry:) LOVE your writing & photography! Stuck by Jennie Allen, it is amazing. I have never been so impacted by a bible study. It is life changing. Seriously. Our Women’s Bible study just finished Beth Moore’s “James”. WONDERFUL!!! She is beautiful. Happy Birthday to your sweet girl! Beth Moore’s James is great, I have the disk to the study if you would like to have them. {Love her} Priscilla Shirer is awesome. Our Bible study group did that earlier this year. HIGHLY recommended. Just finished Breaking Free by Beth Moore, unbelievable! I agree. It’s what I’m reading right now, too. It’s not a Bible Study – but I am ready Cold Tangerines and I am in love. so, so good. Love about Sean…such a sweet picture of part of their relationship. 🙂 Great Idea For the PARTY!!! Fun party!!! Looks fab. And just my two cents, but NO APOLOGIES for ads and recommendations, you wouldn’t promote something you didn’t like and you are an inspiration to many. I started a blog this year just to keep family up to date on our move to TN…and OMG as much as I would love to post more often, it takes time and work. I keep saying if I could blog my thoughts an pictures while carpooling I’d blog way more often. God bless you and your family Meg. Closer Than Your Skin, by Susan D. Hill. You feel like you are getting first-hand insight from someone who knows. Comforting and encouraging and thought provoking. you don’t want to put it down. RADICAL It is currently changing my life! I second “Grace for the Good Girl” by Emily Freeman. I’m also a big fan of anything Lysa Terkeurst or Angela Thomas. And on the plane back home from Craft Weekend I finished “Hope for the Weary Mom”. I’m currently reading “A Confident Heart” by Renee Swope. I am in the middle of Discerning the Voice Of God, by Priscilla Shirer right now and loving it! Happy Birthday, Talby….I think it is awesome that big brother helped entertain at the party….lots cheaper than a clown! I suggest the Book of Mormon. You won’t find a more powerful Christ-centered book. It changed my life for sure. Ah, I love reading that you had been doing BSF! But understand the schedule thing. Im currently onto my third Beth Moore study for this year. They are life changing, full of wisdom, bible based and meaty. So so good. I don’t have a book to recommend, but I really enjoy the daily devotional magazine, Journey. You can buy copies at Lifeway stores, or order an individual subscription here: http://www.lifeway.com/Journey-Magazine/c/N-1z140ew I’m hosting a women’s small group this semester, and we’re reading Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P Freeman. It is amazing. Emily’s blog is awesome, too! http://www.chattingatthesky.com/the-books/grace-for-the-good-girl I have loved “Believing God” by Beth Moore. “Not a Fan”. My husband’s small group just finished it and loved it. Out of your list, I’ve only done the “CrazyLove” study… but oh, what a good one.. not just good… life changing… (for me, anyway) That last photo is the best…she looks so genuinely happy. Good stuff friend. Good stuff! I really liked Unglued by Lysa TerKeurst. radical!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OR radical together. yes! we just did the multiply webcast at our church! great! Looks like she had a ball. I’ve read seven. I’ve started the Donald Miller book. Both were good. Seven was humbling. Convicting. I’m not great at studies. I’ve been working on Beth Moore’s James study. I hate homework. Personally my favorite read is my kid’s Jesus Calling. Simple and speaks right to my heart. Anything my Nancy Leigh DeMoss–like “Choosing Gratitude” but she has a lot of great ones. And I just read “The Fruitful Wife” by Hayley DiMarco (sp?) all about the fruits of the spirit–it was awesome! Looks like a fun time for Miss Talby! Happy Birthday to her! I would recommend the Good Morning Girls studies. They are online studies that you can do by yourself or join an online group. I am in a facebook group of girls and we all study and share (or not) what we are learning. There are weekly videos to watch about the study (we just finished the book of Colossians) I loved really getting into the Word. We are getting ready to start a 2 week study preparing for Advent. Check them out! http://www.goodmorninggirls.org Oh that song… I love that song… Home is wherever I’m with you… Love it. Rock on sister. “anonymous” by Alicia Britt Chole have you ever read “The Hiding Place” by Corrie Ten Boom? it is my all-time favorite book. it is an auto-biography, but it is beautifully written in a way that will challenge your faith and stir your heart to be thankful in any circumstance. I love the LifeChanges series by NavPress. I did Romans last year and it was amazing. THANK YOU for asking the bible studey question of your many readers!! It is awesome to have so many suggestions in one place. Kelly Minter’s Nehemiah study was great. I downloaded the video through lifeway (they were only 2.99 each week) and thought it was one of the most transforming studies I have done it quite a while. Both the homework and videos were terrific. I loved reading all the suggestions in the comments and making a list for myself, too. “Hosting the Presence” by Bill Johnson is awesome. Elisabeth Elliot – anything by her 🙂 although ‘Passion and Purity’ is a favorite. Try reading Spiritual Warfare for Women by Leighann McCoy. It has opened my eyes and is amazing! “this momentary marriage” by john piper right now i’m doing beth moore’s patriarch study by myself and you can download all the videos at lifeway.com/women. you just have to go buy the book. i love her studies. you can do any of her studies that way now…online. you do have to pay for the video download each week. it’s like 5 bucks. Talby just seems like a really sweet, down-to -earth girl. Happy Bday Talby! “Choosing Gratitude” by Nancy Leigh DeMoss – book has a 30 day gratitude challenge/devotional at the end – fairly quick read but well worth doing – very convicting/challenging! and if you’ve never listened to her podcasts “Revive our Hearts” I would recommend them as well – I often listen to that while I’m running – feel like I excercised body & spirit! Check out “Sacrilege” by Hugh Halter. It’s not very long, but very thought provoking. Really makes you want to dig in to Jesus, be like him, and love others like he did/does. Just finished “Not a Fan” by Kyle Idelman and loved it. David Platt and Francis Chan recently wrote a book together called, “Multiply” about disciple-making. I haven’t read it yet, but I heard them speak about it…AWESOME! Beautiful Outlaw! It isn’t a study, but an amazing book about our beautiful Savior. A fresh perspective, and I was so challenged, and more in love with Jesus after the read!! Highly recommend =) just finished the lineage of grace. loved it What a fun party! Love that she let brother and sister come along, sweet kids you have Meg. Also, those mismatched ones on the cake made me smile. So awesome. My girlfriends and I have done Kelly Minter’s bible study books, each one is about 6 weeks. They are about Ruth, No Other Gods and Nehemiah. Jennifer Rothchilds Me, Myself and Lies is good too. Beth Moore’s are AMAZING, even if you do it without the DVD lessons. I agree with Gina…anything Beth Moore! I really loved her Fruits of the Spirit one. We are currently doing “Not a Fan” by Kyle Idleman with our Church. Love it! Quite thought provoking. Looks like a fun birthday party! I like the balloons – fun colors! I’ve been following along with the She Reads Truth plans for the last few weeks: http://shereadstruth.com As someone who picks out Bible studies all the time, I recommend Stuck by Jennie Allen. It’s good to do with a few friends, it doesn’t cost much, and I had the most positive feedback from the group as a whole when we did it. Seriously, in all of the studies we’ve done at my church, usually I have 50-60% positive feedback at the time; with Stuck, I’ve had about 80% positive feedback, which I continue to get months later (I’ve never had such lingering results). http://jennieallen.com/projects/stuck Happy Birthday to your Talby! Love the pics! She is adorable! Knowing God by JI Packer is so so good–different from those you have listed though. and i’ve heard feminine appeal by carolyn mahaney is great. let us know what you pick! 🙂 Happy Birthday Talby!! Anything by Beth Moore is awesome!! I have done a few of her Bible studies with a group of friends so we all pitch in to buy the DVDs and workbooks. My favorite study of hers so far was Daniel. I did it about 5 years ago and would love to do it again. I learned so much!! Have a good weekend! Crazy Love was amazing, 7 was also amazing but in a totally different way than Crazy Love….next on my list are Radical and Interrupted!!! Happy Birthday to your girl 🙂 Looks like a great party! Discerning the Voice of God by Priscilla Shirer. Just finished this study and it is awesome! Teaches how to listen for God’s voice and ways to find His voice that you never think of. You would really like! Although I haven’t gotten into it quite yet, everyone is suggesting “She Reads Truth”. It’s something you can do via Instagram which I looooooooooooooooove. chrissie grace is selling these handmade trees to help raise money for the Jupin family adoption.
chrissie says: "This piece is 24" high and 14 " across and reads from Isaiah 9:6.
Each one is hand-painted and will be uniquely made due to the variety of wood panel pieces. This CHRISTmas tree is a very special product to me. It is my prayer and intention that this piece will remain in your family as a special Christmas decoration for many years to come. I really feel like God gave it to me to help Amy and her family bring Davis home.
Amy, I cannot wait to see the gifts it brings. I pray Davis feels all the love and positive energy out there, just for him :)"
you can order this piece from Chrissie's shop for the next TEN DAYS ONLY.
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the world of adoption processing is nuts.
it can be wonderful and amazing or it can be LONG and painful and completely frustrating. i think it's safe to say that the Jupin's have experienced the latter for now but they are HOPEFUL deep down that the wonderful and amazing is still yet to come. we have been praying for Davis to come home to his forever family for a long time now.
it's heart breaking. 
He needs a mama to hold him.
He needs a daddy to tuck him in at night. God knows this.
He knows what He is doing.
His timing is perfect… He is good. He loves Davis. He KNOWS. You can purchase one of Chrissie's beautiful trees and 25% goes to Davis.
and YOU can pray for Davis to come home soon. Love this. Every bit. beautiful 🙂 I don’t know much of the background to this story, but it’s so sad it’s such a difficult process. It breaks my heart to think there are littles out there without a mommy or daddy to hold them. I’ll add him to my prayers. humbled. I really love this. My brother and their wife just got their baby last weekend and our world is forever changed. I’m also praying Davis can have a family soon. Meg, thank you so much for sharing this. Your heart is gold and sparkly! Wish it was easier for every family that chooses adoption. Praying today that Davis will be home soon. praying Davis will be home soon… this email came today from 1Billion Thirsty….the group i went to africa with (partnered with water4christmas)
and prayed for them. i had to pass this on to you…..
Posting on FB too. Oh I’m so sorry! That must be so hard not being able to know how everyone you met is doing! Praying. Thanks for sharing and giving us the chance to give. I felt led. Prayers for Africa and Sierra Leone. I am praying for those sweet little lives. -Tracy Read this as I sat drinking my Sonic sweet tea. Decided to donate and challenge my FB friends to donate what they spent on coffee/happy hour today. Thanks for continually bringing things like this to our attention! Thanks for linking this. Africa has been on my mind. I want to do more. Done! You’re pretty much one of my favorite people. I adore your heart. So Sad. $20 in. xoxo today i would love to tell you about Mercy Project.
Heather Hendrick of the Mercy Project wrote these words about the group and their mission: There’s an estimated 7,000 children who work in the Ghana fishing industry. Some of Who are the most vulnerable? Children.
Today as we’re celebrating the systems in our own country that strive to prevent injustices like child trafficking and child labor, we’re mindful of the many child slaves around the world who are unprotected and the organizations, like Mercy Project, who are working to free them.
As a mother, it’s difficult for me to imagine my children working 14 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I’m unable to wrap my brain around the thought of my children engaged in long, hard days of physical labor, eating one meal a day, and then falling asleep at night on a dirt floor filled with other slave children. Yet this is the daily reality for kids who have been trafficked into the fishing industry in Ghana, Africa.
As with much of Africa, there is a great deal of poverty in Ghana.
Unfortunately, this leaves many mothers in an unimaginable position: sell their children to someone who can take better care of them or watch them starve to death.
Most of the mothers are told their children will be given food, housing, and an education.
Instead, the kids are often taken to Lake Volta where they become child slaves and their mothers never see them again. Thankfully, Mercy Project is working to break the cycles of trafficking around Lake Volta by providing alternate, more efficient, sustainable, fishing methods for villagers – ultimately eliminating the need for child slaves.
Because of the work Mercy Project is doing in Ghana, the first group of children will be freed this month from Lake Volta.
*******please watch this documentary about the issues in Ghana and the HOPE Mercy Project is bringing! *******
Mercy Project is the only NGO working on Lake Volta addressing the injustice of child labor and child trafficking at its root – by strengthening the Ghanaian economy and eliminating the structures that cause the demand for trafficked children. Whether these ideas of child labor, child trafficking, and modern-day slavery are new to you or you’re aware of these injustices, but need to hear some good news every once in awhile, we invite you to become a part of what Mercy Project is doing in Ghana.
When Mercy Project frees their first group of children this month, we can all celebrate together.
……………………………………………….. thank you Heather…. i don't know about you, but when i hear about another kind of injustice i get to where i think about those children constantly. what would you do if this was happening HERE to our children? let's support Mercy Project today. $5.00 can buy you a fancy coffee or make a difference to a child in Ghana. i can't wait to see what can be done through these awesome willing servants! Mercy Project Facebook and Twitter can you keep you up to date on what's going on daily.
“When the lives and the rights of children are at stake,
thanks for joining me.
The Mercy Project sounds like a great organization. I have been reviewing human trafficking statistics and it is truly sickening to see how prevalent it has gotten around the world. I am even more discouraged with the fact that it has reached it’s way into the United States. It is so infuriating that people engage in this practice to make a living. My hope is that, if enough people find out about child trafficking it will slowly be brought to an end. this is good stuff. thank you so much for sharing. i so needed to get out of my own head and own space today. thank you. It’s a noble cause no doubt and it’s heartbreaking to think of these families broken up in such a horrendous way but it would be wrong to think that child slavery only happens in poor countries like Ghana. Check out Human RIghts Watch new campaign against the abuse of child labor (especially migrant child labor) in the US (hope this link works but if not just google migrant child labor US) http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/05/05/us-child-farmworkers-dangerous-lives i found out about mercy project last december when i ran a local half marathon that benefitted them. i’ve been following them closely on Facebook ever since and was so excited to post about the work they are doing today! this is great- thanks for sharing! 🙂 I love the day to day stuff you share and what you shared today. God is using you. Through the computer I can see your hearts desire to glorify Him. Some people may not hear about human trafficking and child slavery except from your blog. And others like me who are striving to make a difference needs to be reminded on days like today. Thank you! no silent witnesses…
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Vivian - Christmas video was so sweet. I noticed in your picture of your living room, there was a blind string hanging down….please wrap it up out of the way….can cause child strangulation.
Stephanie - they played this video at church at christmas eve service. Love it!
Tiffany - Very cute! Thanks for sharing that. Merry Christmas Meg!!
Carol S. - I still like that video too, thanks for sharing it. Merry Christmas, every year is different but every year is good. God bless your family this Christmas.
Weza - Hi Meg, I love this clip too. The group that created it are from New Zealand and their latest one ‘An Unexpected Christmas’ is written by Simoney the author of the blog Greatfun4kids. I absolutely love it and I bet you will too.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Lisa xxx
Karen R. - Merry Christmas Meg! We loved the clip- and this one by the same church! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM1XusYVqNY awesome!
laura b - Hope you all have a very merry day!
angie - merry christmas to you and your family!
Catriona - Merry Christmas, Duerksens! I love that ou love this clip, too. You must check out their offering for this year. It’s called An Unexpected Christmas and you can find it on YouTube. x
Stacie - Merry Christmas to you too! It’s a gift for me that our paths crossed in real life this year. You are amazing and inspiring! xo.
Leah - Merry Christmas, Meg! Thanks for bringing wonderful words, color and brightness to my life with your blog!
Terrie G - Merry Christmas Meg!
Praying you have a Blessed Christmas with your family!
Kirsten J - Merry Christmas to you – and thanks for being a bright spot on days when I sometimes need it 🙂