Through their eyes
They will all arrive this week…swarm our church campus…and wrap ribbons of Hope around our hearts. Global workers. Some call them missionaries, some call them non-profit workers, some call them “ministry” organizers…all are tuned to the heart of God for the nations (either here in the US or around the
Fair Trade Friday {For When Fair Trade is All Theory}
I’m honored to introduce you to Annie who is guest posting today for Fair Trade Friday. She is amazing, super talented and an excellent writer. Thanks Annie for taking time to give insight into Fair Trade! My husband has an aunt, so really I do too, who is known in
He is here
Do you ever feel like drawing in the sand? Setting up stones for remembrance? I feel like that today. Nothing amazing has happened, no significant life-change, no raise, or extra baby coming…but I feel as if I just need to draw in the sand. Set up stones. To remember. To
The Value of YOU
Photo Credit You are not a failure. You may feel you are, whatever your circumstances are this Valentines Day. Single. Single mom. Married. Small kids, big kids…or no kids at all. YOU are not a failure. How do I know this? Because He has created you in the image of
Fair Trade Friday {What is the Value?}
Is there value in fair trade? My response? Yes. Why: Because you are valuing people and not products or consumables (coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.). This value affects all of us, globally. “Why/could it affect me, here, in the US,” you ask? The greater value that is placed on fair trade
My lesson from the staff
I recently had a realization about a staff and Moses, that has left me looking at what I have and what I have been given, in a different way. What gifts has He given you? Are there things you hold dear? Your family? Children? favorite shoes? Perhaps there are some
Choosing
There it was again. I had heard clearly from the Lord regarding several things in my life over the last year and that story kept returning. Obedience. As I read the story of Sarai and Hagar again, something different struck inside my heart. God had promised Abram and He would
Fair Trade Friday {Why Fair Trade Matters}
Why does fair trade matter? {to you} Fair trade matters because it ensures people are cared for and esteemed with value. When items (phones, coffee, bracelets, baskets and more) are made under fair trade practices, there is protection for those that made it: healthy working standards, sensible working hours and
The Legacy You Leave Behind
Over the years I have realized the influence and power we have as women to either make peace in families or continue rifts that have been there for years, is astounding. As women, God has made us unique in our abilities to be the “thermometer” within our family structure. My