Fair Trade Friday {Chocolate}
I came across this article last week and thought about what an impact we have in the world. We don’t all get out to vote, but we do get involved in things that matter to our heart. I love chocolate and particularly the Lindt brand, so was disappointed to read
On wanting to be heard
She was in front of me chatting with the cashier. I was waiting for a refill. My kids were beginning to get restless, tired of waiting in line. I am thinking to myself that one drink refill was costing me a lot in sanity and time. Keeping it real: I looked
What can you Forgo for Freedom?
Supporting freedom on the go! Freeset approximates that the cost to train and release a woman for freedom is $475. This cost helps provide training to sew, reading and writing skills, immediate medical treatment, and daycare for her children. The $475 USD dollar amount can seem overwhelming. What if training
On What God has Planned
I remember clearly. I sat and read the email from dear friends that their sweet baby, their fourth, had spina bifida. They were living overseas…had given up everything…why? I wanted to crawl through the wireless line (is that image even possible?) and just sit with her. Pray silent words. Words
The End
photo credit My mom and I were having a conversation about challenges in life and how sometimes we feel we are at the end of our rope. Or that things cannot get any worse. But God. Reflecting on Easter, especially today, I think about the disciples and how in just
“You are my family.”
She appears in the doorway and greets me. I am on a skype call with our India team and she has arrived early to begin opening up rooms and setting things up for our little freedom operation. She has come in to “greet” everyone and they include me in
Fair Trade Friday {A Tisket, A Tasket. Your Easter Basket}
We have discussed what fair trade means and how small changes can be made in each of our lives to make a big impact. Consider this box bag your next Easter Basket. Use your $5 this year to help free a woman from human trafficking and provide and Easter
Can You Spare a Square?
If you watched Sienfeld, do you remember the “Spare a Square” episode? Elaine goes to the bathroom, there is no toiletpaper in her stall, and she asks the woman in the neighboring stall if she can spare a square (of toilet paper). It is amazing how you suddenly can manage
Fair Trade Fridays {Forgo – ing}
Are you ever frustrated when you want to help out in a tangible way, but feel as if the only option is a huge financial commitment (and you just can’t invest in right at that time)? Forgo is a great option for you. I frequently think: I would be happy
Prompted by Enough
I read it and it changed my thinking that day. It articulated everything I had been thinking for the past year. I led a crazy life, a lifetime ago. Our house was a revolving door and yet I wondered why it wasn’t working. {If you think or even suspect you