five minute friday :: when
Did you guys hear about the exciting new endeavor that Lisa-Jo Baker and her 9-year-old son, Jackson, have launched? It's called the Ten Dollar Tribe, and YOU'RE INVITED! Think about the last time you spent ten bucks. Think about how easily we hand over a bill to cover McDonald's drive-thru, a coffee craving, a Netflix subscription. Did you know that in some communities in South Africa, $10 will cover a month's worth of school supplies $10 will buy 100 bowls of porridge for school children $10 will supply two weeks of cooking fuel for a local family $10 will make seven cooked meals...
five minute friday :: keep {and a video interview}
Congratulations! You made it to the end of another week! We're thrilled to have you here with us for another round of Five Minute Friday! If you don't know what Five Minute Friday is all about, check out this page over here, then come back and join us! And don't forget to click on the person's blog who linked up before you to leave a friendly word of encouragement. Remember how I announced a few weeks ago that we'd be starting a new feature in our FMF posts called FMF Introductions? So far, I got to interview Asheritah Ciuciu from OneThingAlone.com, and then Asheritah interviewed Kaitlyn...
why i’m grieving for someone i’ve never met
I’m know I’m going to cry when she’s gone. I can feel it waiting there, simmering and taunting the edges, about to boil over. A day is coming — and it might be soon — when I turn on my computer and learn that she’s gone. And I just know the tears are going to fall. What I don’t know is what I’m supposed to say to my family when they ask me what’s wrong. How will I explain that I’m grieving for someone I’ve never met? For a family who doesn’t even know I exist? I first read about Kara Tippetts’ story through her guest post on Ann Voskamp’s site, when Kara wrote a moving letter to Brittany...
an interview with author susan meissner .. and a giveaway!
Remember that review I posted recently, on a novel called Secrets of a Charmed Life? Well, the book launches tomorrow, February 3rd (!!), and today it's my privilege to share with you an interview with author Susan Meissner. Not only that, but I have a signed copy of Secrets of a Charmed Life to give away to one winner! Enter to win by using the Rafflecopter giveaway at the end of this post. You can read my review of Secrets of a Charmed Life by clicking here. You can also follow Susan on her blog, on Facebook, and on Twitter. Without further ado, here are a few questions and answers to...
five minute friday :: wait
Here's the deal. For over four years, bunches of bloggers have gathered every week to huddle around a prompt word and just write. It's called Five Minute Friday, and we don't think about the ins and outs of grammar or spelling or punctuation. We just write. And it's glorious. And when you keep seeing the same lovely faces and hearing the same beautiful voices week after week after week, the seed of community starts to sprout and grow leaves and eventually blossoms into a stunning flower. The roots spread deep and wide and a fresh aroma wafts across the internet. It blooms...
porch swing patience
There’s patience … and then there’s patience. You know what I mean. There exists a pseudo-patience, the kind that scrapes the surface and looks admirable to passers-by, but is inextricably intertwined with discontentment. Then there is porch swing patience. Have you ever seen someone swaying back and forth on a porch swing in the cool of an evening who is not submerged in satisfaction and utter contentedness? [Tweet "This is the patience I long to have, the type of patience I believe is honoring to God. "] The porch swing patience that stops to breathe in one’s surroundings and...
five minute friday :: share
So .. remember those occasional fly-by comments on Twitter and even in this video with Asheritah, like, "Oh hey, wouldn't it be fun to have a Five Minute Friday retreat in real life sometime?!" And everyone is like, "YES! We should DO IT!" Well ... let's just say we're trying to grow wings on that dream. The lovely and long-time FMF participant Holly Barrett graciously offered to help plan this dreamy retreat, and we're in the very early brainstorming phases at the moment. But before we go any further with our planning, we'd love to get some input from YOU! Because, of course, you are the...
feel the love
When my mom was nearing the end of her battle with cancer, she expressed to my sister and me, "I'm not afraid to die. I just feel sorry for you girls." After the Lord called her home, we had visitation at church the day before her funeral. I remember feeling so utterly overwhelmed by all the love lavished on my sister and me during those hours. I looked around the gathering space during the visitation and realized just how tightly wrapped my sister and I were in a cocoon of love and support. That cocoon was unwittingly spun by our mom, through her joyful labor of love and encouragement to...
Secrets of a Charmed Life :: A Review
The following is my honest review of Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner. Affiliate links have been used in this post. +++ I have three kids. I can’t imagine putting them on a bus and sending them away. On purpose. In her historical novel, Secrets of a Charmed Life, author Susan Meissner recounts events that transpired in London during World War II, when half a million children were evacuated from the city into foster homes in the countryside. Half a million. Evacuated. On their own. Without their parents. Can you even imagine? Susan Meissner quickly became one of my...
five minute friday :: send {and an interview!}
[Tweet ""The first key to writing is to write, not to think!" ~ from the movie, Finding Forrester"] So I watched the movie Finding Forrester again this past weekend, because it's just that good. And you guys, I thought about you so much during the movie! I know that sounds weird, but I forgot how much the movie is about great writing. Like this quote, for example: [Tweet ""You must write your first draft with your heart." ~ from the movie, Finding Forrester"] How could I hear that and not think of you?! I mean, that should be our Five Minute Friday motto, don't you think? Of course, we...
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