Compassion update: Achile

June 16, 2010 | Compassion International

I just found out that a child desperately needs help, greater than his Compassion sponsor’s monthly donations can give. Achile is an 8-year-old boy in Burkina Faso with a congenital heart defect known as tetralogy of Fallot. He has been in pain for five years and hasn’t been able to attend school regularly and receive the full of benefit of his sponsorships.
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child-like praise

June 15, 2010 | Knowing Christ

I saw the little guy in the aisle next to me on Sunday. He held a child-sized guitar in his hands. His dad held him in front of him, the boy’s feet resting on the pew in front of him. One of dad’s hands was in the air, worshiping. Mom’s head was bowed in prayer. But the little guy strummed as the worship music team sang, mouthing one or two of the words here and there.

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perservance

June 14, 2010 | Just thinking out loud

Okay, I’m 50 and training for a 5k. (more…)

a little girlfriend time

June 11, 2010 | Just thinking out loud

I’m hanging out with some friends tonight. I’m so excited.

The reality is that I’m not the greatest friend, though I love my friends a great deal. I get wrapped up in working. Or there’s just too many weekends filled. Family. Speaking. Showers. Weddings. I love hanging out with Richard, and time with him holds great value. So rather than juggle, friendship time gets put on the back burner. (more…)

Think: Pagan Christianity

June 10, 2010 | Books, Knowing Christ, She Reads, She Thinks, She Grows

I first heard the term pagan Christianity at the Book Expo in Dallas, TX. Mary DeMuth, Donald Miller, and several other authors and speakers were talking about faith in today’s world.

When Donald Miller began to talk about pagan Christianity, I was intruiged. I wanted to know more. (more…)

Baby Elle update

June 7, 2010 | Just thinking out loud, Nurturing Family

Leslie is a little over 34 weeks. That means sometime in the next 3 to 6 weeks I’ll be a grandma. We had a second shower for her. The Eller family shower. In true Eller form the guys dropped by “just to say hello” but ended up staying for most of the shower. Leslie (pictured below, middle)  received beautiful baby clothes, a quilt made by my sister, a blanket hand crocheted by my mother, and another blanket made by Elle’s other grandma-to-be. (more…)