Posts tagged with "Compassion"
I'm taking a bit of a blog break for the month of August. However, I couldn't help but pass along this opportunity:
Today, K-Love is hosting a fund drive for Compassion's Water of Life program. The country their supporting? Rwanda. Where two of our Compassion Kiddos live. I would *love* to see this program fully funded and to know that Pracidia's family, Claudine's family, and their friends have access to safe, clean drinking water.
One filter costs $55, and it will provide clean water for a family's lifetime.
$55 for a *lifetime* of clean water.
I don't know about you, but that's about a month and a half's worth of our normal water bill.
If you'd like to join K-Love and Compassion to provide clean water to families in Rwanda, you can do so here.
Thanks for considering this opportunity!
I've got several things to share with you tonight. Bear with me! :)
Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., Burke has an appointment with a pediatric cardiologist. I don't know what to expect. I don't know if they'll be ordering more tests or what. We're just trying to figure out why he's passing out so often and make sure that it's not something dangerous or indicative of a bigger problem. We're also trying to figure out whether his seizure was a fluke or a sign of something more problematic. Your prayers are *greatly* apprecaited. I'll make sure to keep you all updated.
On a totally different note, we've decided not to eat out nearly as much this year. We're doing a really good job, and I'm re-discovering my love for the kitchen!! In the past two weeks, I've made several things that are so yummy. Accordingly, I've added two new recipes to the recipes page. The Banana Cake is so amazingly good. It's totally worth the time and effort to make it. I promise! :) I found the recipe on AllRecipes.com, and I only made a couple of small changes. The other recipe is my own creation, although it's nothing spectacular. :) I love Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. Tonight, I was craving it and decided to try to make my own version. It worked! *Really well!* Amazingly, I actually remembered to write down everything I did! :) If you are also a fan of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup, check it out! :)
Lastly, I wanted to pass along some information on how to help out the people who have been affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Compassion International has several centers in Haiti, many of which are right in Port-au-Prince. They are helping with the recovery efforts, and you can help by donating to Compassion. If you'd like to donate via your cell phone bill, you can text "disaster" to 90999. If you'd like to donate directly from your credit card or by check, you can do so HERE. Please have compassion on the people who have been affected by this earthquake. Natural Disaster on top of abject poverty equals up to hopelessness. By donating to Compassion International, you are helping the people of Comp Int'l show the love and hope of Jesus Christ to hurting Haitians.
I hope you all have sweet dreams and wonderful Thursdays! I love you...muchly.
Recently, my friend, Daryl Hunter, tweeted his three words for the year. I was intrigued, so I followed the link in his tweet. It led me to a blog post by Chris Brogan. His post got my wheels turning, even though it was a little above my head. The idea is to forego traditional "resolutions" in favor of choosing key words for the new year. Words that represent broader ideas to give guidance to the year ahead.
What can I say? I'll try (almost) anything once. :)
So, for 2010, I've got three words that I'll be using to guide my faith, my thoughts, my actions, and my choices. All of these words have been in my heart for quite some time. My three words for 2010 are:
Intent
Another friend, Kirsten Smith, wrote a blog post about Intent the other day. I couldn't say it better myself, so I won't. :) It was quite interesting, because on the day she posted this article, I had written in my journal: "I don't care what I do this year, so long as I mean to do it." Later that evening, Kirsten and I met for hot drinks and good conversation. We intend to do it again soon. :)
This year, if the laundry piles up, I want it to be because I made a specific choice to do something else...something more worthy than keeping my home in order. This year, if I make someone angry or hurt their feelings, I want it to be on purpose. Since that's never my intent, I mean to say that I hope to only make people angry this year if there's absolutely no way around it, and I hope to hurt no one's feelings. I want to be an intentional and purposeful wife and mother. At the end of our days, I want to go to sleep knowing that I gave my family everything I had to offer. And, most importantly, I want to be incredibly deliberate in my relationship with Christ.
Belief
In God. In myself. In others.
Compassion
This word has layers. I very literally want to be more focused on Compassion Internation. I want Pracidia to know that she is loved, so much, by God and by us. I want to work toward letting her know in a more tangible way. I would like to become more involved with the program on any level, by sponsoring another child, promoting child sponsorship and the war on poverty, or any other opportunity I'm given.
I also want to increase my compassion for the world around me. My neighbors. My community. My city. I want to react with compassion at all times. I want to look beyond the hurt to see the need. I want my heart to be broken for the things that break God's heart. I want my eyes to be open to God's purpose in my to bring healing to the wounded and comfort to the hurting.
I will be making very intentional actions in the coming weeks to reduce my life to these purposes. If, at some point in my deliberate journey with Christ, I feel led a different direction, then I will certainly obey. For now, however, I am convinced that this is where I need to begin.
How about you? Have you got some words?
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