On The Things We Keep

September 17, 2012 By

Baby Clothes, Ridiculous Flowers, A Bassinet Skirt. And The Things We Give“I must be flunking Grandma,” I tell my daughter on the phone.  “Oh, I doubt that!” She laughs, music, and I hear joy and fatigue in her voice, stretched as she’s been to play her role in a brand new miracle. “Because,” I continued, […]


Filed Under: baby, birth, blessings, child, creation, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, Lamentations 3, miracle, welcome

Dear God: Why?

September 14, 2012 By

Our Sponsored Child, Samuel. He’s Almost Twelve Years Old. Rwanda.  Dear God,Please help me to understand about hungry children. Yes, I know this world You created for us is broken. We broke it. I get that. And I know that You are the God of justice as surely as You are the God of mercy.  But it’s […]


Filed Under: child, Compassion International, evil, God's omnipotence, poverty, prayer, Proverbs 16, service, thanksgiving

Bears, Mamas, and Mama Bears

September 3, 2012 By

It Was February. Bears Hibernate in February.  Love, Claws, and Flying Children “We were tent camping in Yosemite,” Amy told us, sharing a great story in her inimitable style. “And I woke up in the middle of the night to this shuffling sound, along with this snuffling sound, and I knew–I just KNEW–that a bear […]


Filed Under: baby, birth, blessings, child, courage, encouragement, God's omnipotence, grace, grandchildren

Do You Have Compassion?

August 10, 2012 By

Girl Selling an Apple to a Marine on a Train. Seoul. 1954. Photo by Rod Seiler. Why I became a Compassion Blogger[Compassion International is one of many worthwhile organizations dedicated to releasing children from poverty. Their programs provide access to clean water, medical care, and educational opportunities. But for me, it’s all about the food. […]


Filed Under: BibleDude, child, Compassion International, God's omnipotence, Matthew 25, service, starvation

Flyaway Heroine

July 30, 2012 By

Cadence and Elaine. Wife. Mom. Patriot. My daughter Elaine and our grandson Sawyer are flying home to Hawaii today. They’ve been visiting in California for a month now. The family arrived in a single piece: Elaine, her husband Rob, who’s a chief in the U.S. Navy, older son Cadence, and toddler Sawyer. Rob flew back […]


Filed Under: birth, child, comfort, God's omnipotence, grandchildren, mercy, Romans 15, sacrifice, travel
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