today is world aids day. most of us know how hivaids is spread but here are a few facts about this disease that you may not know over 6000 children are orphaned by aids every day. around the globe 15200000 children have been orphaned by the aids crisis. if all these children held hands they would stretch across the united states. by 2011 this virtual chain will reach around t......
[Show More]

i have thinking about the idea of being thankful especially as i recorded this show the day after thanksgiving. things are interesting. i recorded a long show this week. 40 min of indie music love along with part 8 of dateable by justin lookadoo. with only one part left with dateable i am hoping to hear some feedback from all of you. playlist laura story indescribable abbi walker .....
[Show More]

i love talking about compassion.a bush jimmie and i have had the privilege of traveling this fall and doing free concerts while talking about compassion international .a its been amazing to see sometimes 20 or so children released from poverty after one night.a humbling and sobering to think that these kids now have sponsors and a hope for their future as well as food in the......
[Show More]

the day after thanksgiving commonly known as black friday. the most anticipated and dreaded shopping day of the year. yesterday we had a great time with our friends. we played cards laughed ate too much and looked through all the sales ads. part of thanksgiving tradition you know. pull out that 12 inch thick newspaper get out a paper and pencil and write down your plan ......
[Show More]

by kelly im thankful for the toys scattered around my living room because it means i have little ones at play. i am thankful for the headache thats keeping me quiet today because in the stillness i am more conscious of the holy beauty of life. im thankful for my tiny house because it has no cracks that let in the winter chill and it has ac to fight off the heat and it has wind......
[Show More]

if you havent downloaded shawawns song kingdom coming yet you still can . and its totally free no email address registration or cash money required. and speaking of shawawn hes going to be in concert with travis cottrell ring the bells ever heard of it and cindy morgan on thursday december 4th at thompson station church in ......
[Show More]

a reflection of thankfulness 1. faith forever will i be thankful for the gift of forgiveness and for faith to believe. 2. family four healthy children full of life. a godly husband. my parents. docs parents. extended family near and far all dear ones and loved. church family also dear. along with my church family i include my online friends. faith brings u......
[Show More]

thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the things in our lives that we are most thankful for.a it is also a time to consider others who do not have as much as us and serve those who are in need.a our sermon at church last sunday was about serving the world around you and i have been reflecting this week on ways i can serve those in need and how to teach my children to do the same.a while our fam......
[Show More]

today i met up with two old friends. weve known one another for many years one for 10 years another for 12 years. it still amazes me that the lord has blessed me with true friends whom i know i can trust and rely on. out of all my closest friends ive known the longest for 13 years you know whats great about old friends the ease and comfort level. no nee......
[Show More]

i havent done a favorite blog posts article in awhile but i came across some stories recently that i really liked. glblguy over at gather little by little shared a thoughtprovoking tax story he received in an email. interesting way to look at things i recently started reading a cute fun blog written by big mama . she just came back from a trip to the dominican repub......
[Show More]

last week for family night we did a com passion8 221 night where we let the kids help us select a child to support through compassion international. i cant tell you how cool it was to partner with our kids in making a difference in the life of a child thousands of miles away. it was a great opportunity to remind our kids just how rich we are compared to the rest of......
[Show More]

written by kim rhodes last weekasome friends of oursafrom student life world the guys do some camps for them in the summer were in haiti.a they were there withafiminga with compassion international in many of their projects.aanext summerathey willadedicate one ofatheir campalocationsain orange beach alabama to focus fully on haiti. this location will host 10 e......
[Show More]

im going to be totally honest with yall today and say that i just dont have much funny in me at the moment. in fact i feel a little bit like im having the missionary version of posttraumatic stress syndrome but without the trauma or the stress. if i had to compile a list of my talents it would probably be a short list. however chief among my gifts would be my ......
[Show More]

with the onset of the holiday season many are getting in the giving mood. for years ive yet to figure out why people are giving from november until january and not the rest of the year. somehow it just doesnt make a lot of sense to me. this past weekend i blogged about tithing giving and helping but this evenings blog is more related to the holidays and giving. every i......
[Show More]

of course they come out with this at the point where my electric bill is already going to be sky high due to the fact that its winter and we have a heat pump. as a member of the board of administra tion8221 at crossroads i expect to hear some heartbreaking stories this winter of folks without money to pay for heating oil and electricity.a i expect to see more guys with car......
[Show More]

...y will have new opportunities to learn and grow physically mentally and spiritually. thank you for your concern and prayers.......
[Show More]

uncorrupted hosting is a not for profit web hosting community that donates all proceeds to compassion international in order to help release children from poverty. price plans will start at around 12.00.a unfortunately i dont have my own data center and cannot compete with the super low prices of some other companies. however i can offer stellar support as well as a fast serv......
[Show More]

happy birthday to me its been a while since my last blog i dont know why im getting so lazy with this lately. ive had plenty to talk about i just havent done it my bad. so heres a quick review of just a few of the exciting things that have happened in the past 2 12 weeks.i moved in with gregg and his family the worship pastor at the ......
[Show More]

this entry is a random rambling with no organization whatsoever regarding giving helping tithing and just feeling good and receiving gods blessings. tithing by my definition is not only giving monies to the church but its about giving to others82 30period. helping others who are in need others who cant do for themselves. whether it bea a child in need an ......
[Show More]

by mary written october 5 2008 in the dominican republic this morning as i walked up an uneven set of stairs and stepped into the hubbub of my third compassion project of the week i didnt know that this was the project that would touch me to the core. kids jostled in rows of white plastic seats expectantly facing the front of the room. as we walked in workers scurried for more chair......
[Show More]

im an optimist by nature so instead of dwelling on a dark ominous cloud i often try to find the silver lining. on our last day in the dominican republic i spent a couple of hours playing with kids learning new handclapping games teaching them some english and working on my spanish and sweating profusely all the while. after we left the project we walked through the n......
[Show More]

from my friends at the international justice mission please pray for our team in south asia as they execute an operation on a large brothel today. pray for continued good cooperation with the police and safety for our staff as they enter an especially dangerous situation. pray that the girls would be rescued quickly as they are currently suffering very violent treatment. read ......
[Show More]

photo by jon k my husband and i are in our early 30s and we are not homeowners. we never have been homeowners actually. much of this is because of our expat lifestyle but even if we were stateside chances are wed still be renters. and we are okay with that. there were times when we seriously looked into buying a home and i definitely struggled with home envy. i often felt ......
[Show More]

i love christmas but the giftgiving thing is hard to reconcile in my mind and heart sometimes. not that im ungrateful for cool stuff like say my new octave mandolin a couple years ago or my digital recorder last year which by the way got together and gave birth to the album youll find linked over there somewhere. but hopefully you know what i mean when i say that the......
[Show More]

yesterday i got a letter in the mail. with todays world full of email text messages facebook and myspace that handwritten note is almost obsolete today. in the past 48 hours i have talked to a person in china through skype sent a person in mexico a facebook message sent texts backandforth to a friend in alabama and corresponded with my five best friends who live in nashville......
[Show More]