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Compassion Assignment #1
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?”...
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Dear God; Compassion Assignment #2
I am participating in Compassion's Blog Month to help raise awareness of child sponsorship and to help with their goal of getting 3,108 children around the world sponsored. So far this month there have...
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Candace Cameron-Bure...the conversation.
I had an amazing opportunity about a week ago to attend the exclusive unveiling of the new Disney Baby store at The Americana in Glendale.Now Open! Inside Disney BabyLovePart of this celebration was a...
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Compassion Assignment #3 - Pinterest Contest
First of all, I'm going to say that my husband is not going to be happy.I have finally....FINALLY...joined Pinterest. I have purposely avoided this sector of social media intentionally due to my...
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Her Recipe Box
I have been looking through my mother’s recipe box this morning and you know what the very best part of it is? It’s not how worn and tattered some of this paper is. It’s as if she grabbed anything...
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Happy Birthday Mom.
Today she would have been 58 years old. I’m not going to get all sad and sappy about it, because the last birthday she had was really fun. She laughed a lot, but she always laughed a lot. She honestly...
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Compassion Assignment # 4 - Letter
pov·er·ty[pov-er-tee]noun1. the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism,...
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Seriously?
Today I had to go to Sammy's Camera on Fairfax to get my SLR a little TLC. What happened on the way there has to be one of the strangest things I've ever seen in Hollywood. And I've seen some strange...
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Beth Moore Live!
I am headed down to Long Beach this evening to enjoy the one and only Beth Moore.She just has a way.....
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Dana Bell
I wrote a post for Expressing Motherhood about a woman I had the pleasure to work with in 2011. Her name is Dana. She's been living with Stage 4 Breast Cancer for a very long time. A true testament to...
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Praying Circles Around Your Children
“One prayer can change anything. One prayer can change everything.” - Mark BattersonThis parenting thing is kind of tough. Did anyone else see that coming? No? So, I’m not alone. Whew. My three...
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Her Testimony
Today is that day. It’s another January 24th.4 years. Funny how time works. It really does help the pain subside. It’s not absent, it’s just easier. And not every day is easy. Random days are very...
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Witnessing Awesome Moments
Two nights ago, while sitting at the dining room table, my brother Jeff texted me and said “On our way to the airport!” Then it really hit me...My little brother is getting married.MY LITTLE BROTHER IS...
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Saying Goodbye
Dana and her three childrenI attended a friends funeral yesterday.It was beautiful. As beautiful as funerals can be, I suppose. Dana Bell was a woman I met a couple of years ago, and her impact was...
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A Really Great Phone Call
Yesterday, I decided to make chicken noodle soup for dinner and I never make that soup without making my grandmother’s homemade noodles. It makes all the difference. Making noodles is a messy job, and...
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I sent a link of my previous post to "James" yesterday. Here's the email I received today:Jessica,Thanks for sending me the blog. Very nice andit was touching.About 3 months ago I saw the PBS special...
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Rock, Paper, Scissors, Jesus
myapokalips.comSeveral months ago, while driving my wee ones to school, I heard Shelby and Hayden in the backseat playing Rock, Paper, Scissors. I’ve heard everything thrown into that game. My son...
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There Is Life In The Blood
We could always tell when my mother needed a blood transfusion. Closer to the end of her life, a good indicator of what was going on inside of her was evident by the blood. Platelet counts and white...
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My First Mother's Day Without My Mother
This mug with moms words (and coffee) get me up every morningIsaiah 43:2"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through...
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