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Archives for July 2015

Fair Trade Friday

July 25, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Tell them not to forget us...

Over the past few years, many of us have been confronted with the fact that there are definitely bad ways to help people. For example, we’ve found out …how not to pack our Operation Christmas Child boxes (my own additions: avoid stuffed animals because they only help spread lice, but paper and pencils are always […]

Filed Under: + Service Opps ·

Raising Teenagers

July 21, 2015 By Wendy Willard · 1 Comment ·

Parenting Teenagers = witnessing the creation of a masterpiece // photo credit: photosbyann@flikr

This week my oldest turns 16. After typing that sentence, I had to just stop and stare for a minute. Sixteen! Even though it’s so entirely expected, I have to say it: Where did the last ten years go? And lest you think all parents of older kids must sign some sort of ridiculous oath […]

Filed Under: + Parenting, Family Life · Tagged With: painting, parenting, teenagers

From the Back Seat

July 16, 2015 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” - MLK Jr. //photo courtesy of Jo Christian Oterhals

I just wrote the first update for our adoption care ministry in over a month. That certainly never happened while I was in Nicaragua. I remember feeling so wrapped up in the day-to-day activities of the project that the rest of the world seemed light years away. But I knew the need for fervent prayer […]

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