My Young Lady in the Kitchen

R made

this gorgeous apple pie

from scratch.

It tasted

as good

as it looks! 

Huh?

I found HA at the table like this:

 "What on earth are you doing?!?!?!" I asked.

And he replied, with a shrug, 

"Just decorating my face to look like Abraham Lincoln."

Oh, of course. Silly me. I should of known.

The Forgotten Ones

Orphan Sunday from Greg Buzek on Vimeo.

Because He Loved Us

Why Love Orphans? from Christian Alliance for Orphans on Vimeo.

Hope is Fading

Hope is Fading – Orphan Sunday from Allan Rosenow on Vimeo.

Reality and Our Faith

Please read this powerful piece by Heather Hendrick. It is so touching, and so moving, and so true.

Though I have not seen the suffering in Haiti, the scenes that Heather describes rush me straight back to Ethiopia. Back to the crowded, muddy streets where I saw and touched the filthy, precious street children dressed in rags, begging for food. It was a life-changing experience. How absolutely heartbreaking to come home to our comfortable life and leave so many of God's little ones hurting and hopeless!

I'm still struggling to figure out what to do with this reality, so sharp and fresh and raw, even now. Where do I put those images in my mind? Just exactly how can God use me?

Reality is a weighty thing.

Pecan Bluff Dinner Bell

I'm so proud of twelve-year-old R! As part of her 4H Foods and Nutrition project this year she is blogging about her cooking adventures at www.pecanbluffdinnerbell.blogspot.com

Go check it out, and encourage her with a comment!