Blog — Charity

I'm writing today because it's been far too long since I've updated you on our beautiful sponsored children!  I will not be sharing their names for their privacy, but I will share a picture or two and a little bit that I know about them. Our first student has a smile that hits you straight in the heart.  You know that he’s got to be a bundle of fun to have in class and oh so charming.   He is 7 years old and his name means “it is well”.  I could learn a lesson in just his name.  He’s...

So….it’s September...the month AFTER I was supposed to do a Back to School post.  I have a lot of excuses of course, but I guess when it boils down to it, I really don’t like Back to School.  It represents so many things I do not care for....say for instance….school.  I never wanted to go back to school.  I did fine and was a fairly good student, but blech…it meant the end of summer, freedom and great weather.  As an adult it seems it has the same effect on me.  I have to listen to all those people that say...

“We know we were made for so much more than ordinary lives. It's time for us to more than just survive. We were made to THRIVE.” As I write this, I'm sitting at a children’s spring concert.  My illustrious and talented niece (and her class) just sang Jesus was a Teacher & Bill Grogan’s Goat.  What a combination.  All I know is that my niece is going to use a line from the song on us someday.  "Jesus didn't give any tests".  After she finished, I made my way out to the lobby to work on this.  So as I write I'm...

The only reason we exist is to raise money for women and children in need.  Please check out our store, pick up a LittleGem for yourself and #sparkle4HOPE 

As I drove through the city today, I went down Clark Street.  This is not uncommon.  In fact, I drive down Clark basically every day.  I live on Clark.  So, I pass the imposing structure shown above almost daily.  I like the shape - triangle cutting through the sky.  Sometimes I see it, sometimes I don't.  You know how you get on autopilot and just want to get home after work.  You see, and yet you don't see and then wonder how you got home.  Well, today this building struck me and I SAW it.  I pulled over to take...