International Day of The Girl

By |2018-03-02T16:45:07-06:00October 11th, 2012|

Today is the International Day of the Girl. While the day is nearly over, I wanted to share this video with you. Girls matter. And stats show, investing in girls in developing countries brings a [...]

By |2012-01-20T14:34:18-06:00January 20th, 2012|

So as I posted below, I want to add a sponsor child to our family. We already sponsor two kids through World Vision, but I'm feeling challenged to do more. To write more often to [...]

Seeing (and loving) the invisible

By |2018-03-02T18:59:44-06:00October 12th, 2011|

If you don’t know the suburbs, they can look homogenous, a never ending landscape of tract houses and strip malls. But behind what was designed to be safe and middle class and predictable is an [...]

Making a difference

By |2018-03-02T19:00:24-06:00August 3rd, 2011|

My 17-year old daughter leans on the open newspaper on the kitchen counter. (Yes, as a former newspaper reporter, I can't quite give up daily delivery of the Chicago Tribune). I love that she reads [...]

Love You More

By |2018-03-02T19:00:29-06:00August 2nd, 2011|

My friend and fellow Redbud Writer Jennifer Grant has a wonderful new memoir, "Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter" that you simply must read, if you are a parent or even [...]

Simple Compassion seminar

By |2010-01-20T14:16:18-06:00January 20th, 2010|

UPDATE: Here's a link to on-line registration for the Simple Compassion seminar, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at Breakthrough Urban Ministries in Chicago. click here to go right to the registration page. [...]

The Simple Compassion Challenge

By |2018-03-02T19:02:06-06:00January 9th, 2010|

This month, we're asking readers to perform one act of Simple compassion each week, and to tell us about it. You can watch my YouTube video explaining the challenge here. Each week, you pray, asking [...]

Simple Compassion blog tour begins!

By |2010-01-04T07:35:40-06:00January 4th, 2010|

If you have a small group that is looking for a new book to read together in 2010, I'd like to humbly suggest you read Simple Compassion together. But don't take my word for it. [...]

Blog tour starts soon!

By |2018-03-02T19:02:16-06:00December 29th, 2009|

If you have a blog, I'd love to come "visit" it next week during our blog tour for Simple Compassion. To participate, just leave a comment here or get in touch via my website. Let [...]

What can I do?

By |2018-03-02T19:02:22-06:00December 10th, 2009|

It's 2 degrees here, with howling winds that drive the windchill well below zero. I am inconvenienced by such weather--car doors freeze shut, roads are a bit slick. But I slept in a warm bed. [...]

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