International Day of The Girl
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 [...]
Seeing (and loving) the invisible
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
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
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
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
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!
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!
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?
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. [...]