Category Archives: Volunteering

Open your hearts and your world expands

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

This post is about our experience volunteering with the Helping International Students program. Our international friends are Brazilian and a fun fact about Brazilians is they speak Portuguese. You’ll notice after every paragraph there will be the Portuguese translation. We … Continue reading →

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Useful, Nourishing and Needed

Posted on August 27, 2013 by

I shared this infograph on my Facebook wall a few weeks back. There was no attribution, no link back, no nothin’. One of my friends said, “That’s from Jen Hatmaker’s book ‘Interrupted’.” I’m so thankful she shared that info. I’ve … Continue reading →

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It’s a ‘being’ trip

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

I am so happy! Lovely Wesa has written a post about her and hubby Steve’s quickly approaching (two days!) trip to Africa. If you recall I wrote a previous post about the amazing things God is doing there. If your … Continue reading →

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It takes a village

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

They say it takes a village to raise a child and I say, “Amen!” In today’s world, a community might be a better way to say it…and I got to see that first hand today. I spent some time this … Continue reading →

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God’s hands at work

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

I love seeing God at work. Some times you don’t have to look very hard. I’m finding the more I let go of “me” the more I see God at work.

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chaos

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Chaos, a storm of questions, a barrage of people, a million handouts, more paperwork on the horizon. I felt like I had been put through the ringer after two hours. And guess what? I wasn’t even the one in the … Continue reading →

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Be “that person”

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Today our local CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program, Sunflower CASA Project honored the 160 abused and neglected children served by their CASA volunteers in 2011. One hundred sixty children were in the Riley, Clay or Pottawatomie County court system … Continue reading →

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Open my eyes

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Attention book lovers! I’ve found another book I highly recommend. It’s “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. I started reading it last night and had to make myself put it down and go to bed.

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Can I deal with “normal”?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Yesterday I wrapped up my very first CASA case. There wasn’t any fanfare. No fireworks, no balloons, no music. There was relief in the family. There was happiness in those involved in the case through the court system. The case … Continue reading →

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I heart CASA

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Have I told you how much I love CASA? If not, let me tell you…I love, love, love CASA! Maybe I’m still a newbie. Maybe I’ll get frustrated and jaded and disappointed, but right now I can truly see how … Continue reading →

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