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Archive for July, 2008

Beach Night

After a day of rain, we were ready for some outside time this evening.  Toria was sleeping over at a friend’s so it was just me and my boys!  We biked to the beach and hung out there for the night.
It was an awesome night.  Until…

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Camp Arbor

Today, I took the kids to Kid’s Camp at Arbor Lakes, something a local shopping area does every summer on Tuesdays.  Today was sponsored by a local nursery and the kids got to plant their own flower.
And here are the beautiful results!
Then we waited in line for about a HALF HOUR to get Toria’s face [...]

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SDFFN 4

It was Blindfold Night!  The kids wore blindfolds throughout dinner.  (The adults got a pass to help out where needed.)  The kids were silly and we had lots of fun, but it also provided an opportunity to talk about people with “different abilities” and the obstacles they overcome.  It also was a good chance to [...]

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FDF: Catching up

So I’ve gotten behind on the Forty Day Fast links, so instead of trying to get them posted each day, I have put them all in a box in the sidebar.  Just click on the name to be connected to their post.  Check back each day to read the posts!

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FDF:d12

Today, there is a post about SIFE, Students in Free Enterprise, which is a really cool organization that allows students to use the skills and knowledge they are learning and teach people who, for whatever reason, face barriers that prevent them from stepping into a free market economy.  Today’s second post comes from LeslieBrooke.com and [...]

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FDF:d11

Today includes a post from Steven at steven.russell in which he discusses the vast difference between the haves and the have-nots in our country.  It includes a video from the guys of Under the Overpass, (a book you should definitely read if you have not.)  The second post for today comes from Sarah and she [...]

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FDF:d10

Today, Laura at Texis in Africa offers a heart-wrenching post on the violence women face in the Congo.  The second post comes from Beth at Bulletproof Living.

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FDF:d9

Jason Gray wrote one of today’s Forty Day Fast posts talking about his passion for World Vision and the reasons he is involved with them.  It is seriously one of the best posts I have ever read.  Today’s second post comes from The Reluctant Catepillar and highlights the International Justice Mission and the work they [...]

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