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Archive for March, 2010

Adoption Update & New Picture!

Posted in Adoption, Family, Kids, Photos, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »

We received a much-anticipated & long-awaited update on Josh this week….actually we received two updates. The first came yesterday (3/25) and contained some information on our his health, personality and schedule.  We were really excited to get this update but also bummed because there were no updated photos.  However….this afternoon we got another email from our agency that [...]

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He knows…and He Loves

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , on March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I’ve been working my way through the Gospel of John. This morning I spent some time in the first part of John 10. I was stopped by a passage I’ve read many times. “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know me, even as the Father knows Me and [...]

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10 Things I Have Learned During Nearly 50 Years in Leadership

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Last week the leadership team at Hope for Orphans (Paul Pennington, Jason Weber & me) spent some time off site working through various strategy questions & issues. Paul brought an article that summarized Chuck Swindoll’s “10 Things I Have Learned During Nearly 50 Years in Leadership” talk that he gave after receiving a Lifetime Achievement [...]

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Priceless…

Posted in Haiti, Kids, Photos, tagged , , , on March 13, 2010 | 4 Comments »

My son Daniel wrote the following note for me to take and read on my trip to Haiti. Well….I guess it got lost in my bag because I just discovered it. I thought it was worth sharing…nothing profound, just awfully cute. Written: “wons apon atime ther was a dad and a mom. That day the [...]

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Happy Birthday Abigail!!

Posted in Audio, Family, Kids, Photos, Videos, tagged , , , , on March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Our little Abigail turned four years old this past Sunday. I can’t believe how fast she’s growing up…it seems like only yesterday we were bringing her home from China – just 16 months old at the time.  It’s amazing to see how she has blossomed into the most amazing little girl.  Abigail has a great personality – [...]

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One reason to love Texas…

Posted in Family, Kids, Photos, tagged , , , on March 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »

One of the great things about living in Texas is that, more often than not, the warm weather will start rolling in during the month of February.  While much of the country has snow on the ground & temperatures at or below freezing we’ve been hitting the 60′s.  Nothing like some warm sunshine to get you [...]

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The Hole in Our Gospel

Posted in Poverty, Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , , on March 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I just started reading Richard Stearns’ book entitled The Hole in our Gospel: The Answer that Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World. Stearns is the President of World Vision. I’ve heard a lot of people reference this book lately so I figured it might be good to check it out. Here’s a [...]

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Dressing up like a Christian (thoughts on Ephesians 5:1-2)

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” (Ephesians 5:1-2) We can’t imitate someone we don’t know & haven’t studied.  A good imitator can mimic behavior, the tone, the [...]

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