Jessica Year 01, Month 11
In July, I pack, pick up my daughter to head for the ocean. I don’t say the beach, because it’s not sand and tanning I’m...
Read MoreWar & Peace Creation
Did you know that Hitler was an artist? I have spent much more energy reading the stories of Holocaust victims than studying the life of...
Read MoreJessica Year 01, Month 8 – April 2011
“You’re never going to believe this,” I tell my friend over the phone. “Here all this time, I’ve been looking...
Read MoreLighthouse- Everything
The post I was planning for today fell through, however, in its place I’m offering this video. It’s so amazing, I hope you...
Read MoreThe Jessica Years – Year 1, Month 8
God’s math is illogical. I don’t quite know what to make of it. The way I pictured it was something like this: If God entrusts...
Read MoreWanna Impact the World Today?
I’d like to introduce you to one of the sweetest missionary couples I’ve encountered. This couple makes me happy to watch...
Read More“Never Again” is Happening –What Will Our Generation Do?
I’m late putting up my post because my days have become filled with fighting the genocide in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. I’m...
Read MoreHappy Valentine’s Day – Inspire-A-Fire Style
What do you write about on Valentine’s Day when you’re a recent divorcee? Not an easy decision, let me tell you. The second...
Read MoreJessica Year 01 – Month 03
It’s December and I am sitting in a car, staring at my cell phone, feeling rather awkward. I hate these moments. My friends and I...
Read MoreIf You Could Help Stop Evil Would You?
Right now, one of the worst atrocities in the world is unfolding in the Nuba Mountain region of Sudan. The genocide and crimes against...
Read MoreJessica Year 01, Month 3
It’s one of those mornings—the kind where everything is falling apart. The alarm clock forgot its only job and we’ve less...
Read MoreA Suggestion for Your Christmas Bonus
Here is a cause I’ve always wanted to feature at Christmas time—because gives someone a cool present alongside the donation that...
Read MoreJessica Years 01, Month 2 – October 2011
It is almost October and I am in Kroger’s, looking for canned pumpkin. Here’s the situation. I’ve just lost my steady...
Read MoreCompassion
We all know about the organization Compassion International, but recently I’ve been considering them in a whole new light and hope...
Read MoreJessica Years 01, Month 1 – September 2011
There is a sick baby, wailing at the top of his lungs next to me, and the stench of human sweat surrounds me. I am overwhelmed. This is...
Read MoreHow A Little Can Change A Lot
“We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums, but these are the symptoms of our illness and...
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