Archive for the ‘Compassion International’ Category
My first Compassion International advocate presentation: An unexpected lesson
And the lesson was learned by me. Yesterday, as I packed the things I would need for the Vacation Bible School I was going to today, my eldest, Susan, asked to tag along. At first, I didn’t think it a good idea. I didn’t want to be a mom on duty, I just wanted to [...]
July 17, 2008
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Monica Brand · 
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Tags: Compassion International, girls, Indonesia, poverty, Susan · Posted in: Believing, Compassion International, Learning, Thinking
A series of unrelated thoughts
Random thoughts… Susan is ten years old as of last week. She’s growing into a young lady, so blogging about her is tricky territory now. Excellent blog fodder, the potential for humor and witty snark abound. But she knows how to work the Google, and knows mom has this paperbridges.net thing going on, so no [...]
July 14, 2008
· Monica Brand · No Comments
Tags: Compassion International, home schooling, life, motherhood, tweens · Posted in: Blogging, Compassion International, Home schooling, Living, My Girls
Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Where You Live by Will and Lisa Samson
Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Where You Live by Will and Lisa Samson Leave it to Lisa Samson to make a heavy subject an entertaining read. Justice is a topic I’ve been hearing more and more lately in Christian circles, so it didn’t surprise me when Lisa, with her husband Will, [...]
June 23, 2008
· Monica Brand · 6 Comments
Tags: books, Christianity, Compassion International, justice, non-fiction, Reading · Posted in: Actions for social justice, Believing, Compassion International, Reading, Thinking
My back porch needs prayer
And now for those of you curious regarding the domestic trivialities of my life (and I just know someone out there lie awake at night wondering about me), I give you – My back porch. This is an on-going project. A week ago, the porch was filled with tools, wood scraps, kid toys, and office [...]
June 17, 2008
· Monica Brand · 4 Comments
Posted in: Compassion International, Living
Life lessons from SpongeBob Squarepants
With apologies to Robert Fulghum, I’ve my own list of life lessons ripped right from the TV screen. In a moment of pure genius, or silliness, depending on your point of view, I found a way to use my children’s favorite cartoon to illustrate good and not-so-desirable behavior. What I learned from SpongeBob Squarepants: Lesson [...]
June 6, 2008
· Monica Brand · 12 Comments
Tags: High Calling Blogs · Posted in: Compassion International, Learning, Silly stuff
Shoot. I forgot to enter, but here it is anyway
20th Carnival of Christian Writers. It looks like there are new writers contributing, so go check it out. As for me, I’ll have to read it later. No timeout from being a mommy, national holiday or not. Sigh. I’m not bitter, really. I wonder what my garbage man and letter carrier are doing right now…
May 26, 2008
· Monica Brand · No Comments
Tags: carnivals, Writing · Posted in: Compassion International, Writing
