Since I only had a few entries for my giveaway, I'm going to give one to both of them! I don't have your email addresses, so hopefully you will both check back and read this!
Team Thompson
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You BOTH get the "Taiwan (im)Patiently Waiting" necklace from The Adopt Shoppt (www.etsy.com/shop/theadoptshoppe)!
Send me an email and give me your addresses and I'll get those out to you!!!! Congratulations!
kedziepearls@yahoo.com is my email address.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
There is so much on my mind right now. I've discovered several new blogs this week, all relating to adoption or orphan care. I'm certain the one or both are in my future. The pictures and the stories that I have seen the past few days have broken me and also strengthened my desire and passion to make a change. Right now I have no idea what that is or will be or how I will accomplish it. I just know the passion that had been fading this last year, is very much back and stronger than ever!
I was reading the verse in James that says something like "When you know what you should do, and don't do it... you are sinning". That is powerful. My friend Jessica (http://www.thisworldmyfaith.blogspot.com/) once told me "We've seen it. We've seen the orphans and the needs. We are now responsible". She's right. I have seen babies that have no one else to care for them. I've not only seen them, I've held them in my arms and fed them at 2am. I have seen a 3 month old that wouldn't smile and that was lethargic and "out of it" all the time due being neglected by his alcoholic and drug addicted mother. I also got to be a part in seeing him become a normal, happy, healthy AWESOME little boy who know lives with a family that takes very good care of him. I've seen the need... what am I going to do about it.
I said on Facebook that spending 3 months in Taiwan, working at an orphanage, was not enough. Yeah I gave up my comfortable American life and flew 7000 miles away to live in a place I knew nothing about with people I had never met or even talked to. But that's nothing. Nothing compared to what so many Christians do (http://www.servinghischildreninuganda.blogspot.com/).
We say "God hasn't called me to do that." God says..." Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help..."
We have already been "called". Maybe not all in the same capacity. But are we even doing ANYTHING? For those of us that are doing something... is it ENOUGH?
I was reading the verse in James that says something like "When you know what you should do, and don't do it... you are sinning". That is powerful. My friend Jessica (http://www.thisworldmyfaith.blogspot.com/) once told me "We've seen it. We've seen the orphans and the needs. We are now responsible". She's right. I have seen babies that have no one else to care for them. I've not only seen them, I've held them in my arms and fed them at 2am. I have seen a 3 month old that wouldn't smile and that was lethargic and "out of it" all the time due being neglected by his alcoholic and drug addicted mother. I also got to be a part in seeing him become a normal, happy, healthy AWESOME little boy who know lives with a family that takes very good care of him. I've seen the need... what am I going to do about it.
I said on Facebook that spending 3 months in Taiwan, working at an orphanage, was not enough. Yeah I gave up my comfortable American life and flew 7000 miles away to live in a place I knew nothing about with people I had never met or even talked to. But that's nothing. Nothing compared to what so many Christians do (http://www.servinghischildreninuganda.blogspot.com/).
We say "God hasn't called me to do that." God says..." Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help..."
We have already been "called". Maybe not all in the same capacity. But are we even doing ANYTHING? For those of us that are doing something... is it ENOUGH?
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Necklace Giveaway!
Hey all!
I've been inspired and I'm now gonna do my own giveaway! I want to buy one of The Adopt Shoppe necklaces for someone. I'm choosing the "Taiwan Waiting (im)Patiently" http://www.etsy.com/listing/64590641/taiwan-adoption-waiting-impatiently one just because of my connection to Taiwan and adoption. So I want to give one of those to someone who is currently in the adoption process from Taiwan. If you are, or know someone who is..., send me a message on Facebook, or leave a comment here, and they'll get entered!
And check out http://www.etsy.com/shop/theadoptshoppe for other awesome stuff!
I've been inspired and I'm now gonna do my own giveaway! I want to buy one of The Adopt Shoppe necklaces for someone. I'm choosing the "Taiwan Waiting (im)Patiently" http://www.etsy.com/listing/64590641/taiwan-adoption-waiting-impatiently one just because of my connection to Taiwan and adoption. So I want to give one of those to someone who is currently in the adoption process from Taiwan. If you are, or know someone who is..., send me a message on Facebook, or leave a comment here, and they'll get entered!
And check out http://www.etsy.com/shop/theadoptshoppe for other awesome stuff!
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