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What's New?
You’ll notice some BlogHer advertising hanging around the blog now. Although I’m not a huge fan of such banners and ads, we saw it as an opportunity to raise money for Grafted Families. So a couple carefully selected ads seemed a small sacrifice to be able to promote God’s heart for orphans. On that note,...
Pumpkin Pancakes
I hope you’re enjoying all that leftover turkey. You can see our favorite leftover poultry dish here. We also have a lot of fresh pureed pumpkin leftover from pumpkin carving and from the little pumpkins that once adorned our front porch. Actually they adorned our kitchen counter because I never got them to the porch. While...
Online
If you’re not local, you can now read the article about us online, here.
Grateful
I am grateful to be spending time with family this Thanksgiving. Even when it means 7 kids 7 and under living in one house for 4 days. Even when it means half a dozen air matresses. Even when it means 7 1/2 hours of sitting in holiday traffic…one way. I am grateful. For what are...
15 Minutes 1 Month of Fame
Remember this picture? If you’re a local, you should head to your nearest library or grocery store and pick up the December issue of Baltimore’s Child Magazine. The best part is it’s FREE! Then you should flip to page 38 before reading through the rest. If you’re not a local, I’ll post the link as...
And then there were none SIXTEEN!
Yup, sixteen (as best we can count), new, baby fish in our tank. This is actually the second time we’ve managed to bring home a pregnant Molly. The first time I didn’t even know fish could be pregnant. The first time we also didn’t know that mommy Mollies eat their babies if you don’t remove...
Introducing…
Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote about what God was doing in our church concerning orphan care. If you missed it, you can read it here. Since then, God has taken us on quite the journey. He has re-shaped and molded our vision, educated us until our brains (and hearts) hurt, and shown...