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Would You Like to Buy a Hug?

No really. I mean it. The Global Hug Tour is a project conceived by Gail Lynne Goodwin and her husband Darryl. I met Gail at SOBCon09 (seriously. I still have SO much material from that one conference) and she is wonderful. Gail’s main blog is InspireMeToday,...

Matching the Fresh Air

I wrote about the Fresh Air Fund a few months ago. This is a really neat ministry in which inner-city kids are matched up with families who live outside the city for a summer vacation. Sara Wilson, the outreach coordinator of Fresh Air, contacted me recently with some...

Caring For China – UPDATED

I learned about a new nonprofit group today called Caring For China (CFC). Luke Gedeon is the executive director of the CFC center and it was his post over at Middlezone Musings that got my attention. Luke has entered CFC in a group writing project; the nonprofit that...

A Little Fresh Air

The weather has warmed up considerably around here, and we’re all thinking lovely thoughts of spring. Captain Earthquake has been literally begging to run outside barefoot even though it’s still officially winter. In Michigan. Dude. I’ve been...

Thankfulness

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, and like so many of my blogging compatriots my thoughts are on the holiday and what it means. There are so many things to be thankful for: we have a house, warm clothes, family to love, and food to eat. Believe me when I say...