Tag Archives: children

With a face fighting hard to conceal guilt, Isabella casually walked into the room. Unbeknown to her, the peanut butter fudge cookie she had just devoured in secret, left bold crumbs sprawled across the corners of her mouth. “Isabella did you take a cookie from the jar?” Her mother asked. ...

The homeless. Children in the hospital. Nursing home residents who have little or no family. At this time of year, our thoughts are more aware of those less fortunate than ourselves. What can we do to help? One of the most important acts of kindness you can ever do for ...

At the ripe old age of four and a half, my awesome, precocious daughter loved church.  In Sunday school, they had been discussing the “black” page of the Wordless Book which represents a  heart darkened by sin. (Romans 1:21)  As adults, we often miss the depths of a little’s ones ...

Several years back my wife and I were regular volunteers for a local orphanage.   It was run by Catholic nuns, and we were there 2-3 times per month watching after, interacting, and playing with numerous boys and girls ages 3 to 13.  For us, it was a very moving and ...

Haiti is one of the poorest nations on earth and has over 300,000 “orphans and street children.” In addition to this the nation was ravaged by a severe 7.0 earthquake on January 12, 2010. Through all of this, however, some real heroes have emerged as a result of relief organizations. ...