I’m concerned! Tonight’s news did a powerful “show and tell” of the struggle so many Americans are facing financially. My heart broke as I watched an interview of a sixty-four-year-old man from Philly who is living on food stamps and “barely surviving.” A college graduate, he was laid off from his job and hasn’t been [...]
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Children and teens at risk
Posted in Compassion, Justice, Advocacy on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When I think of “writing His answer,” I immediately think of the needs of children. You may have heard me say, ”No child should go to bed hungry . . . or be abused or forced to witness things a child should never have to see.” I regularly receive email from Kimberly Smith of Make Way [...]
You can make a difference!
Posted in Called to write, Compassion, Justice, Advocacy, Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My seven-year-old granddaughter was here today. We had a long talk about how she disobeyed her mother at the pool yesterday, screamed no, and stuck out her tongue. And we talked about last week when she said, “I don’t like having a brother. I hate him.” As a punishment her mother told her she had [...]
Challenged by Challenger
Posted in Compassion, Justice, Advocacy on January 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Twenty-five years ago, along with countless others, I watched in horror as the Challenger exploded just over a minute after lift-off. I wrote the following article that was printed in World Vision magazine. “Oh, my God!” was all I could say as I watched the videotape playback of the Challenger explosion just after lift-off. Although [...]
There is still time . . .
Posted in Compassion, Justice, Advocacy, Publishing journey on July 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Twenty-five years ago I sat in a workshop with Lee Roddy at the St. David’s Christian Writers Conference. I remember how my heart pounded the last morning of his workshop when he challenged us to put a commitment in writing to complete our book in a year. And then he prayed that heaven would be [...]
