The following excerpt is from a post I wrote back in January when I was in Bangladesh.  And though I live in the US, and these women in Bangladesh...at the end of the day, our mother's hearts are the same whether we're American or Bangladeshi....British or Japanese...Canadian or Russian...Brazilian or African...French or Iraqi.  The thread of motherhood may not look the same, … [Read more...]

"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face." - Mike Tyson Some days feel like a punch in the face...or that everyone seems to be trying to punch you in the face. Let's just be honest about that. And a lot of the time, it's not that they are even necessarily intentionally dealing out a jab or a left hook to your jaw...it just feels that way.  Because people … [Read more...]

You must know that the news of the Bangladeshi factory collapse has broken my heart.  I've been thinking on it for the past couple of days and wondering how a people group has ever become so dispensable for the sake of cheap clothes. As most of you know I spent a week in Bangladesh in January with Food for the Hungry.  I logged my journey for you to follow along.  Here are all … [Read more...]