That is what I was called several times today at the orphanage for babies and each time it broke my heart. I’m in Lima, Peru this week with Shoes for Orphan Souls. During our spring pledge drive, everyone who pledged $30 a month also donated a pair of shoes for orphans in Peru. This week I am delivering them with a team and putting them on the kid’s feet! Thank you for helping to provide…

If Joy can play soccer with Peruvian children, then anyone can. But the question remains... can she play soccer with Peruvian children? Watch and find out!

Have you ever seen a child throw a tantrum? It's awful for everyone involved. It's in those moments that parents are trying to teach their child a lesson. Attitude is everything. Life is going to continue to not give us what we want but we can't change what happens to us. We can only change our attitudes and how we handle it. This is the lesson that I drilled into my teenage cousin's head when…

Carlos arranged one epic surprise when he had Joy's favorite artist Steven Curtis Chapman show up to meet her in the studio!      

God wants us happy. At least that's what this book wants us to believe. I stumbled upon the book  "God Wants You Happy," and have been thinking about it ever since. I disagree with this title and concept. I have been learning a hard lesson over the last few years. We all know that God loves us. He cares about us. He wants what is best for us, but He does not always want us…

How many times have you been standing on your blessing and you've given up because you couldn't see it? I've asked myself that question ever since I watched a documentary on the Discovery Channel about the gold rush of 1949. Odd inspiration...but it happened. Two men, Oliver Martin and John Fowler were miners hoping to strike it rich during the gold rush. They happened to hear a rumor about a lake so full of gold…