Every girl deserves to have at least one moment when she feels loved and beautiful. The orphan girls in Peru often feel abandoned and unloved. Their families either do not want them or they come from abusive homes. Today in Cusco, Peru you made so many girls feel special and so beautiful! A pair ofshoes is nothing to us. I personally have around 50 pairs of shoes, but for the orphans in Peru they are… … Continue reading
You may not realize what a pair of shoes can do. Shoes gave us an avenue to share Jesus in government orphanages and you should have seen the smiles on the kids faces! Actually… you can! Here’s a re-cap of Joy’s trip to Peru with Shoes for Orphans Souls. Thank you for donating shoes during our last Pledge Drive! We’re grateful for your generosity! … Continue reading
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… … Continue reading
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! … Continue reading
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… … Continue reading
Carlos arranged one epic surprise when he had Joy’s favorite artist Steven Curtis Chapman show up to meet her in the studio! … Continue reading
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… … Continue reading
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… … Continue reading
All Dad’s are protective of their daughters, but this Dad takes the cake! The song called “Rude” by the band Magic is all over the radio right now. In the song, the lead singer is calling his girlfriend’s dad rude because this dad says no when asked for his daughter’s hand in marriage. The song makes you feel bad for the lead singer when in reality this dad is just protecting his daughter! Get ready… … Continue reading
I pulled up to the stop light like I always do on my way home from church. The only difference today is that my teenage cousin, Natalie, was in the car with me. There was a worn out, homeless man looking at us through embarrassed eyes as he held a sign that simply said, “Homeless please help.” I looked for a moment at the man then looked away. My cousin on the other hand was… … Continue reading
