Thursday, December 31, 2009

Six Words A Day



Life's a crowded room...keep smiling!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Six Words A Day



It's really all about the wonder...

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Six Words A Day



Up on the 19th...down today!

Monday, December 28, 2009

Six Words A Day


Christmas travel ends - home feels good.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Six Words A Day



All ages at the kids' table...
Hoping this mean we're all kids?

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Six Words A Day



Really...this woman cannot be 50! 
Happy Birthday to little sister Kathy!

Friday, December 25, 2009

Six Words A Day


Presents don't matter - presence does matter.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Six Words A Day



Depression magnified - Call a friend today. 
'Tis the season to do something.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Six Words A Day



Your city has a donation site.
'Tis the season to do something. 

Tuesday, December 22, 2009



16,000 American children are homeless. 
'Tis the season to do something. 

Monday, December 21, 2009

Six Words A Day



Domestic violence promises generations of fear.
'Tis the season to do something.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Six Words A Day



6,000 Texas children need a home.
  'Tis the season to do something.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Six Words A Day



Knowledge on fire:  Education in Afghanistan.
'Tis the season to do something.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Six Words A Day



Some kids just want a future.
'Tis the season to do something.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Six Words A Day



Shoes  - shoes can change a life. 
'Tis the season to do something.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Six Words A Day



They just want to call home. 
'Tis the season to do something.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Six Words A Day



Gave $1..."God bless," she said.  
 'Tis the season to do something.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Six Words A Day



Is there hate in your state?
(Texas has 66 registered hate groups)
'Tis the season to do something.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Six Words A Day



Where do you get your water?
'Tis the season to do something.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Six Words A Day



I was hungry.  You fed me. 
 Jesus (Matthew 26:35)
'Tis the season to do something.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Six Words A Day

 

One ordinary person - changing the world. 
'Tis the season to do something.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Six Words A Day



We all got here with help. 
'Tis the season to do something. 

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Six Words A Day



Read six words, one child dies. 
'Tis the season to do something. 

Monday, December 7, 2009

Six Words A Day


Painting a ceiling is hard work!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Six Words A Day


Advent week two - waiting - for Peace. 

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Six Words A Day


It starts here.



And ends here.
(Thank you Gabi for creative genius!)

Friday, December 4, 2009

Six Words A Day


Those blurry lines are Austin's snow!!!
=)

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Six Words A Day


Looking up...it improves most days.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Six Words A Day


Oh dear freakin' me...shopping time!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Six Words A Day

 
Let there be peace on earth?
(30,000 additional troops promised to Afghanistan)

Monday, November 30, 2009

Six Words A Day


Served soup and smiles to 403. 

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Six Words A Day


First taste of BRRRRR moves in.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Six Words A Day



Native son gets his barbeque fix.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Six Words A Day


And so it begins...frenzied overeating...

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Six Words A Day


Full of thanks...today and everyday.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Six Words A Day


My favorite day - just making pies. 

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

50,000 Words in November

50,270 WORDS!!!!!




It was the only memory of comfort he carried out of Africa when he left two months later.

Monday, November 23, 2009

50,000 Words in November

47,882 words




Savannah stopped breathing.  Bo kept talking. 

Sunday, November 22, 2009

50,000 Words in November

45,882 words



“I forgot. I cannot read it.  No pictures,” she said.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

50,000 Words in November

45,229 words




“It is not your concern,” Harp’s mother told him at least once a day.  “These are matters for the greedy, not the brave.” 

Friday, November 20, 2009

50,000 Words in November

43,748 words




“We have air conditioning,” Lulu said, with no attempt to temper her pride. 

Thursday, November 19, 2009

50,000 Words in November

41,327 words




At last - he had a face. 

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

50,000 Words in November

39,417 words



After her parents drowned on the night they drove their car into a low water crossing during a hurricane-strength storm, none of them ever went back to Georgia.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

50,000 Words in November

36,860 words



“This is not your baby!”  Sissy was yelling in a whisper, holding her face so close to Lulu’s, her hot breath seemed to make a fire crackle beneath the words.  

Monday, November 16, 2009

50,000 Words in November

34,516 words



They saw blood on her arms, the ghost in her hands, heard the devil in her voice, understood the words of her mouth:  Holy Spirit.  They ran. 

Sunday, November 15, 2009

50,000 Words in November

33,115 words



"I am remembering it only as my mother has told it." 

Saturday, November 14, 2009

50,000 Words in November

31,945 words



Her name meant pearl in Swahili, and she did, indeed, know how to take life's dirt and turn it into something desirable. 

Friday, November 13, 2009

50,000 Words in November

30,165 words



“I do.”  And he was gone.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

50,000 Words in November

26,231 words - only 128 words today - boo!



  It was impossible to turn away such a gracious concession from Harp's mother.

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