I know that I’ve been a bit quiet lately. I have been hoping to give you a voice, and you have used it well. The comments and suggestions for the charity directory are growing. Please stop by and recommend the charity of your choice. We will use it in a collaborative Christmas project that we’re in the midst of pulling together.
Intrigued? Me too.
In the mean time, check out these mom’s (and a fella) doing it right. Over the last couple of weeks, I have read some interesting sites and seen some interesting things. Three of these keep me coming back.
Last week, I stumbled across this post at Study in Brown. This site is becoming a favorite of mine, not just because of her challenge to wrestle with difficult texts, but also because of her willingness to say the difficult things. Somehow, I think this encapsulates a large facet of parenting. Visit Study in Brown today and wrestle with some of her words. I promise, you’ll walk away stronger.
I have also been struggling (quite literally) with this post over at Robin’s place (please note the warning). I still cannot make it through an entire viewing of the video, but it shows us exactly the kind of need that exists in the world around us. And for irony? I watched this video on a device that would fund quite a few treatments, while sipping hot tea, and sitting in an overstuffed living room chair.
Finally, I was emailed this site yesterday. Perhaps there is some wisdom here. Perhaps the constant reel of hopeless images creates a feeling of indifference—a misunderstood echo of Jesus’ comment, “the poor you will always have with you.” So I have been wondering; how do we overcome the enormity of the problem.
Check out these sites, then let’s discuss this question “how can we avoid apathy and hopelessness in light of the enormity of the need?”
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