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Mother’s Day thoughts: Providing a certain future

In honor of Mother’s Day, May 13, we asked bloggers to share their thoughts on motherhood — and the importance of caring for children who have experienced the loss of a parent. Every day through Mother’s Day, we will feature a different blogger to remind us to appreciate mothers and care for those who are hurting. Today’s post comes from Nish, who traveled to Bolivia with World Vision on our blogger trip last August. *     *     * It’s a hard pill to swallow sometimes — realizing how privileged I am. I was raised in a loving and supportive home by two involved and present parents. I never had to work for my food as a child. I always had a...
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On prayer… (LINK UP)

I thread the glass beads between my tired fingers in my left hand. My right hand holds the pen to paper. I scratch out prayers in the quiet morning over coffee. God and I meet best in the early hours, my mind needing awakening and my bones still heavy from sleep. I suppose He’d meet me anytime, but I’m most sincere in the morning. I’ve never done well with prayer. It’s always been a hurdle to jump, my brick wall in the marathon of faith. Putting me in a group of people who speak whispered prayers makes me uneasy, and I clam up tight and choose to be quiet. If I speak my prayers, my language changes. I don’t sound...
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[Bolivia bloggers] Day 5: What it means to really grow your family

I saw her as soon as I walked into the room. Her bright yellow name tag held her name, but I didn’t need to read it to know it was her. I knew that shy smile from the picture I was given when I first chose to sponsor Maria. We made eye contact. She blushed and smiled a wry smile, one corner of her mouth turned up. Just like I do. The half-smirk. I laughed. Did she know? Did she know that it was me?...
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[Bolivia bloggers] Day 2: The dread and joy of leaving & arriving.

The following was blogged last night in La Paz, Bolivia by Bolivia blogger Nish Weiseth at The Outdoor Wife and Deeper Story. Erik had the car running outside in the garage. It was early. 4:00am-kinda-early. My bags were loaded in the trunk of the hatchback and I quietly slipped back inside the house and made my way to Rowan’s door. I put my ear against the cold painted wood and listened – I could hear him breathing heavily in his sleep on the other side. I turned the knob slowly and walked in, the hallway light just barely warming the room. Standing next to the crib, I saw his back rise and fall with each deep breath he took....
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