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World AIDS Day: Five Things You Can Do

By OneThankfulMom Monday November 29, 2010

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Does it matter to us? Should it matter? Many of us have lived unaffected by HIV/AIDS, but in Ethiopia, my children’s birthplace, there may not be a single person who can say that. Every day children are orphaned by this incurable but treatable disease; they are left to raise their siblings, left on the street, left to a neighbor’s kindness,or left at the gate of an orphanage. They cry, they starve, they suffer, and many of them do not yet know that they too are infected with this virus.

What can you do?

Giveaway Winners!

By OneThankfulMom Sunday October 17, 2010

I’m back from Seattle and have had a lovely Sunday with my family. We enjoyed church, had a simple dinner, carved pumpkins, and took the kids for a walk out of town, including hiking up the combine tracks in some hilly, harvested fields. Honeybee and Sunshine gathered grasses and made a fantastic centerpiece for our dining room table. I’ll share a picture later.

I am finally ready to announce the winners of The Connected Child and the companion guide, Created to Connect. Thank you so much for your patience.

Birthdays, Seattle, Life

By OneThankfulMom Wednesday October 13, 2010

Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway for The Connected Child and the companion guide, Created to Connect! I wish I had 79 copies to give away. Rusty is going to help me figure out how many total entries there are and then randomly select the three winners.

Today is Little Man’s birthday! My baby is four. Can I just admit that it is bittersweet for me? He is an amazing little boy, and I love watching him grow up, but he is my last baby, and I love mothering babies.

We celebrated his birthday last night with spaghetti and chocolate cake. He loved his Playdough Ice Cream Factory and his dollar store flashlight and sword. Today he had his birthday cereal and I hope to get some nice photos of him that I will share later.

I’m packing our bags for a trip to Seattle. We usually have therapy appointments on Mondays, but every three months we also have appointments at Seattle Children’s and our clinic only sees patients on Thursday afternoons. I’m picking up Honeybee, Dimples, and their friend Jubilee, after school and heading west.

…We Call You a Child

By OneThankfulMom Saturday October 2, 2010

Devastated.

I was completely devastated by the book Renting Lacy. I knew the topic of child prostitution in the United States was not going to be pleasant, but somehow I thought I could imagine the worst. I was wrong. The psychological and physical enslavement of children, and the horrific industry produced by the demand of men who abuse these children sickened me and reduced me to tears.

Books, Blankets, and Random Bits

By OneThankfulMom Friday September 24, 2010

I'm a sucker for math manipulatives, especially pattern blocks.

It’s Friday and the end of a long week with Russ out of town. There isn’t much that is harder for me than having Russ away for an extended period of time. We’ve had lots of prayers and my big kids helped me as they could; I’m happy to say that we made it through without too many challenges.

Here are some bits of randomness for Friday:

I have some give-aways coming up courtesy of Empowered to Connect! Keep watching for a chance to win a copy of The Connected Child and the companion book, Created to Connect: A Christian’s Guide to The Connected Child.

Tuesday’s Answers: Staying Connected With Our Older Children

By OneThankfulMom Tuesday March 9, 2010

This week’s Tuesday Topic came from Christine who asked:

How do you stay connected with your older kids when you are dealing with the constant fires of the younger ones. I feel like the older kids are always being brushed aside to wait while we deal with the younger ones, or they are helping us deal with the little kids. Our older kids also express this at times; then the guilty mom feelings rise. We can not refuse to deal with the little ones. Love some suggestions. From what I see your relationship with your older kids is good. I feel like I am losing mine, especially since our whole life has been turned upside down since our last adoption.

There are many great comments and suggestions to this topic which you will want to read. Here are my thoughts.

Our family configuration is divided fairly clearly into the “older” and “younger” crowds…

A Little Catching Up

By OneThankfulMom Wednesday February 10, 2010

I have a Post-it note scribbled with little items that I need to write about, so this post is a means of crossing them all off my list!

In no particular order, here we go:

President Bush and the AIDS Epidemic

By OneThankfulMom Tuesday January 8, 2008

Children we met on our trip to Soddo

I found this article, from The New York Times, to be surprisingly positive about what President Bush has done in the global battle on AIDS. The author writes, ” the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — Pepfar, for short — may be the most lasting bipartisan accomplishment of the Bush presidency.”

In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy

It is worth reading.

~Lisa

E is for Ethiopia

By OneThankfulMom Monday December 3, 2007

A friend just shared a wonderful book with me called E is for Ethiopia. It was written and photographed by a man and woman who lived in Awassa, Ethiopia for two years. The photos look wonderful and I am sure that my children will enjoy it. The book is $12.00 with $4.40 shipping (additional books are $.80 more for shipping).

I am always looking for ways to help my children embrace their Ethiopian culture and this looks like a fun tool for encouraging them.

~Lisa

Article on the Ark of the Covenant and Ethiopia

By OneThankfulMom Thursday November 29, 2007

The new issue of Smithsonian arrived at our house a few days ago, and on the cover was a beautiful Ethiopian triptych of Mary and Jesus. The article is about the Ethiopian claim that the Ark of the Covenant is in their country. There is also a brief sidebar article on Christmas in Lalibela. Interesting reading.

You can find it HERE.

~Lisa

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