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Uganda

A family friend of mine, Brittany, had a fundraiser before Christmas for her non-profit. I had heard that she had a charity, but did not know too much about it. I attended this fundraiser and had a great time buying all this jewelry made by widows in Uganda through a project she started. I have been reading up on her organization, The Ugandan American Partnership, and it is amazing.  That one girl from the south could accomplish and build this organization before she was 30 years old is inspiring.  Check her site out, and their blog The Uganda Farming Project. You will enjoy it....

Update

I am sorry to say that I really do not have anything interesting to post about these days. Lilla had the flu for the last four days and I woke up with it, which is inevitable I guess. So, we have been laid up at home all week. Poor Lilla, her cough is still so bad that it makes her throw up, which really upsets her sense of order to see it all over her sheets. She can't stop telling me about it until I have removed the sheets from her bed and they are out of sight. She just keeps saying "Gross," and pointing.

I am starting a new biblestudy at church and excited about it. It is on a day when Lilla is already in school, so I could work or get errands done but I think it is going to be a great study to do instead. Two sweet friends are doing it with me, one of which is my dear friend Heath, who is home from Africa but trying to return in the spring. My other dear friend, Amy, is having a baby and due in April, but her husband was laid off and they are trying to figure out their next step. The study is called Divine Leading in Life's Decisions. I think we are all going to learn a lot.

I am off to bed to recuperate. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Apology

Our Internet had been down for sometime. I have to leave home to go check all my inboxes, but I will start posting more as soon as things are back up.

Finally, A Bible

So, this is just a quick post. I have been looking for a bible that works with my current life; that is, one I can actually read in the five minutes I might have to sit down before Lilla needs the next thing. I tried to use the One Year Chronological Bible, but the Old Testament lasts for nine months, and I just wasn't getting what I needed. But I recently found the "One Year New Testament For Busy Moms," and although I don't love the title smack on the front of it, it is so much better. It is just the right amount of reading to get through, and I actually have time to meditate and reflect on what I have just read. Just a helpful hint for those of you out there who want to be in the Word, but struggle like I do to work it in. And they have a version for Busy Dad's too, which Jay is probably getting as a gift soon. Hope your New Year is starting off just right!