Posted in Children, Christmas, Holidays, tagged childhood, Francis Pharcellus Church, Santa Claus, The Sun, Virginia O'Hanlon on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Enjoy the timeless story below. For those of you who are news buffs, check out this website: http://www.newseum.org.
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s [...]
Posted in Children, Church, God, People, Pray, tagged Bent Tree Bible Fellowship, caring hands, JoAnn Hummel, miracles from God, Suffering, Teaching Pastor, willing people on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This past Sunday JoAnn Hummel, the Teaching Pastor at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship, preached a sermon about suffering. She told of her trip to one of the countries in Africa where she saw a three year old boy whose only clothing was a plastic grocery bag. His arms went through the two openings of the [...]
Posted in Children, Fun Activities, People, tagged Great Wolf Lodge, Kalahari Water Park, Morey’s Piers, Noah's Ark, Ocean Breeze Waterpark, Schlitterbahn, Splashin' Safari, Top 10 Water Parks, Water Country USA, Water World, Wild Rivers on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As the summer temperature reaches the triple digits, let’s check out some fun water theme parks you can visit to cool off while slipping and sliding.
Start with the list below. Have a wet and wild WOW time!
Great Wolf Lodge in multiple U.S. locations – greatwolf.com/
Kalahari Water Park in multiple U.S. locations – kalahariresorts.com
Morey’s Piers [...]
Posted in Books, Children, Church, Fun Activities, God, Nutrition, tagged Andrea Nguyen, beef pho, chicken pho, Church, God, Into the Vietnamese Kitchen, priest, street food vendors on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My favorite comfort food is “Pho”. It is a delicious and satiating soup found in many Vietnamese restaurants. You can get the beef or chicken version.
I was smitten with Pho since childhood. I remembered growing up in Vietnam where eating Pho from street food vendors was a common practice. We usually did not cook Pho at [...]
Posted in Children, Fun Activities, tagged Make-a-Wish Foundation, Parade of Homes on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite home tours is the Parade of Homes. It is fun to stroll through these brand new, elegantly furnished, million dollars, spacious custom houses. It is a great way to collect decorating ideas, get some walking exercise, and support a worthy cause.
During the tour I usually look for the latest in kitchen [...]
Posted in Children, Christmas, Fun Activities, tagged C. S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Count Down to Christmas, Dean Koontz, Fun Activities, Josh Groban, Lewis Carroll, Mary Higgins Clark, Nat King Cole, organic farm on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As of today, Saturday, December 8, there are sixteen more days until Christmas. If you get to do at least one fun activity each day, what would it be? Here is my partial list to get you started.
Drive your loved ones to see Christmas lights.
Make a batch of chocolate truffles to share with friends and colleagues.
Organize a [...]
Posted in Blessing, Children, Christmas, tagged Children, Christmas, prayer, give, generosity, Angel Tree, Room to Read, Samaritan's Purse, orphans, miracle on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At a Toastmaster meeting this past Thursday, my fellow Toastmaster, Jan Browning, read a poignant poem below from Ina Hughs’ book entitled ”A Prayer For Children”. During the meeting, another fellow Toastmaster, Emily Paul, gave a speech titled, Angels Among Us, in which she invited the audience to help make Christmas special for the children by participating in the [...]
