Blog — LoveAliveInternational

 Welcome to the 4th installment of meeting our Little Gems.   Today’s Little Gem is a sweet, quiet, 7 year old girl who is the second oldest of 5 children.  She’s a good student and likes studying math.  I’m glad to hear that because working in technology myself, we need a few more girls at the table.   Anyway, her family life is not the easiest.  Her dad is no longer around and her mom struggles to feed 5 kids.  In fact, her mom is trying to work with Love Alive International to get vocational training so that she can find...

I'm writing today because it's been far too long since I've updated you on our beautiful sponsored children!  I will not be sharing their names for their privacy, but I will share a picture or two and a little bit that I know about them. Our first student has a smile that hits you straight in the heart.  You know that he’s got to be a bundle of fun to have in class and oh so charming.   He is 7 years old and his name means “it is well”.  I could learn a lesson in just his name.  He’s...

So….it’s September...the month AFTER I was supposed to do a Back to School post.  I have a lot of excuses of course, but I guess when it boils down to it, I really don’t like Back to School.  It represents so many things I do not care for....say for instance….school.  I never wanted to go back to school.  I did fine and was a fairly good student, but blech…it meant the end of summer, freedom and great weather.  As an adult it seems it has the same effect on me.  I have to listen to all those people that say...

“We know we were made for so much more than ordinary lives. It's time for us to more than just survive. We were made to THRIVE.” As I write this, I'm sitting at a children’s spring concert.  My illustrious and talented niece (and her class) just sang Jesus was a Teacher & Bill Grogan’s Goat.  What a combination.  All I know is that my niece is going to use a line from the song on us someday.  "Jesus didn't give any tests".  After she finished, I made my way out to the lobby to work on this.  So as I write I'm...

I don't know if your childhood was like mine but right about now I'd be really enjoying summer.  Playing in the sprinklers, riding bikes in our 20 foot driveway, falling on my head from the neighbors monkey bars (trying to hang from my feet like I saw that acrobat do).  Mom heads to K Mart and I tag along.  Everything is perfect until I'm accosted at the front doors by those wretched signs that say "Back to School Sale".  Suddenly I realize that it is coming in a couple of weeks.  I get a sick stomach immediately.  Well... a "few"...