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Day 6: Vegetable Seeds (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 14, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

I have a garden that provides organic food for my family. My kids help with it, so they understand the benefits and work that goes into growing food. When we saw the vegetable seeds in the FH gift catalog, our family choose the seeds with a resounding, “Yes!” The vegetable seeds didn’t take much explanation, until Emily [...]

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Day 5: 2 Rabbits (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 13, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Today, I’m writing a very different post than I expected to write. When we stopped on the page with the rabbits, I expected the conversation to go a a little different. When we landed on the page in the FH gift catalog, Julia (5 years old) exclaimed, “Oooooh! Let’s get rabbits!” I began thinking about [...]

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Day 4: Deworming Medicine for 500 Kids (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 12, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

It’s hard to imagine life in countries where even a glass of water isn’t safe to drink. When we came to the page that had deworming medication on it, our kids wanted an explanation of the image and what a deworming pill could do. After explaining how the pill will change a child’s life, Julia, [...]

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Day 3: Cow (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 11, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

One of the most touching aspects of this giving process has been how Evie (age 8) has responded. As we were selecting gifts to give, we considered giving chickens. Evie asked if she could give two chickens herself. She has been saving up her earnings since the gift catalog arrived with a goal of giving [...]

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Day 2: 3 Sets of School Supplies (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 10, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

We’ve been very blessed to be able to homeschool our children. Each year, we go and purchase the curriculum and school supplies, so we understand how much it costs to equip our kids each year. When we saw the school supplies gift, our kids’ eyes lit up. Evie (age 8) asked, “Dad, school supplies only [...]

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Day 1: 2 Guinea Fowl (8 Days of Giving)

By on December 9, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

The first time we sat down with the kids to pick items to give, we thumbed through the entire gift catalog before picking which items to donate. As we read through each item, we began to realize how educational this process was going to be – not only for the kids, but for us as [...]

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8 Days of Giving

By on December 6, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Each Christmas season, our family looks through the gift catalog and selects a few gifts. We have four girls and a boy (and one more child due on Christmas!) who love to give. This is an opportunity for them to see how our gifts can make an impact in others’ lives. We love flipping through [...]

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just a little lyrical inspiration

By on June 15, 2012 in World Poverty

Sitting down at my desk in the morning, I set up my playlist. Always a new tune or two to keep things lively. My co-workers frequently give me a scare when then tap me on the shoulder after realizing they’ve been conversing with themselves for several minutes. Headphones on high, I tune into the days [...]

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