Jess and I will be heading back to Haiti soon, and we are also about to start series of blogs to begin the New Year that you will not want to miss. But I did not want to miss the chance to write about something that struck me the other day as I was watching […]
Getting older means a lot of different things to people depending on their culture, their situation in life, and their belief about what happens to them after they die. After my birthday a couple of days ago, I started thinking about the role our age plays in our lives. I remember the first time I […]
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great […]
It has been a while since the last All Things New blog, but there has been a lot going on lately both personally and with ATN. Recently, however, I found myself contemplating about how different December 2017 has been and will continue to be compared to December 2016. The key word is “different” and not […]
I want to start this blog off by saying thank you so much to everyone who helped us make Giving Tuesday a huge success for All Things New this year. I was hoping by now we would have learned exactly how much of the giving on that Tuesday will be matched, but we have not […]
I want to start out by saying thank you to everyone who helped us get the word out about Orphan Sunday yesterday. So many people shared our posts and I know that many of you were passionate about raising awareness of the Global Orphan Crisis. I also greatly appreciate everyone who gave to our GoFundMe […]
From time to time I come up with ideas for inventions that I think might work and help people in certain ways. Usually, I share those “inventions” with Jessica and then forget about them a few minutes later and never really think of them again (until a few weeks later when I usually have the […]
Having Sophie’s birthday for the second time, in a different country, this time on her actual birthday, got me thinking about how different things are now that we live in 2 countries. The truth is, living in 2 places (here and Jacksonville) can present some unique challenges but it can also bless us with some […]
Our fundraiser this past Sunday in LaGrange was great! The city was once again extremely welcoming and extremely generous. We started the weekend Saturday evening from 3-6 with an All Things New Spirit Night at Frios Gourmet Popsicles. We held the actual fundraiser the following evening at 5:30 at First Baptist Church in LaGrange, and […]
Have you ever thought about all of the different ways that we handle tragedies? Things like Las Vegas, the night club shooting in Orlando, 9/11, Columbine, Katrina, etc. Many of us cling closer to our friends and family and realize what a blessing they are. Some of us get scared or angry and are not […]
As many of you know, before school starts each year, we let our older kids go into the outdoor market in Leogane to buy their school shoes for the year. They are each allowed to pick out 2 pairs of shoes (within reason) and this usually takes them about 3-4 hours to complete. This year […]
I know that the many of the people that read these blogs and keep up with All Things New have been affected in some way by Hurricane Irma. Please know that we are still praying for you and we hope that life gets back to normal soon! I am not a hunter. In fact, even […]
