GIVING TUESDAY IS 1 WEEK FROM TODAY! On Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, every dollar raised by nonprofits through Facebook will be matched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. What a great opportunity for anyone associated with All Things New to make a big difference in our organization as the end of the year is […]
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 […]
A few months ago, we wrote a very difficult blog about Samara and how she ended up back with us at the orphanage. Unfortunately, we have to write a very similar blog today about Heworlson. When we brought the kids out of their old home and into Hope Rising back in April 2015, Heworlson was one […]
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 […]
This Sunday, November 12, has been set aside this year as Orphan Sunday. For the past few years, one Sunday in November (usually the first or second) has been recognized as a day to bring awareness to the global orphan crisis. Children who have lost their parents, who live in an orphanage, and/or live in […]
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 […]
We arrived back in Haiti last Tuesday, so we have just completed our first week back. I thought I would go over some of the highlights and lowlights and some of the things we have been doing since our arrival. So here is our week in a nut shell: Sophie was 100% completely at home […]
So any mom out there reading this knows exactly what I’m talking about when I mention “Mother’s Guilt”. It’s something I think every mom struggles with and no dad has any idea what we are talking about J. Since Sophie was born I have had guilt over all kinds of things and then once Elijah […]
On Tuesday we are going back to Haiti for the second time as a family of 4. As difficult as life can be in Haiti, and especially traveling back and forth as much as we have over the past couple of years, we are very much looking forward to our time in Haiti. We have […]
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 […]
Before I get started, it is important that I make one final request for everyone who lives in or around LaGrange to attend our fundraiser this Sunday night at 5:30 at First Baptist Church on the Square. Anyone can come, but if you get a chance, please RSVP to Allthingsnewlagrange@gmail.com Thanks in advance for making this […]
I wanted to write a short blog about why we started a GoFundMe campaign (just click on the link to visit our GoFundMe page and donate). The short answer is that All Things New has been struggling to pay our monthly expenses in 2017 and we are hoping that this campaign will carry us through the […]
