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Music Monday: White Sandy Beach Of Hawaii
A year ago today I was in Hawaii, watching the weather channel amazed that back home in Minnesota 17 inches of snow had fallen, and the roof of the Metrodome had fallen in. Today I’m in Minnesota, watching drizzle fall and melt the little …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Celebration!
I’m participating in the Weekly Photo Challenge for 2011. Here’s how it works.
Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced.
This week’s theme is “CELEBRATION!” Which I love. I love Celebration. Here’s a few photos from the last few weeks that really say, “Celebration,” to me.
Development Saturday: Youth Development Girls 6.0 – Violence Against Women and Girls
*Note* This series comes from an integrative theology paper that I wrote on the intersection of the doctrine of sin and identity development in young adolescent girls. I started this series so long ago, but I realized that there was more to this series that …
Shame and Fear Busting Fridays – Boys and Friendship
I saw this report on the Today Show about boys in late adolescence being ashamed to have deep friendships for fear of appearing gay, or girly. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640 For the past serveral years my work with Middle School students has primarily been with the girls in …
Christmas Gift Ideas – Clean Water for Elirose
Ariah is a friend of Richard. We sat near him and his kids at a fundraising dinner last year, he’s just a really cool guy.
Last year, Ariah wrote this book because he was looking for books that he could read with his own children about issues that are important to him.
This book follows friends in the developed world who have lots of beverage options and learn that in other countries, kids like Elirose have to travel long and far to get water and it’s often not safe. The kids find different ways to raise money for wells, and Elirose’s community gets a new well.
The book is well written, the kids in the story are reflective of American diversity and the book provides teaching opportunities about poverty, activism, development, but also reading, writing, math and science.
The proceeds from this book go to Charity: Water a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
So buy a copy or two or three for the people you love this Christmas, and give the gift of a well to someone else.
Word and Wordless Wednesday Isaiah 40
Thunder in the desert! “Prepare for God’s arrival! Make the road straight and smooth, a highway fit for our God. Fill in the valleys, level off the hills, Smooth out the ruts, clear out the rocks. Then God’s bright glory will shine and everyone will …
Creativity Tuesday: Fish Painting
These fish were a part of my Thanksgiving weekend painting marathon. The drawing technique that I used that weekend was one that I had not used since Middle School. The idea is to draw your object without lifting your pen. These fish were my favorite …
Weekly Photo Challenge – Waiting
I’m participating in the Post a Week 2011 Photo Challenge. Here’s how it works Each week, the challenge provides a theme for creative inspiration. We take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog. This week’s theme is …