Archive | June, 2009

26 June 2009 ~ 3 Comments

The Philanthropist

I watched The Philanthropist on Wednesday night. The episode was about the philanthropist getting a vaccine to a remote area in Nigeria. After the program, I actually went to the NBC website to see what information they were providing about Nigeria and ways to make a difference in Nigeria. Watching The Philanthropist and reading about [...]

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25 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

God’s Grace in a Child’s Face

In the midst of a discussion about adoption with a child today, I got a quick glimpse of what God’s grace can mean. The child I was talking with today had been removed from the care of his mother due to physical abuse, sexual abuse, and drug use of his mother. He has lived in [...]

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24 June 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Drunken Breast Feeding?

Okay.  Eventhough I have worked with abused and neglected children for nearly 20 years, a headline about drunken breast feeding caught my attention.  Today in North Dakota, a mother pleaded guilty to child neglect due to breast feeding her baby while she was drunk.  When police responded to a domestic violence disturbance on April 13, [...]

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