Changing the Present: 7 Ideas for Giving Differently This Christmas
Our little family decided to do Christmas a little bit differently over the past few years. Don’t get me wrong: I adore the holiday and love to see all the wonder through the eyes of my children. Yet, the more we know about the very real and challenging...Syrian Refugee Camps: Winter Extends the Suffering
Shells explode in the distance. Shouting. A woman’s cry. The sobbing of a child. Bloodstained streets. The Syrian border is only a few miles away, but for hundreds of thousands of refugees, the nightmare is far from over. The biting winds signal the coming of winter,...World AIDS Day
Today, 34 million people in our world are HIV positive. Although this devastating disease affects people on every continent, those in sub-Saharan Africa are suffering the most: 1 in 20 adults here are HIV positive, making up a staggering 69 percent of the global...Give Thanks. Give Hope.
Thanksgiving is a day set aside to reflect on the blessings of life and the hope we have. But this year, let’s go the extra mile—for the sake of people who have very little reason to hope. Let’s act on the abundance we’ve been given. Let’s...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.