In the wake of our business sale, Dan and I have started to discuss our new direction in life.  We have been talking about where to go to school, when, how much school I should do, when, and when to have more kids.  I would really like to get pregnant soon, but we also discussed adoption -- a passion of both of ours.  We discussed which to do first, and many details and issues involved.  It was a very deep conversation, one which we hadn't touched on for years.

Funny, on our way to church today Daniel pummeled me with a plan I didn't know about.  He was staying after church for a media workers' lunch, to train in the new guys.  Hmm.  What would Eddy and I do?  We had no time to plan a visit to Connie's house, and didn't see her, but during announcements noticed that right after church there would be a lunch for those interested in orphan care -- childcare included.  Is that great timing or what?

Many more people came than the two couples hosting it were expecting.  Extra pizzas were brought in and the fireside room was packed.  It was so encouraging to see so many other people also passionate about God's call to us (James 1:27, "Pure religion and undefiled is this, to visit the widows and orphans in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world."). We got loads of valuable information, not only about orphans, but child work or sex slaves (there are 127 million of those), as well.  There were two videos, and for the first (below), not an eye was dry in the room.  For the second -- an inspiring film about the International Justice Mission (see ijm.org), it made everyone emotional and angry!  But here is the TRUTH about orphans... orphans my family is committed to help.  How about yours?