Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Where I went: HomePlate is a non-profit that exists to assist homeless and “couch-surfing” teens in Washington County. To directly quote their website: HomePlate has a free weekly dinner for youth, especially reaching out to youth who do not have a stable place to live or are … [Read more...]
There are 2 huge reasons why I won’t be purchasing a sandwich at Chick-fil-A today: 1. There are no Chick-Fil-As in Oregon. Washington either, for that matter. And even if I lived near one of the fried chicken sandwich joints... 2. They use peanut oil and my kids are … [Read more...]
Seven months For seven months I’ve been serving every week. It’s sort of surreal. This is ME we’re talking about. Not someone who was born to save the world. Not someone who wakes up wondering who she gets to care for today. Not Mother Theresa, not Shane Claiborne. Just … [Read more...]
Where we went: Most Saturdays this summer my family volunteers with the Beaverton School District and St. Matthew Lutheran Church’s Faith Cafe serving bagged lunches to families in need. Our church sends a lot of people to serve at one location and we all love bringing our … [Read more...]
Where I Went: Northwest Children’s Outreach (NCO) is a volunteer led, Christian based collection and distribution center providing basic needs to children in our community living in poverty. First Impressions: Monday morning I stood in the shower wondering what I would … [Read more...]