I wrote about the Fresh Air Fund a few months ago. This is a really neat ministry in which inner-city kids are matched up with families who live outside the city for a summer vacation. Sara Wilson, the outreach coordinator of Fresh Air, contacted me recently with some really exciting news. A group of individuals [...]

I learned about a new nonprofit group today called Caring For China (CFC). Luke Gedeon is the executive director of the CFC center and it was his post over at Middlezone Musings that got my attention. Luke has entered CFC in a group writing project; the nonprofit that gets the most blog posts can win [...]

The weather has warmed up considerably around here, and we’re all thinking lovely thoughts of spring. Captain Earthquake has been literally begging to run outside barefoot even though it’s still officially winter. In Michigan. Dude. I’ve been thrilling to the experience of going outside wearing my shoes instead of boots, and we’ve all been just [...]

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, and like so many of my blogging compatriots my thoughts are on the holiday and what it means. There are so many things to be thankful for: we have a house, warm clothes, family to love, and food to eat. Believe me when I say that I deserve [...]

For those of you readers who happen to have an American Express card, today is the last day to vote in the 2008 Members Project. It started back in July with project nominations, and the top 25 were announced on September 9. I was contacted by Chessia Kelly of the International Medical Corps. Her organization [...]