Category Archives: Prayer and More

Please pray for my (Jackie’s) semester.  Until May, I’ll be taking four classes and serving a 30 hour internship weekly.  It’ll be intense and prayer will obviously be appreciated.

In May Joel and I were approved to be a “Safe Family.” However, we hadn’t had a child placed in our care…until today. As I type this I am waiting for little Dorian to get here. Dorian is a 9 … Continue reading →

Fantasies don’t mix with Reality. Morals don’t get along with Compromise. Faith doesn’t like Doubt. Low self-esteem disagrees with Confidence. Selfishness like to take away Happiness. Prejudice opposes Freedom. Society loathes Purity. Insecurities overrule Love. Pride overlooks Forgiveness. Shame turns … Continue reading →

two homicides, one day, one community. Pray for my city! http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06/cicero-teen-dies-after-shooting.html http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/06/4-hurt-in-cicero-stabbing.html

Here is a poem written by one of our kids for Mother’s Day. For All … By: Samara Sotelo For all the numerous things you do, from the chores to the cooking. For all the little things like saying “I … Continue reading →