Why I read blogs.

My brother thinks it's bizarre that I don't read the newspaper or watch the news. I told him if I'm meant to know about something someone tells me. He wondered how I would know what I don't know?

There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the paper. Today someone gave me a recipe from the newspaper for gluten free turkey gravy and I am very grateful! It looks like a really good recipe. (This proves my point.) For now, the stories I chose to read are on blogs. Real life, ordinary stories about real people and their families. Plus a few extraordinary people.

I've linked to this blog before. Last time it was about his mom, this time it's his grandpa. I like this idea for Christmas giving:

My grandpa is the kind of guy who sponsored a child in south America on behalf of his grandkids…and presented it to his grandkids as a Christmas gift. I probably thought he was crazy when i was 10….I wanted toys. But I think he planted the seed for my growing passion for social justice and the caring of the orphan and widow.
Here's the whole story.


Another Blog:
Nurse in Haiti....Live Simply so that others can simply live.

Please say a prayer for these patients. Many of our patients walk a day to get here, have to sleep under trees, in front of the gate, or on people's porches to wait for their turn to pass in the clinic. Tonight, after we saw 340+ people and were done after dark, there are many scared that they haven't arranged a place to sleep. We'll offer for them to come inside the clinic for tonight, but can't do it everyday due to our limited space and the security of the kids, us, and the supplies in the clinic and RC. Any robber can say that they are waiting to pass in the clinic just to get inside. They have not arrested anyone for the murders. Pray for peace and safety of our friends, patients, and village.

Contains pictures of graphic, serious medical conditions...don't go if you're squeamish.
Here is the blog.