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<\/a>— 1 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaia has a family.<\/strong> I found out on Tuesday that Kaia has a family committed to her. This is awesome news!!! <\/p>\n Her adoption grant<\/a>, however, only has $278 in it and her adoption will be probably around $20,000. Could we up that a bit and help her adoptive family? Go show them some love<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 2 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Brett.<\/strong> Our boy<\/a> here still needs a mama.<\/p>\n His profile is here<\/a>. Share his profile with anyone you know who might want to adopt.<\/p>\n He is also part of the Forty Days to Forever<\/a> fundraiser. Go to the site<\/a> and check out what is going on with the fundraiser<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 3 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Lent Madness!<\/strong> Why am I not surprised that the Episcopal Church has found a way to combine March Madness and Lent<\/a>? I am sooooo participating in Lent Madness<\/a> this year! No idea who will be receiving the Golden Halo this year (Mary Magdalene won last year) but it looks interesting.<\/p>\n For those who want to accuse me of heresy because most people on this link-up are Catholic, Busted Halo<\/a> has a lovely Lenten calendar<\/a> with interesting challenges. (I wanted to say “Lenten Advent calendar” but that would sound silly.)<\/p>\n <\/a>— 4 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Really?<\/strong> I was gobsmacked when I saw that this app<\/a> existed. I mean, “Bang with Friends”? Really? This isn’t just being marketed to college kids — this is going to 13 year olds!!! And 260,000 users in the first nine days? This is evil. <\/p>\n The makers have referred to the critics as “prudes”. Count me incredibly proud to be a prude.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 5 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Hope for Westboro Baptist Church.<\/strong> Remember the link about Libby Phelps Alvarez who left Westboro Baptist Church<\/a>? Two more granddaughters of Fred Phelps have left the church<\/a> including Megan who was their social media person and heir to the legacy<\/a>. (Their statement about it is here<\/a>.) This gives me hope that that the church will either cease to exist within a generation or somehow God will reach them and convince them of their error.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 6 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Help this boy with his tumor.<\/strong> We have a matter of weeks to raise $100,000 for visas and surgery for this little boy to get his tumor removed<\/a>. If you can’t give, please share this story around. If you know some organization\/trust\/corporation who can help, let them know.<\/p>\n <\/a>— 7 —<\/strong><\/p>\n Update on Katya.<\/strong> I won the giveaway on Welcome Home Katya!<\/a> which is trying to fundraise to pay for the dental work she needs to help with her speech acquisition. For those who don’t know, Katya was adopted from the Ukraine by the Duecks<\/a>. Currently, her hair is falling out from a hematoma which I’m not sure if they can fix medically. (Katie<\/a>???) Keep her in prayer and if you feel led, toss some funds their way for her dental work.<\/p>\n For more Quick Takes, visit Jen at ConversionDiary.Com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" — 1 — Kaia has a family. I found out on Tuesday that Kaia has a family committed to her. This is awesome news!!! Her adoption grant, however, only has $278 in it and her adoption will be probably around … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/kaia.jpg\" "\\"Miss")
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