The Secret Life of Kat

My friend Shaun Groves has taken another group of bloggers out of the country, this time to El Salvador, to see poverty first hand and to witness the hope that organizations like Compassion bring to children and their families. Listed below are a few...

Catalyst 2009 Compassion Moment from Catalyst on Vimeo. You may have watched this when I posted the link on Facebook/Twitter. If not, watch it now. Simply incredible. Jimmy Wambua meets Mark, his Compassion sponsor of 19 years. Oh. My. Goodness. If...

photo by La Xtina It’s easy to get comfortable in this season of life. Days filled with kids or growing careers can be time consuming and exhausting. We work hard and at the end of the day we just want to relax. And, wow, do we relax. We often...

I love this commercial. It inspires me as a runner, but it also inspires me as a believer. No more excuses. I’m not a morning person. I’m too busy. I need X hours of sleep. I’m not rich enough. I have children. I don’t have...

photo by publicenergy I often hear about how radical Jesus was. The way He stood up to the Pharisees. The way He performed miracles. The way He rose from the dead. (Ok. The last one kinda qualifies as radical.) But, really, Jesus wasn’t all that...

photo by Extra Medium My friend Jamee has started something very, very cool called the 5:30 Club. In fact, I love her idea so much I even joined the 5:30 Club Facebook group. The idea behind the club is to inspire and encourage one another to wake...

Please do not judge my parenting abilities based on this picture. I had nothing to do with it. She’s amazing all by herself. The Small Person (6) is somewhat addicted to reading the Bible. She reads it in the car. She reads it while her...

It could. Really. I love to meet the day before sunrise (or kid-rise or husband-rise). In the early morning, I feel as though I have a truly blank canvas. I see the day laid out before me in all it’s vastness - full of possibility. I can choose...

photo by compassionbloggers “Sometimes I would like to ask God why He allows poverty, suffering, and injustice when He could do something about it.” “Well, why don’t you ask Him?” “Because I’m afraid He would ask me the same...

Something pretty incredible is happening tonight. I’ll tell you all the details after I share some other important links and news: Joy Williams Interview and Massive Twitter List I’m getting serious about the Bloggable Music Network. This...