Tag: Casita Copan

• Is It Over Yet?

  Thanksgiving. Is it over yet? There are two parts to the word. THANKS: I think we did that last Thursday. And today is GIVING Tuesday. So we’re finishing up with THANKS-GIVING today. Good. It’s not over yet. I still have time to blog about “Thanksgiving.”  I spent the first and third weeks of November this…

  Marian

  November 27, 2018

  Celebrations, Music, Reflections

  Casita Copan, Christmas Mountain, Come Ye Thankful People Come, family of God, favorite charities, Giving Tuesday, God’s family, Henry Alford, hymn reflections, New Moms, parable, Parable of the Seed, Parable of the Wheat and Tares, Thanksgiving

• Your Perspective?

  Yesterday morning my dog Floey and I went for a long walk and a long talk. It was already a hot day, but I figured if we walked on country roads rather than sidewalks, we might catch a little breeze. I was right. As soon as we turned off Water Street onto Highland Drive the…

  Marian

  July 16, 2018

  Blogs, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  asylum, bicyclist, Buddy, Casita Copan, Central America, Copan, different perspectives, Ellen Finn, Ellen Lippman Finn, Emotional Witness, Floey, Honduras, imigrants, little white dog, long talk, long walk, perspective, tourism, violence, walk, What can I do?, world traveler

• What Can I Do?

  That question has been on my mind every day for the past couple weeks as I have watched the news from our southern border. And I know I’m not alone. A few days ago one of my Facebook friends wrote,  “I just keep giving because I don’t know what else to do beyond contact my…

  Marian

  June 26, 2018

  Book Recommendations, Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  asylum, blogging, border patrol, Buenos Vecinos, Casita Copan, Central America, drug traffickers, El Salvador, Ellen Finn, Ellen Lippman Finn, Emotional Witness, gang violence, gangs, Good Neighbors, Guatemala, hit list, Honduras, immigration, long-term solution, Mexican border, RAICES, refugees, root cause, southern border, violence, World Refugee Day

• Another Piece in God’s Puzzle

  

  A couple weeks ago I received an email from Karina Sibrian Zepeda. She’s the new Director of Development for Casita Copan in Honduras. The subject of her email was “Why do you support Dulce Maria and Leydi?” This is part of her email: My name is Karina and I am the new Director of Development for…

  Marian

  April 26, 2016

  Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  casita, Casita Copan, children’s home, Christmas baskets, Copan Ruinas, daycare program, Dulce Maria, gift baskets, God’s puzzle, Honduras, internship, Leydi, mission statement, orphanage, piece of the puzzle, scholarship, separate checkbooks, sponsor, sponsor a child

• Bucket List for Advent

  The best thing about Facebook is that it has provided a means to reconnect with several people from my past. One of those connections is Claudia, an old friend from my freshman year in college. I haven’t seen her in almost 50 years. Our only communication had been Christmas cards, until we somehow found each…

  Marian

  December 2, 2014

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  Advent, Advent bucket list, bucket list, Bucket List for Advent, Casita Copan, chain of blessing, christmas, Christmas cookies, Facebook, Floey, Giving Tuesday, God’s love, kindness, listening for God, love your neighbor, red kettle, reflections, Salvation Army, spirituality, waiting