Monday Monday

It's kind of a slow, very cold day at our house today. I almost didn't blog because I honestly have nothing to really say but I took a few cute pictures and the rest of our week is JAM packed with busyness so I thought I would just post anyway and say Hi! :-) Since we were home and a little bored - I dressed Harper up in a fluffy outfit a sweet little girl passed down to us and tried to get Harper to pose. It's NOT easy these days.

Oh these sweet cheeks!

I wanted to share about a few events that ya'll might want to get involved in. I'm trying to keep things like this limited on my blog because I told you at the beginning of the year I wanted to put the focus back on this being a blog for my family and I just can't possibly put every request I get on here but there are a few things I thought you might like to know about.

There is a local group who is going on a mission trip to the Ukraine. I wish I could put EVERY mission trip on here and have you help but that would end up being every post. But this one tugged at my heart because they are going to help special needs children in orphanages. Most special needs children are given up at birth there and after age four - they are moved to an institution where they are basically put in a bed to live. I know many of you probably have special needs children and your desire is the BEST for them. This just really was hard for me to hear.

This team of doctors and therapists goes to help these kids and keep them out of institutions. They are in need of supplies and support. If you are interested in helping:

go HERE and let Christie know.

ALSO:

One month following the 7.1 earthquake that struck Haiti, an all-star cast of musicians is gathering for “Help Haiti Live,” a two-city ticketed concert event taking place on February 27th, 2010 to benefit Compassion International’s Haiti disaster relief fund. The concerts are sponsored by Gaylord Entertainment Company, They will be ticketed and also streamed live at HelpHaitiLive.com.

With extraordinary need still existing in the devastated country, Alison Krauss & Union Station (featuring Jerry Douglas), Amy Grant, Big Kenny, Mat Kearney, Jars of Clay, Rebecca St. James, NEEDTOBREATHE, Brandon Heath, and a to-be-announced special headliner will participate in two concert events, live from Los Angeles at the historic Wiltern Theater and at Nashville’s famed and Gaylord-owned Ryman Auditorium.

Tickets for each event will range in price from $25-75 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations beginning Monday, February 15^th, as well as through The Ryman box office: 800-745-3000 or ryman.com, and through Live Nation for The Wiltern at http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-wiltern-tickets

Nashville/Ryman Auditorium, 7:30pm cst:
Hosted by Big Kenny. Performances by Alison Krauss & Union Station (featuring Jerry Douglas), Jars of Clay, Mat Kearney, Dave Barnes, Matt Wertz, Brandon Heath.

Los Angeles/Wiltern Theater, 7:30pm pst:
Message from pastor Francis Chan. Performances by Special Guest headliner, Amy Grant, Leann Rimes, Rebecca St. James, NEEDTOBREATHE

All net proceeds from Help Haiti Live will go to Compassion International’s Haiti disaster relief fund. All money raised in response to the Haiti earthquake will be used immediately to re-equip Compassion’s local support structure and to provide for the immediate needs of Compassion-assisted children and families.

Compassion has been meeting the physical and spiritual needs of Haitians for more than forty years and will continue to serve them in this time of extreme need. Already Compassion International has supplied more than 15,000 families with clean water, food, blankets, temporary shelter, medical supplies and counseling. Donations will lay bricks, feed, educate, clothe, heal and rebuild Haiti for many months to come in Jesus’ name.

So if you live near Nashville or L.A. - you should go to the concert or you can watch live on the internet that night! Watch a great concert and support Haiti! They still need SO much help!

Have a great Monday night! Stay WARM!!!

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