Elpis kai Aceso: Summer of Hope and Healing: Anatoly and her son, Ezekiel.

The Hydrangea

The hydrangea flower is a symbol of friendship, devotion, and understanding...and some say it represents all heartfelt and sincere emotions. My hope is to authentically love and sincerely serve the women in Bangalore, that friendships grounded in comfort and consolation would flourish over the six weeks. My hope is that the women I am serving in India would be filled with an abundance of hope...that despite the pain and brokenness and suffering of their past, that each one would know that they are absolutely beautiful and pure in God's sight, that they have worth and value that is beyond their wildest dreams, that they have the power to live new lives and be freed from the horror of their pasts. My heart longs to serve these women in a way that will empower them to bloom from roots of compassion and stems of courage, flourishing with hope for their futures.

Quote of the Day

June 22: “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” –John Wooden
June 21: "Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength." –Corey Ten Boom
June 20: “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” –Princess Diana
June 19: “A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.” –Martin Luther King
June 18: “There are two ways of spreading light-to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.” –Edith Wharton
June 17: “Without hope, you’ve got nothing.”
June 16: “Do the right thing, in life, the first time around. Its not like you’re going to pass by again.”
June 15: “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
June 14: “When the world says ‘give up,’ hope whispers ‘give it one more try.’”
June 13: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.”
June 12: “Time spend laughing is time spend with God.” A proverb
June 11: “Kind words can be short, but their echoes are endless.” –Mother Theresa
June 10: "If you want to be happy, be." -Leo Tolstoy
June 9: "There's always so much to do, and only so many hours in a day." -Billy Joel
June 8: "To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides."
June 7: "Wherever you go, no matter the weather, always bring your own sunshine." -Anthony J D'Angelo
June 6: "If you want to get something, give it." -Deepak Chopra
June 5: "Happiness is having an scratch for every itch." -Ogden Nash
June 4: "A flower touches everyone's heart." -Georgia O'Keefe
June 3: "I've stood at the bottom of some walls I thought I couldn't climb. Felt like a Cinderella at the ball, just running out of time. I know how it feels to be afraid, and think that it's all gonna slip away. Hold on." -Carrie Underwood
June 2: "We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are." -Oprah Winfrey
June 1: "Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again." -Joseph Campbell
May 31: "Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'grow, grow.'" -Talmud
May 30: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” –Annie Dielard
May 29: “Patience is a companion of wisdom.” –Angnotine
May 28: “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.”
May 27: “Look at all the beauty left in the world…and be happy.”-Anne Frank
May 26: “I am part of all I have met.” –Alfred Tennyson
May 25: “Some days, there wont be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.” -Emory Austin
May 24: “Only do what your heart tells you.” –Princess Diana
May 23: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” –Leo Tolstoy
May 22: “The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” –Eden Phipolts
May 21: “An authentic life is the most important personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach
May 20: “Sleep is the best meditation.” – Dalai Lama
May 19: "We cannot hold a torch to light another path without brightening our own." -Ben Sweetland
May 18: "You've got to be hard; you've got to be tough; you've got to be strong; you've got to be bold, got to be real, got to stay together. Love will save the day."
May 17: "Happiness is inward, not outward; so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what is inside us." -Henry Van Dyke
May 16: "I think, if your life is in the gutter, eventually the gutter is going to rub off on you. Instead, make your life full of compassion, and never forget to show it." -Rachel's high school English teacher
May 15: "I've met some go-getters, some difference-makers, small town heroes and big chance-takers. I've met some young hearts with something to prove." -Carrie Underwood
May 14: "Take time to come home to yourself everyday." - Robin Casar Jean
May 13: "Celebrate what you want to see more of." -Thomas J. Peters
This is one of my favorites: "The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace, and brotherhood." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Elpis kai Aceso: Summer of Hope and Healing

SUMMER PART 1

SUMMER PART 2

The Hydrangea

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Anatoly and her son, Ezekiel.

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