orphans – Stephanie Ebert

On Suffering, sovereignty, AIDS orphans, anxiety, giving thanks and all that

I still remember reading Ann Voskamp’s book Ten Thousand Gifts for the first time in college. I fell into her poetic style and devoured it. Her practice of finding God and finding gratitude in every day as a way to battle back her anxiety came at a time when I was making war with myContinue reading “On Suffering, sovereignty, AIDS orphans, anxiety, giving thanks and all that”

Our Father

I just heard this morning that only 37% of children in South Africa live with both their father and mother. This means that over half of South African children are being raised by one parent, or aunties, or grandparents. On the one hand– wow, I am so thankful for all the grandparents and hard-working momsContinue reading “Our Father”