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The wild one

September 13, 2010 ·

Last Thursday, Caroline came home from school and said, “Mama, the problem with my teacher is that she doesn’t understand some girls are just wild. And I’m one of them”.

Yes.

Yes she is.

I’m planning on recapping our entire weekend tomorrow (I know! How will you sleep until then? THE SUSPENSE!) but the Compassion bloggers flew home from Guatemala yesterday and I wanted to share the links to my favorite posts from their trip. They are too good to miss.

Joy by Amanda (If the picture of her with her new Guatemalan family doesn’t make you feel complete happiness, then I don’t know what to tell you.)

The one question you’ve got to look in the mirror and really ask by Ann Voskamp

When God comes by by Shaun Groves (Do not miss the video at the end.)

Reconciling the disparity by Lindsey Nobles

Lame sponsors of the world unite! by Lisa-Jo

Treasures in the dark by Patricia Jones

And, last but not least, do not miss the photos by the amazingly talented Keely Scott. Her pictures bring life and depth to every word the bloggers write while they’re on the trip.

I also just want to say that I don’t link to these posts because of any obligation I have to Compassion. They don’t ask me to link or anything like that. I do it because I was able to see firsthand the difference they make in the lives of kids that would otherwise be forgotten when I went to the Dominican Republic two years ago. There honestly isn’t an organization that I believe in more. They are the hands and feet of Christ and they give you the chance to be the same.

And that’s all I have to say about that.

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  1. Susie

    September 13, 2010 at 1:10 am

    Your blog always makes me laugh! And thanks for posting these Compassion links~such beautiful posts.

  2. mia

    September 13, 2010 at 5:09 am

    That those few words + those links is ’nuff said 🙂 Loved every bit of it 🙂

  3. Tabitha (From Single to Married)

    September 13, 2010 at 5:22 am

    Ha! I love that she not only admits it but is proud of it too!

  4. Lindsay

    September 13, 2010 at 6:51 am

    1) What is she doing in this picture?
    2) Is she wearing pink cowgirl boots and does her t-shirt say “Mama Tried”???
    3) Bless her heart for knowing herself so well. It took me 25+ years to get a small idea of who I really am.
    4) My word the picture of the group of little boys shoulder to shoulder in Keely’s neighborhood named Miracle post stopped me in my tracks. Their eyes…

  5. Jennifer R

    September 13, 2010 at 7:02 am

    I love her t-shirt “Mama Tried”, my favorite Merle Haggard song and fitting since she says she is a wild one.

  6. Amanda @ Serenity Now

    September 13, 2010 at 7:27 am

    I have a “wild one” too. Never a dull moment, right?

    Thanks for linking to Compassion. I’ll be sure to read about the trip. With a box of tissues nearby!

  7. Melanie

    September 13, 2010 at 7:30 am

    Thanks for sharing. It is incredible what God can do when we just allow Him to work through believers. I’m humbled that He even wants to use us!

  8. Melissa H.

    September 13, 2010 at 7:48 am

    weeping over these Compassion blogs…

  9. Cristina

    September 13, 2010 at 8:32 am

    HAHA love the story! When I was in preschool, I got in trouble for talking too much and when my dad came to pick me up he asked me “well Cristina, why don’t you just not talk for a little while then,” to which I emphatically responded, “DAAAD, don’t you understand? I have THINGS TO SAY!”
    Kids…

  10. Melissa F

    September 13, 2010 at 8:54 am

    I love the shirt that says “Mama tried”! At least she’s got pink boots on. She will never, ever be boring hehe.

  11. Kim

    September 13, 2010 at 9:19 am

    I have a 7 year old and if we lived closer, I am sure that our kids would be great friends.

    Honestly, it is probably best that we don’t live closer. I have my hands full as it is.

    So…the shirt. Where did you get it? My daughter would love it and my husband would never be more proud than when she wore it.

  12. lisa

    September 13, 2010 at 9:53 am

    I have a wild one (who has mellowed some and will be 18 in 2 months). It always frustrated me when teachers, etc. would consider certain behaviors just “boys-being-boys” but considered them wild & defiant in a girl…grrr! Gotta love a girl with such spunk & personality 🙂

  13. [email protected]

    September 13, 2010 at 9:54 am

    Thank you thank you for helping spread the word on behalf of a thousand smiling kids we saw this week. We promised we would tell their stories; we promised people would read and believe and get a glimpse into their lives. We feel the weight of this promise and are so blessed when others share it with us.

    Thank you!

    Lisa-Jo

  14. Nicole

    September 13, 2010 at 10:29 am

    I will go back and read all the links but first had to stop and say I am absolutely in love with Caroline’s attitude! May she forever covet her “wild girl”! Amen!

  15. Colorado

    September 13, 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Compassion is an amazing ministry! They do the hard work in difficult circumstances. Thanks for the links.

    Your Caroline is going to make you laugh and cry for the next decade….. and longer! Hang in there.

  16. Shaun Groves

    September 13, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    Forever thankful for you, friend.

    Also, I had no one with an accent I could make fun of on this trip ; )

    Lastly, my youngest and your daughter should be wild together the next time you’re in Nashvegas.

    -Shaun

  17. Nancy

    September 13, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    Thanks for spreading the word about Compassion! It’s so important that we, who are so blessed, know about how people in other parts of the world (or even in parts of the US) are living. I haven’t been the same person since traveling to India, and I’d never go back to “not knowing.” I’m praying that many children will be sponsored because you’re helping to get the word out!
    Nancy

  18. Amanda

    September 13, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    Thanks for your support, Melanie! If you weren’t three hours away I’d probably show up at your doorstep today with a box of Kleenex and ask you to hold me. Re-entry is interesting.

  19. Kristy

    September 13, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Yes, thank you for linking the Compassion bloggers. We are taking our 3 children to Kenya to visit the Compassion children we sponsor in a little over a month, so it’s very exciting to see and hear the amazing stories. We hope we can make a difference and be forever changed by our trip as well. Oh, and pray for us as I’m getting a bit anxious about the vaccinations and meds needed! yikes.

  20. Keely Scott

    September 13, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Thanks so much for continuing to share our stories!
    Thankful for you!
    And to echo or respond to Shaun. . .he still had plenty to pick on us about this trip. =)

    And. . .
    Love that lil C’s supporting the Junk Gypsy gals!

  21. pamtastic

    September 13, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    Very sweet of your…such nice pieces.

    btw…great shirt C is wearing RE that particular comment “I’ve only me to blame cuz Mama tried”… amen

  22. Sarah B.

    September 13, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    Second Graders Gone Wild! I’m thankful my girl has a VERY understanding teacher, because yeah, she’d so be right there with Caroline!

  23. [email protected]

    September 13, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    That Caroline is something else! I have compasison for her teacher! She’d better get with the program (the teacher, not Caroline!)

  24. Cathy ~ Tadpoles and Teacups

    September 13, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    Gotta love her honesty!

    My kid came home from her second day of kindergarten and declared: “Well, I like my teacher okay, but we always have to do what SHE wants to do.”
    I think our girls may have been cut from the same cloth.

    Cathy

  25. Cheryl

    September 14, 2010 at 9:04 am

    love, love, love that she’s sporting her Mama Tried shirt with such a fitting ‘tude! Those Junk Gypsy girls sure are somethin’…I love ’em to death! Be sure to come see them at our show in Warrenton! Zapp Hall Antique Show or bust, baby…be there or be square!

    BUT, on a serious note, the Compassion bloggers have once again stirred my soul and moved me to action! Thank you so very much for linking them…Ann’s post grabbed me and won’t let go!

    Blssings!

  26. Mama Fly

    September 14, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    My wild one was asked how she liked her school, which is a catholic school. She replied, “It’s fine, except for all that God stuff”. I need to get her that Mama Tried t-shirt. The Compassion stories are amazing, so sad yet so inspiring.

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