Learning Now & Looking Ahead

Learning from yesterday’s troubles

I know there’s more to do;

I’m being trained to trust the LORD,

and He will see me through.

Praying for the LORD’s directions,

thankful for His blessings, too;

Looking ahead with confidence

now I’m planning what to do.  

: )     

by Elaine Hardt ©2017

Remember Mama? Write it Down . . .

Looking back to when we were kids each of us probably remember some things about Mama.  

And sometimes we reminisce and enjoy two things:  1.  Mama taught us some important things.  2.  We can still remember some of those times.  

So, write down what you remember.  It will be a treasure for the next generation.  There are lessons to be learned and that is good to do. 

This writing is just jotting stuff down.  No need to worry about spelling or punctuation —  that can be fixed at some later time.  

When you have more time jot down about some of your other relatives from those childhood days. Yes, you will enjoy doing this and reading it again later. 

So, how about it?  

by Elaine Hardt ©2017

Happy People and Happy Kids

Granddaughter Joy was in Ghana, Africa visiting HardtHaven Children’s Home in January 2017.  She writes, “I have been warmly welcomed home to Kpando, Ghana by my co-founder Edem Richard.  Everyone who has met Edem knows how inspiring he is, and the work he and his wife have done here in Kpando never ceases to amaze me.  HardtHaven has developed into something we only dreamed about when we first sketched out our plans over 11 years ago.” 

You’ll enjoy seeing the happy kids:  http://hardthaven.org   This is a nice new website, just updated yesterday. 

Be sure to look here, too:  https://www.facebook.com/HardtHaven  You can log in to Facebook or click “Not Now” to continue to see their website here.

   Amazon donates to HardtHaven a percentage of what you buy when you have an account on Amazon Smile. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1469965  or copy this in a Tweet  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1469965 #YouShopAmazonGives

HardtHaven is currently housing and caring for 23 AIDS orphans.  There are opportunities for volunteers from around the world to make a difference in Ghana.  

You can see HardtHaven in Ghana on Google Earth: https://www.google.cm/maps/place/7%C2%B000'03.8%22N+0%C2%B018'04.7%22E/@7.001072,0.2992428,1032m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d7.001067!4d0.301306      which is just down the dirt road from Margret Marquat Catholic Hospital. 

     HardtHaven is a blessing, a challenge, an opportunity to help many others. 

-- posted by Elaine Hardt 2017

Making it Easier For You

Do you like to be encouraged by someone, or challenged to give something some thought, or introduced to some new idea?   

Do you prefer short articles of facts, or stories of real people, or short poetry that is easily understood?  

You can find items posted in this blog in all of these categories.  For eleven years there’s been a variety of items posted, for a total of 580 writings.  

And the handy feature here is the list on the right side, an alphabetical list of key topics that you’ll find.  Want to consider the idea of “worry” or “purpose” or “encourage”? Look at all those topics waiting for your exploration.  

Making it easier for you to zero in on some topics for a quick read is the goal of this blog. Whether it’s just spending a few minutes or popping into the blog at least once a week there are ideas I share. 

by Elaine Hardt ©2017