Hope Springs Eternal

You have probably heard the familiar saying, “Hope springs eternal.” Often it is associated with the belief that people will continue to hope even though they have evidence that things cannot possibly turn out the way they want. In the midst of a hopeless situation, the irony is that sometimes only hope can get you […]

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Stories of Success: Project Playground

In March of 2013 Orchid launched 12 campaigns in support of it’s missions. Each with a $5000 goal. One of those campaigns was to help build a playground for the children of the Mahanaim community of Rabo Largo Columbia. You can read more about the need, vision and project here:  http://orchidsoflight.org/where-do-the-children-play/ Thanks to an outpouring […]

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Where do the children play?

I have fond memories of soaring high on a swing and building towering castles of sand in my local neighborhood playground. For so many, these playful pictures remained engraved in our hearts and minds and were truly formation in our childhood development. Do you remember laughing and jumping in a playground? Have you seen the […]

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A ray of hope

Over the past two weeks my family and I have been in New Hampshire at a lake cottage that my grandfather helped build over 60 years ago. This place holds many memories of my childhood and I feel fortunate that I can now bring my two boys to the same place I spent my summers. […]

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In the drivers seat of an out of control car speeding backwards down a mountain with no breaks

    That’s the dream I had just two weeks before my fifth major move in less than one year. This time I was leaving France and returning to the U.S. after mistakenly thinking I would be living in the country of cheese and wine for a good long time. After all; I shipped at […]

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“The Almighty is his guiding light in all its activities”.

Those words open the latest letter from our beloved Milton Torres and his Mahanaim Mission in the Cordoba district of Colombia making it clear that your work is His work and His work like yours is the work of LOVE. In the investment report sent to Orchid Milton tells us “We are enjoying the benefits […]

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Listen to the Profound Silence

Forgive this pot for calling the kettle black but I was moved to write about the importance of silence being a part of our lives. I always imagine that everyone else is doing a great job of remembering, that without the emptiness of real silence life can not talk to us. Maybe you are like […]

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The Persistance of Hope

An Open Letter to President Obama about Children in the Fields from the founder and President of Orchids Partner Media Voices for Children; Mr. Len Morris, this years recipient of the Iqbal Masih Award from the U.S. Department of Labor Mr. President, Like millions of Americans, I was touched by your comments on election eve […]

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