Mom and I grabbed a cart on our way from parking lot to grocery store. We passed through the automatic sliding doors together, cooled from the Texas heat by the immediate welcomed whoosh of AC.
A good way through our list, we saw her.
Bent over at the shoulder blades. Hair that shade of pinkish silver denial.… 
Archive for August 2011
A Wobbly Wheel & A Song
The First Day of School
Mrs. Heilman was fresh from college. She smelled good and wore a smock with the day of the week embroidered across the front. She spoke with raised eyebrows and a big smile – lilting. After mom said goodbye I wiped her kiss from my cheek and joined the other boys building with blocks on the…
With Some Dental Assistance
My dentist lives in North Carolina. Many years ago, when we first met, Tracy was a volunteer worship leader at her church and brought me there to sing and speak about Compassion International. And to clean my teeth.
Four visits (I think) to Burlington later, more than 300 kids have been sponsored – because of Tracy!…
PRESS RELEASE: Third World Symphony Blog Tour Launches August 30
Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 26… Shaun Groves will begin a 16-date blog tour on August 30 coinciding with the debut of his newest, fan-funded album Third World Symphony. Making stops on the home pages of such notable bloggers as Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman), Ann Voskamp (author of One Thousand Gifts), Jon Acuff (Stuff Christians Like), Brant Hansen (Air 1), Southern Savers and more…
Still Smiling
“I’ve never felt more out of control,” Becky told me last night shortly after four kids were read to, prayed with and tucked in.
We were six months to a year away from adopting two to four siblings from Ethiopia when our social worker called asking if we’d foster-to-adopt a four year-old boy from another country…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
