Edmond, Oklahoma to Dallas to New Orleans to Tampa to Buffalo to a farm where pigs and wheat and soybeans and children are raised. Our few hours with the Voskamps were well-worth the twelve it took to get there.
Six kids welcomed us with handshakes, the Farmer too, and a hug from generous Ann who put… 
Posts Tagged ‘gratitude’
One Day & One Thousand Gifts
This Time Around
I always wrote thank you notes. I always said I was grateful. But this time around…
I’m releasing my first studio record in six years. (Six. Years.) And I find myself more thankful than ever for kind words, a link, a review, an interview request.
I didn’t think I ever took these things for granted before but…
The Last Breakfast
In three days I’ll get on a plane with a bunch of women (and two husbands), head out over the ocean for a cluster of islands known as the Philippines. Where children are sold into slavery, tuberculosis and malaria are endemic in some areas, and families of many Compassion children we’ll meet work for…
Filling Breakfast
Arrived at breakfast this morning wanting more. But left full.
The man across the table from me at Cracker Barrel was a former label president. Twenty years as a label president. And not a small label working with artists you’ve never heard of either. This guy’s a big deal.
Over omelets I took in his story. How…
Two Things The Best Friends Say
I’m feeling a little sappy this morning, I admit. I spent the weekend with my friend Tracy in North Carolina, who substitute road managed me while my friend Ben was on vacation. I missed Ben but we caught up this morning via e-mail. I spent yesterday hanging out doing a bunch of nothing with my…
Fighting Ants
Ever feel like the world’s made of ants and your backside’s dipped in sugar?
First, Penelope (age 2) woke up this morning asking Becky when I’d be home. “I want Daddy to hold me.” Ripped my heart out.
Then there’s the hate mail. I got two precious gems in my inbox today, both upset that I…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
