The Stack (of Paper)

The completed manuscript with sources, sketches, and documents

This is what I've been up to. Instead of blogging.

There is not much time left in my days (weeks, months) after planning, writing, editing, printing, sourcing, compiling, emailing, packaging, and mailing this baby.

Oh, yes. This is my baby. The first half of a 12-month activity book for preschoolers and missions has been delivered (emailed and mailed) to my faithful preschool resource team at Woman's Missionary Union.

The completed manuscript package and its twin - the emergency copy that can be mailed if the PO loses the original

Now they get to do their huge part.

And I will continue on with the above steps for the second half of the book.

The writing life is grand.   

A glimpse of the chaos that is my office, including desk, side table, and floor

World Hunger 101 Now Available in Spanish - Hambre Mundial 101

I just discovered that World Hunger 101 is now available in Spanish! How exciting is that?

I was thumbing through the 2014-2015 WMU Catalog and chanced upon this new item. Though it may seem that I speak Spanish, I don't. The wonderful people at WMU have translated this resource for Spanish speaking audiences.

World Hunger 101 - World Hunger Event Promotion Pack, Teaching Preschoolers About Hunger, and the World Hunger Break Bank are great resources for staging a hunger event for church groups, community groups, or other groups of people interested in learning about and being challenged to do something about world hunger.

Now, with the release of Hambre Mundial 101 (World Hunger 101, Spanish Translation) new audiences can join the fight against hunger.

This is so cool!

With the exception of the World Hunger Break Bank, the other three items are immediately downloadable.

World Hunger Day usually occurs in October. But hunger does not happen only in the fall. Throughout the year, families - children, teens, adults, seniors - and many other individuals face meal times without food. I know I love eating regularly. I pains me to consider how hungry these sometimes unseen ones must get.

Check out these excellent resources. Join the fight against hunger.

Call: 1-800-968-7301
Online: www.wmustore.com

Hambre Mundial 101 (World Hunger 101, Spanish Translation) - E144101
World Hunger 101, World Hunger Event Promotion Pack - E113103
Teaching Preschoolers About Hunger - E118102
World Hunger Break Bank (pkg. 50) - W094103


Angie Quantrell is overjoyed to see World Hunger 101 translated for Spanish speakers. She can't wait to see how the Lord uses these resources to feed the hungry.

Good to the Last Drop - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

I'm one of those people.

I cut the bottom off of the lotion tube to scoop out the part that won't squeeze out.

I recycle every tiny piece of paper. Bigger good pieces are saved for art projects.

I feel guilty when I have to throw away actual trash.

I pay the city for recycling services.

I can't believe we don't recycle glass. It hurts me.

I have upside down bottles of stuff around the house, all to gather the dregs and put them to use.

I dumped the huge cream rinse container into a reused coffee cup and keep the ugly thing by the tub so I can get all the drips.

I have trained my honey to do the same thing.

I am upset that the fabric softener people do not make the cardboard refills anymore. I once had a plastic bottle that I kept for years, just by refilling. Until someone (who shall forever remain nameless and guilty) threw it out.

I make people use cloth napkins at my house. Some of them resist. But I keep trying.

We use real plates and silverware as often as possible.

Our recycling bin is larger than our trash bin.

Some of my clothes are decades old. Literally. If they look good, why get rid of them?

Some of the old, old clothes are ugly. They transform into work-in-the-yard and paint-the-house clothes just fine.

Hand-me-downs are fun. And already broken in.

I compost all I can. I wish the city would enable us to do more.

The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. (Psalm 24:1)

The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and care for it. (Genesis 2:15)

There is so much I can do to make a positive impact to our natural world of finite resources. There is so much more I can do.

Choice by choice, I strive to not leave my mark.


What do you do? Maybe it is something I haven't thought of yet.


Angie Quantrell blogs from Yakima, Washington, where nature in the form of farms, orchards, vineyards, mountains, lakes, and rivers is abundant and beautiful. She would like to keep it that way.