I am really horrible on camera, but Scott Amstutz did a great job of making me look slightly less idiotic than I really am… And you can meet Mark! If you don’t see the video in your email or RSS reader, click here to view…. What’s your story? Leave a comment…
Solving the problem of 153 million orphans seems overwhelming; it seems impossible. But with many people taking steps toward the goal together, we CAN make a difference. On Monday, we’ll talk about how. Thanks to Michael Hyatt for sharing this on his blog. Truly inspiring. What inspires you? Leave a comment… This is important. Subscribe via email or RSS so you don’t miss a post, and use the buttons right here to tell your friends and followers about this. Awareness –> Action –> Impact
I’ve never really been the social activist type. Sure, when I was 14, I sent my allowance to Greenpeace. How could I not? They sent me a postcard with a cute little baby seal on it and then told me about how mean-spirited Republicans beat them with clubs. But then I grew up. And became a Republican. (Yeah, there, I said it. I’m out. Don’t judge me.) For the record, I am not mean-spirited, and I don’t kill baby seals. But just like I couldn’t ignore the baby seals when I was 14, I can’t ignore the fact today that […]
I walked through the shadow of the mountain of snow. Yacinavata. (Bless you) No, that was’t a sneeze. But still, I’d take all the blessings I could get. We were trapped in this small town in southeastern Ukraine, known only for being a transportation crossroads of sorts…and our only hope to get to Lena. *** Rewind a few days. After fifteen months of homestudy and paperwork and waiting a lot, we finally left the ground. Our appointment with the Ukrainian State Department of Adoption was a day before Lena’s 14th birthday, and we couldn’t wait to be there to celebrate […]
If you’ve been around here recently, you might have noticed that Chris Vonada inspired my current Haiku kick with his post about lower case “o” last fall. my dog wears red shoes hairy feet no longer track mud embarrassment reigns People have both mocked and admired me for putting shoes on my dog. He’s not a big fan, but he will hold each paw out resignedly as I tighten the little velcro straps. But then yesterday, I saw this… …and the irony really struck me. My dog has shoes, but too many kids don’t. I follow an […]
I am Christine Royse Niles, and I’m a writer, a recovering project manager, and a corporate refugee with a heart for orphans around the world. My two daughters were adopted from Ukraine at ages 12 and 14.
I post about writing, adoption, chasing dreams, and sometimes share snippets of a story or novel that’s in progress.
I’ve worked with bestselling authors to launch nearly a million dollars’ worth of books and online courses. I’ve seen what works (and what doesn’t), and I know what it takes for a growing writer to get your work out and grow as you go.
