I don't like cats. Three times in my growing up years, my parents allowed us to have cats. John Brown Black Cat, the first, was a black kitten who climbed into the engine of my Dad's Pinto and met its demise. This was a bad start. The second, a Siamese, gave everyone in the family … Continue reading The Abduction of Gilbert Gerard
Speciose Nyiramana: Everyday Extraordinary Woman pt 2
To have the opportunity to go to Kigali for a University education was a mixed blessing. To leave to go to the Rwandan capital city would mean being very far away from the prison where her parents and sister were being kept. However, for a chance at a meaningful future life, the University education provided … Continue reading Speciose Nyiramana: Everyday Extraordinary Woman pt 2
Speciose Nyiramana: An Everyday Extraordinary Woman, Part 1
(I have been working on this piece for the better part of a week with some difficulty. Specy is a friend and to tell her story, I wanted to be sure to convey the atrocities that happened in her country, while honoring her dignity and her people. This two part post will share only minutely the … Continue reading Speciose Nyiramana: An Everyday Extraordinary Woman, Part 1
Forty Days
Throughout the scriptures, the idea of forty days refers to the time which separates two distinct periods. Macy will be moving out of our home in forty days. I find myself feeling a little bit anxious. It is not from a lack of confidence in her ability to responsibly live on her own that I … Continue reading Forty Days
From The Valley, Mission.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is … Continue reading From The Valley, Mission.
Ma Jewel
I find it to be true that there are certain people we know only in context of the relationship we have with them. As children this is particularly true. I remember those very awkward moments of running into your teacher at the grocery store and feeling like the world was misaligned. Teachers are only at … Continue reading Ma Jewel
America
She, like most women, is imperfectly beautiful. She is strongest when she is nurturing those she loves. Her form just a small portion of her delicate allurement. It is her soul where her greatest beauty lies. While young, she is not unaccustomed to hardship. Yet she does not cower at her moments of … Continue reading America
Give Kids the World: The Wrap Up
We have been home for a few weeks, and while the busy-ness of everyday life has put us back into our regular paces, I can't help but turn my mind back to the slow days at the Village. The days where you prayed for each moment to be a little slower than normal to enjoy … Continue reading Give Kids the World: The Wrap Up
Give Kids the World: Volunteering
“Volunteerism is a real extension of the American heart, as well as being the foundation of Give Kids the World. I watched it begin to beat. Give Kids the World simply could not function without the dedication of our volunteers, or as we like to call them, angels.” Henri Landwirth, Gift of Life … Continue reading Give Kids the World: Volunteering
Three Thoughts: Give Kids the World part 2.5
There are three ideas that I can not seem to shake today. I am going to go off on a little bit of a tangent, but I am so overwhelmed by these thoughts, I hope that by writing them out, I can move on to the stories I want to tell. Today is Christmas at … Continue reading Three Thoughts: Give Kids the World part 2.5
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