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Make Something Beautiful
But unless we are creators we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of creation are the obvious...
Sep 9, 20165 min read


If You’re Reading This at 5 a.m…
I have a Black Friday shopping story for you. Many years ago Kyle and I got up at 5 a.m. to hunt Furbies, got sick of the whole circus by...
Nov 28, 20143 min read


What We Have Seen
It’s been three days since we’ve been home from Ghana and this time, post-trip, I’ve done something new and different. I’ve let down....
Nov 16, 20142 min read


We Met Dumakyi Today
Written last night, posted today: We’ve been waiting for this day all week. We visited the village of Dumakyi, which, for us, is a whole...
Nov 11, 20141 min read


Day Four: Puff Bread, Bed Nets, and Little Girl Dresses
Today is Friday. We are halfway through our time here in Ghana, which is hard to believe. We visited more families today, and made a stop...
Nov 7, 20142 min read


Connecting Across the Continents
Today, it felt like Ghana – hot, sunny, and a little humid. No, actually it was very humid. Yesterday, Chris wondered where all that hot...
Nov 6, 20142 min read


We’re Back in Ghana: Half of Day One
This is last night’s post, but the WiFi was not cooperating, so I’m once again posting after the fact. Just pretend it is about 3:29 p.m....
Nov 5, 20142 min read


It’s Orphan Sunday: Rise and Go
It seems perfectly fitting that on Orphan Sunday we are boarding a flight to Ghana – a country I was introduced to through the faces of...
Nov 2, 20143 min read


Books, Lanterns, and Backpacks
We’re packing the luggage, gathering the passports, and preparing for another trip to Ghana in early November. I’m so blessed to be able...
Oct 19, 20142 min read


Dresses, Backpacks and Bibles
Colin says that I have a technology curse. I think he might be right. So, we had to drive into Kumasi today – our first day in the...
Jan 29, 20142 min read


Would You?
I’m posting this because we set a goal and it would be so wonderful to reach it before we leave for Ghana on Monday. I’ve been thinking...
Jan 22, 20143 min read


Such Love
You people amaze me. Today, I had all ages of friends coming to my door with sacks of school supplies for children and teachers in Ghana....
Jan 20, 20142 min read


Dig Your Heels In
There is a great story that makes its way around the Internet about a commencement speech given by Winston Churchill, in which he stood...
Dec 2, 20133 min read


Will You Come to the Party?
I’m not much of a party girl. At least not the kind of party that requires save-the-dates, printed invitations, sparkly decorations, a...
Nov 27, 20134 min read


Thoughts on a Hurricane
On our return trip from Ghana Sunday afternoon, I barely escaped New York’s JFK airport ahead of Sandy. Having just flown in from the...
Nov 1, 20123 min read


Ghana Day Nine: Goodbye
Sometimes I really hate that word. Today, it was a horrible thing to have to say. These kids have really messed me up so I wonder if...
May 23, 20124 min read


Ghana Day Eight: One More Boy
He appeared at my side yesterday as soon as I stepped out of the car at the village school and he did not leave it all day. He stood...
May 22, 20125 min read


Ghana Day Seven: Let Us Give Thanks
I am also thankful that Erin is here with me. That’s her in the photo above with her students Sarah and Beatrice. Spending ten days in...
May 21, 20122 min read


Ghana Day Six: Will You Take My Baby?
The Miklin Hotel is starting to feel like a familiar little home and we’re getting adjusted to loose schedules, shifting plans, and...
May 20, 20123 min read


Ghana Day Three: Meeting Samuel
I hesitate to even write this post because there is so much to describe and no photos. I’m sorry, I just can’t get the photos to load and...
May 19, 20125 min read
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