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Saying Goodbye 14 Aug 2013 | 08:33 am
My grandmother passed away yesterday. She’d been on hospice care for the last month, losing a battle with cancer before it even really begun. I was able to Skype with her the day we landed in Guat...
Journey to Guatemala: Understanding Chronic Malnutrition 10 Aug 2013 | 06:53 pm
We left Guatemala yesterday. Even though we’ve returned to our usual routines of grocery shopping, laundry catch-up, swimming lessons and lots of cuddling time with the girls, there are so many th...
Journey to Guatemala: Knowing Olga 8 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
Imagine. Imagine you are eight years old. You live in a small village in Guatemala, in a small house, which perhaps would be better described as a hut. It’s at the top of a very steep, very rock...
Journey to Guatemala: A Chance Encounter 7 Aug 2013 | 08:45 am
A few months ago, I read the story of a woman who, by some stroke of luck (or perhaps even the hand of God) had held onto a photograph of herself in Disneyland as a child, which miraculously, in a ...
Journey to Guatemala: A Day in Seoguis 6 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm
We’ve been in Guatemala for two days now. I’ve said this word before, but I’m not sure it’s ever held any meaning until now: Wow. If yesterday was an overwhelming experience in terms of diffi...
Journey to Guatemala: Heart Preparations 26 Jul 2013 | 02:27 am
Whenever I get ready to go on a trip, no matter the destination, purpose or duration, I make a list. A really detailed, really neurotic list. My list has to be written in a really nice, smooth, f...
She Reads Truth: An Invitation 22 Jul 2013 | 10:21 am
I received my first Bible when I was 13 years old. It was pink leather with gold lettering and it had my full name on it, even my middle initial, so that made it official. I had no clue what to do...
Lemon Blueberry Snack Cake 17 Jul 2013 | 02:10 am
I’ve stopped being thrown by all the changes in our lives lately. I’m no longer impatient during the waiting on all those changes that are still on their way. I’m at peace. I’m expectant (not “expe...
When It’s Okay to Quit (or The Time We Drove 1,082 miles in 36 Hours) 6 Jul 2013 | 11:56 pm
We’re back from our California trip! Want to see the only photograph we have from our adventure? Now brace yourself, this is straight off the camera with no editing. And yet, it’s perfect. This...
Homecoming 20 Jun 2013 | 03:08 am
Once there was a little girl who was waiting. And waiting. And waiting. And dreaming. She wanted a dog. And though it’s not grammatically correct to say this, there’s no other way. She wanted a do...
