Jun 29, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Family
Words, thoughts, ideas, memories, passions all floating, bumping, exploding in my mind all night as I lay on my never-felt-better bed last night. But there is little to no way that these processing words can work their way past the exhaustion of my foggy mind or the... read more
Jun 27, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Family
A lump in my throat. A heart full of emotion, and a mind full of memories, both of which will be spilling out for days to come. Today we say goodbye. It seems like just yesterday that we got here and yet it seems like a lifetime ago. We are changed. We are... read more
Jun 26, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Family
Amazing Grace. We’ve known the tune all our lives. The lyrics are memorized. Thousands of renditions have been made of this song. In recent years, its meaning has become more poignant to me than ever before. But this beloved song, hundreds of years old, takes on... read more
Jun 26, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Family
Every day here has been such a gift. Every once in a very long while you experience something that makes time fly and stand still simultaneously. The days that aren’t long enough to hold the minutes and hours that are bursting at the seams, not just with... read more
Jun 26, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Family
Today we walked. Down broken, uneven, seemingly chaotic streets. But it wasn’t the dirt or the rancid air or the noise and air pollution that affected me. I saw children selling wares, for adults who will take every penny they earn. Happy little girls who spoke... read more
Jun 25, 2014 | A Day In The Life, Family
Though I couldn’t take pictures of what and who I saw yesterday, we were allowed to take pictures of some of the things that were painted on the walls of the brothel turned haven of safety. This mural so depicts what Jesus is doing in the lives of others in... read more
