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Here in the American Republican

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Actually, we're in the Dominican Republican but Caroline couldn't figure out how to say it so she's been telling people all week that her mama is going to the American Republican, which makes it sound like I'm very politically involved as opposed to being on a trip with Compassion. We're here. We're safe. I love our group. All is well. And just so you know, here are the other bloggers Read More

Some thoughts from 39,000 feet

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I have known from the moment I agreed to go on this trip with Compassion that it would be a learning experience for me. However, I had no idea I would learn so much before I even got to Miami. Here are just a few gems I have gathered in the five hours (Or six? All the time changes have me all screwed up. Daylight Savings! Eastern Time! Central Standard Time!) since I left home. 1. I Read More

And here I go

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First, I'd like to give a huge shout out to Daylight Savings Time. Thank you for the extra hour this morning because I needed it more than words can convey. Second, I want to tell y'all thank you for all your emails, thoughts, and prayers for the upcoming week. They have meant more to me than I can properly articulate. THANK YOU. Thirdly (Third?), I'd like to thank my bathroom scale for Read More

If I just breathe

Compassion, Seriously

Last Friday I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond with two goals in mind. One was to find some type of gold drapery cord that could be fashioned into a golden lasso of truth. The other was to buy a sound machine to take with me to the Dominican Republic. It has been well-documented that I am a high-maintenance sleeper. I require all manner of pillows and blankets, in addition to some kind of white Read More

Now I just need to pack my bags

Compassion, Seriously

A few days ago, I received an email from Shaun Groves with a form that I needed to fill out for my trip to the Dominican Republic with Compassion. The form required some information from my passport so P got it out of the safe for me, and when I opened it up I gasped in horror. It is, without question, the worst picture that has ever been taken of me and that is saying something because I am Read More

People who will see me with bad hair

Compassion, Seriously

About a week ago I mentioned my upcoming trip to the Dominican Republic with Compassion. And since then I realized I will need to absentee vote in the Presidential elections. I've never been good with dates. I'm sure other people thought of that immediately, but it didn't dawn on me until I heard someone refer to election day on November 4 and I was all like "November 4? Where am I going Read More

For the least of these

Compassion, Seriously

My friend A.J. returned home last week after spending the entire summer in Africa. She is an incredibly talented photographer and is using her gift to create a photography book to help the orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia. A.J. has spent the last two years raising money for this project and all proceeds from "Lahema's Legacy" will go directly to helping the Zambian children. Did I Read More