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How was Africa?

How was Africa? It has been the question of the week. I have searched all the adjectives in my arsenal and there is not one word that can sum up Africa. My mind has felt like a globe being spun out of control as I try to capture the “how was Africa?” answer. The best I have is that it felt like  ...

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Why I Don’t Love Africa.

My brother in-law is one of the co-founders of Invisible Children, my sister in-law is in the midst of adopting from Ethiopia, and my father in-law trains men in Ethiopia in the ways of small business and provides them start up money. Some of our closest friends adopted their little girl from  ...

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Intoxicating Touch

Touch. Touch is enticing. Intoxicating. Healing. Soothing. Powerful. A new bride slipping into her wedding night bed. A new life emerging and being placed bare on a mother’s chest. Hands wiping tears from a pain filled face. Fingers intertwining in support, love, and encouragement. Touch.  ...

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From: A child in Wakisi

I am a child. I live in the village of Wakisi. Wakisi is in Uganda. Uganda is in a continent called Africa. This is where I am a child. I am a child just like your children. I love to laugh. I go to school. I play. I like to be tickled. I think peek-a-boo is funny. I like to learn new things  ...

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Dear God Letters, Sole Hope

Dear God, I know.

God, Last night after 19 hours on planes I laid my head down in Entebbe, Africa. I know, I was with you.  I didn’t really sleep. I just laid there trying to sleep. I know, I saw you.  Between the dogs howling, the critters crawling around, wondering if Logan was going to make stand-by,  ...

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Turning My Wishes into Blessings.

I am about to spend 13 days with my friend, and boss for Allume but we prefer the friend definition, Logan! We will be adventuring together with Sole Hope for #blogHope. We are kinda giddy about getting to spend this much time together. So here is the deal with Logan. She is vivacious, dynamic,  ...

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