Moments With My Grandparents — Lake Photo ed.
My grandparents house is a special place. Besides my childhood home, no other location holds more precious memories. Of course, it wasn’t the house or the lake which allowed such freedom from worry and showed such tremendous love during my early summers–it was my grandparents. It didn’t matter that their lake wasn’t the biggest or most popular in Indiana, that we learned...
Read MoreJuan and Diana Are Married! — Colombian Wedding Photo ed
Quinn and I recently got to go to Medellín, Colombia, for the wedding of Juan and Diana. It was truly a trip of a lifetime and a wedding we will never forget. Medellín is a beautiful city full of beautiful and intriguing people and it was so much fun reuniting with family and friends and being a part of their big day. Congrats Juan and Diana. We love and miss you very...
Read MoreHow Far Would You Walk For Water? — Photo Ed
Young women in countries like Mozambique spend hours, each day, retrieving water. Their walk for water is absolutely necessary for survival. The issue, however, is not only that the water retrieved is miles from home but that it’s highly contaminated with disease causing bacteria which subsequently kills thousands of children, their younger brothers and sisters, each year. The aim is to...
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Jordan Gets A Wheelchair
Mozambicans walk everywhere. Starting out before sunrise to avoid as much of the mid-day, plus 100 degree heat, as possible, they walk to retrieve water, gather food, go to school if there is a school to go to, and attempt to find work if there is any work to be found. Mozambicans walk for miles, and I literally mean, without exaggeration, miles. We spoke with a group of young girls who walked...
Read MoreCelebrating Mom–Photo Ed.
Another great Mother’s Day… Kendall got knocked in the eye. Temporary, makeshift bandage just in case. {The above photo can be seen on my brother’s new blog, Espíritu Viajaro. He’s in Peru this Summer working at a medical clinic, and he’ll be sharing his insights from there.} I love you...
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