I was going to write a post about Epic Thanks and the school that must be built. I was going to tell you about Gideon and Leah and how these two young people marched into my home and changed us forever. I was going to tell you how I cried and cried when Mama Lucy left because I wanted to bask in the warmth of her smile for more days. I don’t really have time for that today. Sloane has written beautifully about the Shepherds Junior School and the need …
Highs and Lows
The past few days have been full of the highest highs and the lowest lows. My daughter turned thirteen, she is the light of our lives, delighting me, my husband and our son. Jane has brought us nothing but joy for thirteen years. I wouldn’t know how to be angry with her for an extended time. On Jane’s birthday we had a special treat, Mama Lucy, Leah, Gideon, Stacey and Sanjay showed up for a three day visit. We can’t quite figure out a way to get us all to …
Epically Thankful
A few years ago my friend Melissa Leon introduced me to the The Twitter Kids. #TwitterKids are a group of children from Shepherds Jr. School in Tanzania who use the internet (when there is electricity) to communicate with people on Twitter. And by people, I mean me. I used to be really great about having twitter on at about 10 at night just so that I could message back and forth with the Twitter kids, lately I haven’t been great about it, but I will be. Epic Change was able …