Jan. 31, 2020 ~ The Pictures Tell the Story
This story begins with this photo taken in 2006. It was a hot day and we traveled far to visit this family. If you look closely at the photo you can see the despair etched on faces. A mama and a daughter-in-law whose lives are forever changed as HIV/AIDS claimed the lives of mama’s ten […]
Jan. 26, 2020 ~ Traveling Mercies
Dylan. A sweet 15 month old who lives in love at the Udom rescue center in Pokot Sunday 26 January 2020 It’s funny how time moves when traveling. Sometimes, the days hurtle by and other times, it seems as if time is standing still. Mostly, things are moving at a rapid rate here in Kenya. […]
Jan. 19, 2020 ~ Homesickness
Before I left for Kenya, I was conversing with a friend about homesickness– that awful, sick, anxious feeling that comes into our bodies and hearts when we miss home and all that is familiar and knowable. We long for something or someone to soothe us. Perhaps we first experience homesickness when we leave home for […]
Nov. 3, 2019 ~ Hope
All Saints Day Sunday 2019 The yard with her fallen leaves beckoned me outdoors this All Saints Day Sunday. Bent over to gather raked up leaves, and to pull a few stubborn weeds, the sun warmed my back and thoughts of my mama soothed my weary soul. It has been three months since she died. […]
June 12, 2019 ~ For John
I met John several years ago while making a home visit in the rural area of Kenya. It is John who inspired the dream of opening a palliative care center/hospice house. A dream that is getting closer to becoming a reality. For John I still remember his face smooth as butter, rich and dark as […]
June 6, 2019 ~ Making Change for Kenya
They came to me with smiling faces, eager to share something with me. The oldest girl, Olivia, was clutching a clear glass jar filled with coins and a few bills. “This is the money we earned from our lemonade stand. And I want to give it to you for the kids in Kenya,” she said […]
May 12, 2019 ~ Mother’s Day 2019
Mother’s Day 2019 The guy who invented the Post-It-Note was a genius. I love sticky notes—these seemingly innocuous pads of pale-yellow paper with the right amount of adhesive on the top allowing them to stick to just about any surface, are remarkable. It is amazing how much writing will fit on that little 3”X 3” […]
March 2, 2019 ~ Mercy in Guatemala
We came to the pueblo of Santa Inez as the cloudy skies glowed in the waning light just before twilight. This particular neighborhood is nestled against lush green hills, slightly above the traffic, noise and bustle of the city of Antigua. When we arrived at the home of our friends, Billy and Mirna, a small […]
Feb. 15, 2019 ~ Ready to Go!
The rains have come to California, providing much needed water to our drought-stricken land. I don’t know about you, but I take it for granted that I can turn on my faucet and out comes clean water. Not so in many parts of the world. Water, if it’s available, is not clean, nor safe to […]
Dec. 16, 2018 ~ Holy Darkness
Annunciation There was Is Has been And will be An everywhere Fixed And transfixed Within That point in time Wherein One single Simple Open soul Received The potency Of the creative whole. Elizabeth B. Rooney I sit in the waning sunlight on an unusually clear and warm December afternoon. My bones gratefully soak up the […]