UPDATE on Monday, Feb 18: 352 Backpack + Shoes Sets Have Been sponsored already. Thank you!!!! Let’s get to 600! #together #shecarrieschange [ RESOURCES ADDED AT BOTTOM OF POST FOR USE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.] Next week is Valentine’s Day. We love Love over here, and not just the romantic kind. We believe in Love to […]
SHE CARRIES CHANGE: Backpacks and Shoes for Students in Bubanza
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I Stand With the Girls #voiceswiththegirls
by on October 3, 2018 2 Comments
[Trigger warning: Mention of human trafficking and sexual violence.] I want to stand with the girls. October 11 is International Day of the Girl. We have joined International Justice Mission, Canada this year to raise awareness around the stories and challenges of women and girls around the world and we ask you, our readers, to […]
Our World Needs Mothers
by on May 10, 2018 6 Comments
Our world needs Mothers. We need women who grow into maturity and take us under their wing and remind us: Breathe. We need women who remind us: Stop. Rest. Make a cup of tea. Take time. Press in. Keep going. Grow up. You’ve got this. Now go, mother your world. We need women who tuck […]
Permission to Be Loved
by on June 1, 2015 46 Comments
We sat around the table on a Monday afternoon eating turkey sandwiches when my friend said, I’m bisexual. Um, please pass the honey mustard? It might have been the last place I expected our conversation to go that day. I felt honored when he trusted me with this part of his story. I listened and listened […]
Juicy Conversations: Kelley and Idelette Talk about Dangerous Women
by on March 4, 2015 35 Comments
A few months ago, a Walter Brueggemann sermon sparked a conversation between these two friends, Kelley Nikondeha and Idelette McVicker. Both have shared this week how that idea has taken shape in their hearts. On Monday, Idelette wrote: God Needs Dangerous Women? And Tuesday, Kelley wrote: Why Dangerous? Today, Idelette and Kelley invite us into a […]
