I love hosting people around our table. I love trying new recipes and anticipating the conversation that will unfold throughout the evening. I love the surprising connections that always seem to be made and the scattering of empty, wine-smudged glasses at the end of the night. I love exchanging hugs as people leave—less awkward than […]
SHE CARRIES CHANGE: Backpacks and Shoes for Students in Bubanza
by on February 6, 2019 Leave a Comment
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 […]
FUNDRAISER: Standing with Skyesong in the Pursuit of her Dream
by on August 19, 2018 3 Comments
UPDATE: We transferred $1094.67 to Skyesong last Thursday. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed! By Diane Down When I saw the story of Skyesong Alexis and her golfing dreams, something nudged me. I’m not a golfer, but I have dreams and sometimes I feel stuck in knowing how to go forward and accomplish […]
In Poverty and Wealth
by on December 10, 2017 12 Comments
As a kid growing up, my family consistently lived in between the margins of financial frustration. We vacillated between not quite enough, and just enough to get by. Very rarely did we have anything that could be defined as overflow. My dad was a union carpenter who worked from dawn to dusk pounding nails in […]
Parsing it Out: Sacrifice or Duty?
by on April 7, 2017 27 Comments
What is it that makes a sacrifice truly sacrificial? Seems to me it has to be the modifier chosen for this month’s theme at SheLoves—willingness. I’m not sure that one idea can ever be successfully separated from the other, to tell you the truth. Choosing to give something up for the sake of someone else […]
