February 7, 2011 – 8:00 am
To get some background on why this story is being posted, please click here. When sisters Quesey and Rosemary first heard that Esperanza, HOPE’s partner in the Dominican Republic, was starting a new community bank in Santiago two years ago, they were eager to join. At the time, Quesey and her family were barely making [...]
January 7, 2011 – 8:00 am
I have very bad luck with sewing machines. My first machine was a Singer that I bought in college and its plastic parts led me to believe I couldn’t sew. It went in the closet and made several moves with me. Once I rediscovered that I enjoyed sewing several years ago, I found a Janome [...]
Revisiting this word again. See this post for what this whole word of the year thing is all about. I just reread my last reflecting post and I was struck by how little my worries have changed in the last couple of months. I think what is most similar is that I am still nervous [...]
April 22, 2010 – 10:36 am
In honor of Earth Day, I thought I would do a repost on why I am trying to pursue a sustainable lifestyle. This is a post from almost two years ago and it is quite interesting for me to revisit! I hope that you enjoy it and that you all have a lovely and ‘green’ [...]
February 9, 2010 – 9:39 am
Since I have envisioned myself running a little shop on etsy, I always wanted to figure out how to use it to benefit others. There are so many great organizations out there and so many places to make donations and I was always a bit stumped when I thought about where this money should go. [...]
February 25, 2009 – 12:14 pm
. . . seems to be the mood for everyone as of recent. I don’t know if it’s the season, the economy or just the phase of life that everyone is in but it seems that people that I have immediate contact with are all feeling it. I have to admit, I have to fend [...]
January 19, 2009 – 9:52 am
I think I’ve begun to recognize this feeling as the beginning of a change in my heart. My past year has been spattered with this same unsettled emotion that would not go away until I acted on the feeling for change. It’s amazing when you pray that God would give you His heart, sometimes, it [...]
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