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21 Things I’ve Learned After Moving Back to Haiti
Originally posted on Living Green in Haiti: Last week marked one year since I returned to Haiti to pursue life as an emerging adult. Wow.. that sounds way fancier than it actually is. Anyway, I won’t add more to this intro. So voilà! Hope some of these are useful to you 1. If you see a…
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The Fir Tree: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Hans Christian Anderson Illustrated by Sanna Annukka The Good: It’s awesome — if you don’t mind a depressing Christmas. It is Hans Christian Anderson, after all. The illustrations, the gold foil on green cover, the cool classic Christmas tale – it all works together to make this a keeper. We will be setting it…
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Thriving Trough Ministry Conflict – The Good, the Trump, and the Ugly
The Good: I absolutely loved this prayer quoted in the book. It is by monk and writer Thomas Merton. My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and…
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Heartline’s Hurricane Relief Continues
Originally posted on Heartline Haiti Blog: Having lived in Haiti for twenty-seven years, I’ve seen a lot. I’ve seen the damage caused by several tropical storms; I’ve seen the destruction caused by coup d’états and numerous manifestations, and I’ve seen the incomprehensible damage caused by the 2010 earthquake, that ravaged much of Port au Prince…
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Stand 4 Life
I’ve learned the easiest way to blog is to steal the best blogs on the planet, and re-post them. It’s even better when the best blog is written by your daughter. “Once I finally held a positive pregnancy test, I felt elated… but what shocked me, is that I also felt disappointed. We’d tried to…
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Avenue of Spies
Avenue of Spies; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Good: I liked this book so much I read the endnotes. And I NEVER read endnotes. It brings you into the lives of the French resistance so that you want to know more – I just didn’t want it to end. So when you…
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Introverts Guide to Marrying a Mennonite
Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: I often write about the hardships of being Jon’s wife but nothing compares to our wedding. On September 8, Jon and I celebrated 9 years of marriage. I remember saying to my husband “I just want to marry you. As long as we’re married at the end of the day, I don’t…
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