In the last few weeks of being in the States I realized how much I have grown in the last year. Good stuff. However, I also realized that I was not taking care of myself at all which, in turn, has burned me out. So this year, I am going to make an effort to take [...]
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Takin’ Care of Kerry
Posted in becoming who I want to be, takin' care of kerry on January 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Self-Reminder
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just saw pictures of folks that I know in La Limonada celebrating Christmas. The walls are made of concrete, cardboard, and corregated tin… but the smiles are real and heart-felt. In these photos I saw children smiling and faces I know celebrating with family and friends in the La Limonada community. I have to [...]
Empathy
Posted in becoming who I want to be, compassion on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I apologize to my family if this brings up sore feelings of the past. I love you. em·pa·thy: [em-puh-thee] the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another. Today was a sad day for me. First thing this morning, one of the kids who I have gotten to know [...]
Ojos de Gato
Posted in becoming who I want to be, La Limon, passion, prayer on April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have been thinking and praying for a while about reaching out to the women on the Limon side of the ghetto. Not just the mothers of the kids in the schools, but the women in the community of La Limonada, at large. After a staff meeting last week at Mandarina, my unspoken goals were [...]
God Is Trying To Tell Me Something
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be, La Limon, love on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I usually refrain from writing about any spiritual or religious experiences in my blog. I feel that my relationship with God is personal, and brow-beating my views into other people is not a thing that I’m into. In return, I usually receive the same respect. However, so much has been going on for me spiritually, [...]
Branching Out
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be, love, prayer on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Limon side of the ghetto has been experiencing an increase in violence in the past month. The team at La Limon has decided to start doing something about this. We have decided to begin making home visits more of a priority, after the Semana Santa holiday. Today, I got to go on my first [...]
Release
Posted in becoming who I want to be, La Limon, prayer, visitors on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the past couple of weeks, the team serving at La Limon has been dealing with difficulties on our side of the ghetto. There has been a surge of violence. Families falling apart. Increase in gang activity. Various family problems with different students coming to surface. All of these, and more, have been weighing heavily [...]
Life
Posted in beautiful nightmare, becoming who I want to be, crazy things that happen in the ghetto, love, visitors on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am fortunate this morning to have some time to reflect on things that I’ve seen and heard in the ghetto in the last two weeks. My mind absently goes back to the unhappy things… while I know that there is joy around every corner. I figure the best way to handle this is to [...]
Language Love
Posted in becoming who I want to be, passion, waiting on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For as long as I could remember, I have had this goal/dream/coolness-in-my-head. I have ALWAYS wanted to move to a country where I didn’t know the language and be forced to adapt. I love languages. During my time in Ukraine in 2006 and 2007, I began to understand the gist of what was going on [...]
