I always enjoy being out and about but there is something great about returning “home.” This trip I feel that Heartline is home and it is a good feeling when I return. As much as I love to be in Haiti, there is always something comforting about returning to my home. Karen and I had [...]
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4 Jan
Joy!
It is Tuesday morning as I write and I am sitting on the porch waiting for my friends Gertrude and Rachel to come and pick me up to go out for lunch. I am having a great time as I am getting some quality time with Phoebe. She is the second youngest of the Livesay [...]
2 Jan
Amazing start to the New Year
It always feels so great to land in Haiti. I know that it is right for me when each time I get here I have the same amazing feeling. This was a trip I never want to forget. It was so fun and challenging all at the same time. I flew to Dallas TX on [...]
30 Dec
2010 comes to a close
Happy New Year from my family to yours. Words written by John McHoul that really have spoke deeply to my confused heart~ “I don’t see it as my job to change a nation but rather to be faithful to touch lives for the cause of Christ. And so daily we busily go about the task [...]
16 Dec
Shirts with a Mission
Shirts with a Mission “Don’t Forget Haiti” shirts are on sale now! Click here to order yours today We are so blessed with an overwhelming response, and we have placed a second order. These are fun shirts that help us remind ourselves and others that we can’t forget about Haiti even though they are out [...]
11 Dec
Let it snow
As I sit in my house today and watch the snow fall, it is hard to believe that one year ago I was living my life in Haiti and really had no idea what the weeks ahead would have in store for me. One of my most vivid memories was sitting in church, singing Christmas [...]
9 Oct
Friendships near and far
I arrived back in Minnesota safely late Wednesday night with Dr. Jen. We had good flights and it was nice to come home with someone. I jumped right back into the craziness of my life here. I went right back to work on Thursday and Friday nights. I know that most people do this without [...]
5 Oct
Enough love to go around
After getting a few hours of great sleep after our birth last night, I spent the day enjoying new and old friends at the hospital. This is more than a hospital, it is a family that is full of love, compassion and community. It is so fun to be a part of this family. About [...]
5 Oct
Gifts from God!
After working all night at the hospital, I crawled into bed at 0730 after taking a bucket shower since we had no water. I put in my earplugs to muffle the roosters, put on my eye cover to eliminate some sunlight and took a Benedryl in hopes of getting a little sleep. As usual, I [...]
4 Oct
Great Friends!
Saturday and Sunday were both filled with seeing great friends. On Saturday, I worked at the hospital all day but had some visitors. It is such a lively place that it was fun to share it with them. My friend Karen Lodder and her daughter Maia came to visit. Karen and her husband Randy are [...]
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