Kicking Stress to the Curb: The Balancing Act (Rwanda #8)
I can feel it in my right shoulder Never the left. That tightness, that tension, The slow burn. Slowly, slowly building day after day, a fierce grip of anxiety. It always [Read more...]
Praise and Thanks
The Little Shop Of Freedom: Escape From Domestic Abuse (Rwanda #9)
She seemed older than me, but maybe she wasn’t. I can’t tell how old people are anymore. It was probably her impressive list of accomplishments that made her seem so. And my lack [Read more...]
Poinsettia Tree: Are We Growing As God Intended? (Rwanda #7)
The first time I saw the tree, I was immediately drawn to the color. Bright red blooms flaunting. Then I did a double take. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Towering over my head, ten feet tall, [Read more...]
Tattooed and Beautiful: God’s Love and Forgiveness Transforms Broken Lives
The first time I saw them, I had to laugh. Men in business suits and women in dresses and high heels--riding on the back of a motorbike. Few people have cars in Rwanda and motorbikes are [Read more...]
Judas, Rwandan Killers and Me: We are All Traitors
The gross betrayal of the Tutsi’s in the 1994 Genocide was incomprehensible. The Hutu’s killed the President of Rwanda and ordered all Tutsi’s to be executed. Hundreds of thousands died. Marriages [Read more...]
Rwanda: Rough Start Continues #2
The bad news that started us out—a cancelled flight and re-route to Istanbul, Turkey—landed with us. (See March 21, 2015 blog post.) We finally arrived in Kilgali, Rwanda, Sunday morning instead of [Read more...]
Rwanda: My Trip Gets Off to a Rough Start
How can a flight just cancel out of thin air? No snowstorm, No ice, No mechanical problems, Just an email notice blaring. I should have checked sooner I guess. But with the rush to get [Read more...]
When God Ran: Undeserved Forgiveness
He was the spoiled rich kid, the immature youngest child. Maybe he was always pampered and coddled, never having to shoulder any responsibility as he grew up. Perhaps his insolent and adamant [Read more...]
Christmas Truth: The Haves vs The Have Nots
He seemed to appear out of nowhere. The icy wind whipped his long straggly hair, as he hesitated beside our car. His glance held a question: should he pass by or wait? Since the light was red, The [Read more...]
Black Friday Blues: What Do We Really Need?
We live in the land of the "free to work hard and free to shop". Most of us have much more than we need. The extra food we threw away at Thanksgiving is more than some have all week. But unless [Read more...]