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Sex Trafficking & … Sunshine??

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Virginia

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”  (Mahatma Gandhi) Monday my nieces and 15 of their buddies began a 4-month journey to raise awareness of the horrifying realities of human trafficking – specifically sex trafficking … Continue reading →

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Human Trafficking…a poem (by Virginia)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Virginia

…Hearts Molested… Children  – Sisters – Daughters – Sons: Lost.        Taken. ENSLAVED To greed, abuse and twisted desires. Exploited, but not discarded; Used, again and again. Hearts crushed.  Bodies violated.  Minds bruised. Chains of despair – ALL is darkness. Cries … Continue reading →

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31 July – Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Virginia

“He who carries God in his heart bears heaven with him wherever he goes.”      “To give, and not to count the cost to fight, and not to heed the wounds, to toil, and not to seek for rest, … Continue reading →

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character muscles & CRUTCHES…in Africa

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Virginia

“The measure of a person’s character is, what does it take to stop you?” I shared these words with Domeka, a dynamic young pastor my Papa mentors on Mondays, as he slowly hobbled in with a swollen sprained ankle.  ouch! … Continue reading →

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Baking Cakes in Kigali

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Virginia

This is one of my FAVORITE books of the past few years.  Written by Gaile Parkin, a former aid worker in Rwanda who grew up in Zambia, Baking Cakes in Kigali captures the generous hearts of so many African women … Continue reading →

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Falling in Love….

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Virginia

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, in falling in love in a quite absolute, final way.  What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out … Continue reading →

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‘upside-downs’ & pineapple cake blues

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Virginia

Last weekend I experienced a bad case of the upside-downs…literally. After checking the baking progress of a carefully constructed pineapple upside-down cake, it looked done (according to the recipe time, it should have been and then some!) Inverting it upside-down … Continue reading →

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