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I like to plan. I like to plan, and I like to make lists. Oh, I’m not really a super organized person by any stretch of the imagination. It’s just that planning and making lists helps me to feel like I’m trying to be organized. It also helps me to see beyond today and examine […]

I was thrilled to find myself serving as an intern in Nigeria with the MOYA Foundation on this sunny Monday in July. We had a busy schedule filled with medical screenings and visits to nearby friends of the Foundation, and I was eager for each day and the adventures it would bring. On the 18th […]

It was like sitting across from a stone. Sporadically he would blink, rock back and forth, and occasionally glance around. But mostly he just sat there, staring straight ahead, uninvolved and detached. I bustled back and forth, handing out registration forms to kids. We had passed out meat pies earlier and some of the children […]

We bowed our heads, we closed our eyes, and we stretched out our hands. In short, we blessed her. But what I came to understand by spending time in relationship with Nigerians is that we gave her the greatest gift. We called on the name of the Almighty and asked Him to look on her- […]

Husband of a Different Color Back in 1999 Bill and I were celebrating our third wedding anniversary. A friend had given us a gift card for a romantic dinner at the elegant Dierdorf & Hart’s in St. Louis. We were young and in love and thrilled at the promise of the delicious food that was awaiting us! It’s in my nature to adventurously try new things, especially when it comes […]