It’s been six months since the devastating January 12th earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I’ll never forget that Tuesday afternoon and the shock and grief I felt with the news that poured in about the tremendous destruction and the 300,000 people who lost their lives. While I exhaled with relief and a feeling of tremendous gratitude [...]
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Haiti Earthquake Response
Like all of you, ever since I heard the news of the massive earthquake on Tuesday, January 12th, my heart has been breaking for the people of Haiti. The devastation of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas is catastrophic, as you all know. I’ve been told by my contacts on the ground that it’s much worse [...]
My Letting Go Experiment
So many people I’ve talked to in the helping professions experience burnout. I’ve been close to burnout a number of times and as much as I don’t want to admit it, I’m on the edge of that cliff again.
Here it is, New Year’s Eve, the end of another 365 days, and I swore that THIS [...]
A Great Sharing
It’s over 100 degrees on most days in the St. Clare’s kitchen. A group of devoted cooks, all members of this Port-au-Prince church, prepare meals for up to 1500 hungry children every Monday through Friday. They cook the food slowly. Carefully. They tell stories, laugh, and sing. They stop to pray. They work as a [...]
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The Language of the Heart
Fr. Gerry jumped out of the car, walked down a steep path of rocks and exclaimed, “Here it is!” I looked where he pointed, but didn’t see anything but a concrete shell – a floor, one wall, and a ceiling held up by exposed metal poles. The construction site was surrounded by small cinderblock [...]
Piti Piti Na Rive –
The Power of Small Steps
Sometimes a new path begins with a sudden, devastating ending. On a warm September evening, just minutes after my husband, Rich, and I pledged that we would slow down and make more time for each other, he died.
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