lucky.

this is why I love my job.



excuse the poor audio, this is straight from the camera.
just wanted to show a glimpse of how incredibly sweet this little girl is.

we were filming a short section for the end of the videos I'm doing, where each person interviewed says a few short sentences in English. Many of them spoke no English - so it was fun working with them on this part!
I'm hoping the end result turns out well.
I got to film some really powerful stories. I can't wait to share them with you.

april showers bring may flowers

Sometimes I can't hear your voice.
I'm not deaf.
So maybe it's a choice.

Slow me down.
Just tear me up.
Would you fill my cup?



All I need, is to feel You near, through these seasons.

-Pete Mason "Seasons"

too much.

Tania, age 7
[screen shot from one of our interviews]

every time she spoke...i melted.

see you Thursday, America.

:)

cheery.

there has been a lot of blog traffic the past few days.
thought I might take this opportunity to give a shout out to my very talented friend lauren manche.
she's currently in vietnam.




i have a lot of really cool friends actually.
bummer to be so far away from most of them.

working this morning. then hoping to see my little cousins later.
and tomorrow....St. Patrick's Day!!!! You know what the Irish say...."yeehaw!!"
:)

obssessed with this guy. but you probably already knew that.


sidenote - I do a lot of flight booking overseas with my job. and just a heads up, flight prices are going up fast!! I'm not sure about domestic flights, but if you want to get overseas this summer, you need to book flights asap. I mean, you could guess that much with rising fuel prices, but I have received several emails warning about new ways airlines are going to try charging people. also - the olympics this summer play a huge factor in prices too! just a tip :)

thankful today. period. life isn't perfect, but I am loved wholly and completely. and that's more than enough.

Colombia

if this doesn't make you smile, then well...you probably don't know how to smile!
(i especially love the kids at 4sec, 27, and 36!!)

I saw this video today and got super pumped!
I am actually going to Colombia on...Monday!! I am so excited and so thankful for this opportunity.
I am going with Compassion International to do some video work there with some sponsored children (like the ones in this video) and their families.
!!!!!
If you've been following the blog from the beginning, you know that I started this thing while I was in Colorado. I moved out there for several reasons, because Colorado is the best state in America, but also because I was interested in trying to pursue a job with Compassion. I ended up moving to South Florida only after a few months.
But I have always really believed in Compassion International and have seen first hand how their work in other countries really is changing lives.

All that to say, I'll be heading to South America in a few days!
I'll try and keep you posted!
excited, thankful, and hopeful.

irish bees

ran the McGuires 5k.
pretty pleased with our time, despite the mass of 15,000 people!!
it was a ton of fun! i've always wanted to run this race, but have never been in town.
ready to run another race soon!

we were bees.