by admin | May 15, 2009 | Blog
My fast is quickly coming to a close. It didn’t feel like that 19 days ago – but my “sacrifice” is only for 3 weeks. It is truly nothing compared to what those who live day in and day out without food face. In fact in some ways it feels...
by admin | May 14, 2009 | Blog
It’s Thursday – I’m 3 ½ days from ending my fast. In some ways not eating has gotten easier, and in some ways more difficult. Eating for hunger is not an issue. After just a few days, I wasn’t hungry. It’s just that I WANT to eat....
by admin | May 12, 2009 | Blog
Today, I was discouraged. Not about the fast. About life in the US and a $$$$$ car repair bill! When I got the call from my mechanic, and he told me the cost, I literally got sick to my stomach. (Good thing it’s empty – that could have gone badly!!) I became...
by admin | May 11, 2009 | Blog
Some good news and some disheartening news. Typical in any normal day but the situation in Darfur is far from typical. Every time we look away, more die and wonder why we didn’t care to do more. There are grave injustices all over the world, but Darfur...
by admin | May 10, 2009 | Blog
I must start this entry with a tribute to my Mother, affectionately known as Dead Rita. She was magnificent as a mother. And she was magnificent because she was flawed and did it anyway. Born in 1931 illegitimate, to a mother who was less than stellar and often...
