Archive for the ‘awareness’ Category

The typical boring pregnancy update post.

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Happy Birthday Love, Victory

When I was a teenager I spent most of my days involved in a church activity of sorts. Youth group, bible study meetings, worship practice, work parties etc. With the exception of the Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by our church for the neighborhood, my youth group did not do much charity work. I remember when I [...]

sendCheer Military Campaign take 2

If you got a chance to read the post that my MOM wrote you’ll know that I grew up in a Military family. For 10 years my Dad was in the Navy and for 10 years he was out a lot on deployments. At home would be my mom trying to hold down the fort [...]

Death becomes him

I had something else to write about for tomorrow {today Monday}. But as I’m sitting here watching the news I can’t help but feel anything but overwhelming emotions & my Royal Wedding thoughts will have to wait. I remember where I was on 9/11. I was home from work, I finished my school work early [...]

Has social networking gone too far?

We live up on a mountain. Where it took 4 months to get TV, internet and phone. And also no one delivers. And for whatever reason the power goes out at least once a week. Last week the power went out and did not come back on like it usually does. The gracious and helpful [...]

So this is what I wore: Indian Wrap Skirt

I am so excited to show you my 3rd sewing project! I got the idea last weekend when I heard about a benefit for Mercy29 and I thought it would be cool to wear an Indian inspired wrap skirt using some really pretty fabric I’d seen at Joanne’s (like the new Target to me.  I [...]

Inspire Me: India

via seebabette via seebabette via rayvaneng via jamestraceur via allan ohm shanti via tthilman Right now I have India on my mind (and I how fitting I just had my nose re-pierced?) There’s a fundraiser/party to support Mercy29 (the group I told you about a few months ago) on Saturday. As soon as I heard [...]

Learn the business of birth

Two months ago I was able to watch Ricki Lake’s documentary ”The Business of Being Born” and was riveted by everything that I learned. I actually took notes while watching it so I could share everything with you all, but I packed the notebook up in the move. So not as many facts as I want to give [...]

Silent Sunday-Slavery Still Exist

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For a Cause

I wanted to turn your attention to a great organization called Mercy29.Mercy29 is a non-profit organization that does work in Mozambique Africa and India. Currently they are in India working to rescue child workers from the mines and setting them up in Mercy29 homes.The Mercy29 team (which included my brother) left on Monday for a [...]