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The Climb.

Written Friday September 6th. Today broke me. Physically and Emotionally. Many people on our staff learned about Hearing Loss and Impairment when we discovered a child in our Kindergarten was having speech and hearing problems. The family of this child, neighbors, everyone called this 5 almost 6 year old Bebe (baby) because she couldn’tContinue reading “The Climb.”

Wrestling.

We’d been cleaning his wounds for nearly a week. A terrible burn on his heel that was nearly to the bone, infected and dirty. Him and his brother were all students in my school so I knew a lot about him, but not everything. One day he showed up with a beautiful young girl,Continue reading “Wrestling.”

Not My Life.

Going to visit my home state of Louisiana is so bittersweet. It’s always difficult to leave Gressier, Haiti and especially my girls- but getting to see my family and friends is always refreshing and exciting. But this time home was extremely difficult…I guess though the longer I’m in Haiti the harder it is to leaveContinue reading “Not My Life.”

Love is Patient. Part 2

As I sat patiently waiting on the couch, it seemed like almost an hour, although I’m sure it was hardly 5 minutes…I heard a noise in the hall way and I stood up. There he was walking hand in hand with a caregiver from the orphanage. His head was down and his eyes were watchingContinue reading “Love is Patient. Part 2”