Sri Lanka
Injustice, Outrage, and Priorities: Stepping Back from the Culture Wars
He can’t see the forest for the trees. Step back and look at the big picture. What’s under the surface? That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t take that at face value. These are just a few of the more popular ways to state that losing perspective is not healthy. But it’s hard work…
Read MoreThe Fire in Her Gut
I met Mala, Woman of Valor, in her small palm-branch-thatched home in a rural village in Sri Lanka. As we sat in the plastic chairs stamped with flowers in the front room of her two-room house, she stood in the elbow between a handmade standing table and the woven palm branch wall of her home.…
Read MoreWe Are One But We’re Not the Same
(Looking for Life: Unmasked? Gen of Turquoise Gates is hosting the link-up today. Share your post over here!) I’ve been listening to U2 in the van as we bounce down dusty roads in rural Sri Lanka. It just fits for the kinds of things we’re doing here. I met the two boys we sponsor today.…
Read MoreThe Needy in America vs the Needy in the Third World: Who Is More Worthy of American Aid?
Where you live should not decide whether you live or whether you die. ~U2 One of the reactions I’ve heard about my trip to Sri Lanka and about supporting World Vision is that we [Americans] should help our own people first. I don’t know if that same sentiment turns up in other first world counries…
Read MoreAdventures on the Way
(Our internet service is very unpredictable, so I apologize in advance for typos and low image quality – I can’t edit after I post, and I had to shrink the photos to get any to upload.) We made it! And I survived, even snagging a couple hours of sleep in the airplane. This is by…
Read MoreIn Which a Feminist Sticks Up for Boys
I am the mother of two boys and two girls. All four of them are beautiful, in my humble opinion. Girls have been following my oldest son around for quite some time, partly because he’s so darn cute and partly because he’s such a nice kid. My youngest boy demands attention wherever he goes, but…
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