If you have ever been pregnant then you will understand the trials and tribulations I am about to write. When you first find out you have a life growing inside of you, you feel scared. Scared about the type of mother you will be and maybe, “how in the world …
Daily Life
18 May 2011
My mother’s day was spent helping my son count money and adding up pencils and crayons he’s raised for school supplies for our recent trip to Uganda. The other night we went to his school’s Science Fair and he was so excited when parents and students donated more money for …
Last night I sat up late with my amazing team in Uganda. After I put my 8-year-old son to bed under a hot and sticky bed net after his first full day in Africa, we consumed more than our fair share of Nile Specials, which we consider the best local …
Daily Life,Empowerment,Health & Mortality,HIV/AIDS
28 April 2011
When was the last time you met someone with AIDS? Do you know anyone with AIDS? How is he or she coping with the antiretroviral therapy that most Americans can access through health coverage? Did you know that there is an estimated 1.2 million Ugandans living with AIDS and nearly …
Children,Daily Life,Empowerment
1 March 2011
Last night, I got home from a quick but extraordinary little vacation with my 8-year-old son. As soon as I got him off to bed, my husband and I sat down to watch a few minutes of the Academy Awards which we had recorded.
When Christian Bale accepted his Oscar for …
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