Big Day

Today was a big day for our family.  Our son graduated from college with a BA in History - just like his mother. :)  We are very proud of him as he worked hard to make it happen.  

It's Official

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After 2 1/2 years of hard work, it's official - I've finished my master's degree program!  Before I left for Haiti, I knew I would be missing an entire week of school (that's a lot when it's an 8 week course), so I worked extra hard to submit my final project ahead of time.  The day I returned, I had one small online discussion board I had to participate in so I got that done at 9 p.m. Sunday.  Yesterday, I checked my grades and saw that all of my assignments had been graded!  So, I've officially completed and passed all of my courses.

Commencement is this Saturday but I won't be attending.  Why?  Because our family has more good news:  Our son is graduating from college with his B.A. in history!  This time next year, two more family members will be graduating:  My daughter will be getting her B.A. in conservation studies and my husband will be completing seminary.  Education is a family affair around here.

Wellness Wednesday

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Visit to Haiti

Missionaries and Stateside Staff for Danita's Children

For my regular readers, I want to let you know that I haven't abandoned this blog.  I went to Haiti for a staff meeting at the orphanage, Danita's Children, that I do work for.  I had scheduled a few posts to be published during my absence so it didn't look like I had quit blogging, but Blogger has been experiencing some problems with its new design and those posts didn't get published.

As always, it was amazing to be in Haiti and to spend time with the children and to see all of the changes that have taken place since I last visited.  I feel honored to be able to work with such wonderful people who have great hearts for the people of Haiti.  

It was a long visit (and trip - you can't get there from here, at least not easily), so I have much to process.  In the meantime, I need to play catch up at home and to start working on some of my new assignments.

Quote for the Day

"Kindness and compassion towards all living beings is a mark of a civilized society.  Racism, economic deprival, dog fighting and cock fighting, bullfighting and rodeos are all cut from the same defective fabric:  violence. Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well ourselves."

~Cesar Chavez

Inspiration

This is a fantastic TED Talk that a friend shared.  Jason Roberts shows how to accomplish the impossible and to make the world a better place.