Category: the orphanage
Updated on August 2, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: We wait for you to ache
With the energy we have, we begin the day, waiting and watching and hoping. We wait, not clear about our waiting. But filled with restlessness, daring to imagine that you are not finished yet–so we wait, patiently, impatiently, restlessly,… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Restored Hope
I’m going to be frank with you. It’s been hard for me to go to the orphanage this year. I don’t know why this has been the case more so this year than any year before, but it honestly… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: Hello Again
This week. This week started with the roaches. And then it went down and up and around, and in comparison the roaches ended up being a relatively minor (and thankfully disappearing) blip…and that’s about all I’ll say. Suffice it… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
An Orphan’s Wish
I’ve got stories to share, but am currently buried too deep under stacks of homework and papers to type them up. My current class is very good…and work intensive. Hence the silence. But there was one thing that… Read More
Updated on August 2, 2011
Farewell for now
Today, I headed to the orphanage and the local center that cares for the kids with more severe needs. It’s the last time I’ll see these sweet faces for a couple months–and hopefully the last time I’ll see… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday snapshot: Special visitors
This past Wednesday, we had a special group of visitors roll into town for the afternoon. Our company has a language school in a nearby big city, and there just so happens to be a lot of families… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday snapshot: Alex
About 11 months ago, Alex was brought to the orphanage. I was busy giving finals and making preparations to head to the States for the summer, but this little pint sized miracle snatched my heart. Alex was teeny… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Tunnel vision
There is a light, slight though it may be, beginning to appear at the end of my current grading tunnel. So far I’ve completed: Editing and grading 52 sophomore writing students’ argumentative essays Editing and revising five 20 page… Read More
Updated on August 4, 2011
Sunday Snapshot: Eyes
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant? ~Henry David Thoreau
Updated on August 4, 2011
This is home
Candle. Coffee. Stack of books. Reading chair. Soft, thick blanket. To me, that’s home. Since returning a week ago I’ve spent a large majority of my time right here. And an embarrassingly large majority of that time in pajamas. … Read More
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