over 8,000 people will receive access to safe drinking water for the first time – thanks to you

December 13, 2012 | 2 Comments
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Thanks to everyone reading, this is the message I am able to deliver to you: By the end of this week, Argisa, Ethiopia will have clean water! Most of you know that you all raised, over the course of one week, the money we needed for our first phase of the Ethiopia project. That, in and of itself, was a miracle. Jack, from Waves for Water, boarded a plan on December 12, and I have just been informed he has landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Jack will be bringing 80 Sawyer filters to the … [Read more...]

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The Rose That Grew From Concrete

December 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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Waterlink Africa: Water Changes Everything

December 8, 2012 | 11 Comments
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Did you know? $1 can give clean water to one person for over a decade. Why is water life-altering? Unsterile water is the number two killer amongst children. Around the world, fetching water is a woman’s task. Thus, one of the most crucial health issues for women in Africa is the clean water shortage. 1 in 5 children worldwide dies of a water-related disease. Water is a women’s issue. In order to get access to clean water, women and girls must carry up to 50lbs of water every day … [Read more...]

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Recipe: Armenian Monti

December 4, 2012 | 9 Comments
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I completed the first of my Pre-30 Bucket List! #13, learn how to make Monti. Monti, is an Armenian dish I LOVE. When my mom first made it for Brian he went crazy. It is now his favorite food of all time, and he's not the only one. I've been around my mom making Monti since I could remember, but this time I was actually going to learn and be able to replicate it at home. Apparently, true Armenian Monti uses lamb which I am a fan of, but my mom is not. That is why we always have used … [Read more...]

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Christmas Stocking Project: Use Your Stockings for Good

November 29, 2012 | 2 Comments
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Did you know? $1 can give clean water to one person for over a decade. During the holiday season, there’s a lot of tradition in exchanging presents. We want to embrace our traditions and also be able to give back. Here’s our idea: instead of stocking stuffers, let’s put every dollar that would go towards those small gifts towards clean water for our friends in Africa. $10 that would have been spent on stocking stuffers could give life-altering water to ten people. Why is water … [Read more...]

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A Letter About Marriage From My Dad

October 13, 2012 | 38 Comments
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My parents have been married for over 40 years. And not a lukewarm relationship- people who don't know them often ask if they are newlyweds due to the way that act towards each other To my Favorite, People always ask your Mom and I what is our secret to such a strong, loving marriage when they watch the way we love and interact with each other, and then find out later that we have been married for over 40 years.  People are mistaken when they think you stop falling in love when you … [Read more...]

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Top 5 Things I Wish My Parents Did Differently

August 14, 2012 | 31 Comments
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    It seems like all parents to to give their children a better childhood and life than the one they had. I was blessed with a very happy childhood, and I am trying to give my children close to the same one I have. However, there were things in my own childhood I wish my parents had done or hadn't done (see above picture). Here is a list of what I learned not to do from my parents: 1. I will teach my children how to ride a bike! That's right, my parents totally … [Read more...]

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Breastfeeding or Bottle Feeding Dolls?

July 22, 2012 | 14 Comments
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I found this photo of myself as a child yesterday: My first thought: "That is a massive scrunchy." My second thought: "I'm bottle feeding my baby doll." Perhaps to retaliate from our anti-breastfeeding culture many women decide to become anti-bottle feeding as a response. I have friends who will not allow their children to have dolls that come with bottles. They will throw away the bottle that comes with the doll, and some have even purchased the "The Breast Milk Baby" for their … [Read more...]

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American Tragedy

July 21, 2012 | 2 Comments
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.                                   ― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed Federal Building, Los Angeles on July 20, 2012  It makes me think of this poem about escapism:  Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can … [Read more...]

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Why I’m Worried For The Families Who Signed Up For The AP Reality Series

July 13, 2012 | 15 Comments
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Here is another thing I can add to the list: “Stupid S*** People Have Said About Me”. Apparently, I’m going to be on a reality series about “Extreme Parenting”. Wait, I am? Why didn’t anyone tell me this? I was notified of this by several posts circulating around the internet saying I’ve "signed on" to be a part of a new TV series that is currently in the bidding phase with cable networks. I’ll skip the links to these posts because I refuse to give traffic to the lies, … [Read more...]

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