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five minute friday: cherished
It's Friday again, which means it's time for Five Minute Friday over at Lisa Jo Baker's blog. I'm really enjoying this weekly exercise and I'm loving reading how differently (or not) we all respond to...
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five months
Zoe is five months old today. I'm slightly shocked that I've managed to keep a little human alive for this long, but by all appearances we're doing a good job. She's officially doubled her birth...
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halfway
From the Mercy Ships Facebook page:It’s hard to believe, but we are half through our field service in Guinea! We’ve come a long way since Screening Day: 11,496 eye evaluations and treatments; 743...
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five minute friday: again
Oh, Friday, how I love you and your guarantee of at least five minutes of flat-out writing. You should give it try; five minutes with 'no editing (although I have to admit that my OCD does force me to...
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guacamole saturdays
I'm a creature of habit. I know I've mentioned this before, but it's a truth that bears repeating. I think my love of tradition has a little to do with a mild case of OCD and a lot to do with a...
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His grace is an ocean
I'm a big fan of Pinterest. As a visual learner, it stands to reason that I would love looking at pictures. Take those pictures and make them links to delicious recipes (thank you very much Olive...
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stripes
Before Zoe came along, I worked in the wards here on the Africa Mercy. First as a staff nurse, then as a charge nurse and Assistant Ward Supervisor and later as the Team Leader for maxillofacial...
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I think I'm going for some sort of record here, posting on six out of the last seven days, but I'm finding I have more to share these days now that Zoe's naps are long enough that I can actually find...
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five minute friday: afraid
From The Gypsy Mama: Friday, time to crack open the chocolate ice cream and unscripted version of beautiful you! Got five minutes? Let’s write. Let’s finger paint with words. Let’s just write and not...
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twelve minutes
Remember last year when I was getting ready to go home for maternity leave and all of a sudden I ended up staying an extra four days and all kinds of awesome things happened as a result? (That story...
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five minute friday: beloved
Linking up again over at Lisa-Jo Baker's blog for Five Minute Friday. She explains it like this: On Fridays around these parts we like to write. Not for comments or traffic or anyone else’s agenda....
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sail away with me
To say that I am overwhelmed would be an understatement. Since the segment about Mercy Ships aired on 60 Minutes last night, I have received over a hundred e-mails and comments and words of sweet,...
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six months
Zoe is six months old, and she never stops moving. She can just about crawl now, and spends much of her time up on hands and knees, inching her legs forward and then collapsing in a heap when she...
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five minute friday: what mama did
Linking up again for Five Minute Friday with Lisa-Jo Baker. She writes this: What did your mama do that makes her your mama? Let’s unpack those memories today. Let’s trace our fingers along the lines...
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Krissy works in the HR department on board. Yesterday, she posted a blog entry that paints such a beautiful, clear picture of a slice of life here.You can read her words here. I love when other people...
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linked : beyond what my eyes can see
I might just throw in the towel on writing and start exclusively linking to other Mercy Shippers' blogs. There's no point in trying to say all over again what they've managed to pen so perfectly....
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homemade pita chips
People, I have news for you: you're paying too much for pita chips. (Unless you already make your own. In which case, I'm not talking to you.) When you live on a ship off the cost of West Africa (or,...
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five minute friday: ordinary
It's Friday! This is where a brave and beautiful bunch gather every week to find out what comes out when we all spend five minutes writing on the same topic and then sharing ‘em over here. Today's...
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five minute friday: home
Today's prompt: home.Go. Maybe it's where the heart is, but if that's the case then my home is shattered into hundreds of pieces, lodged in as many places around the globe. These days it's the dirt...
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full
My heart is so full right now. I just got home from my first shift back on the wards since I left for maternity leave last May. The HoJ is in England right now doing some marine electrical training...
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