Children’s Heaven:Part Two

Ethiopia is a beautiful country. It’s capital city, Addis Ababa, sits at the foot of  the Entoto Mountains, a range known for their dense covering of eucalyptus trees, a site I could see from the roof of our hotel. (You can read the first part of the story here.) Rich with historic and political significance, the culture [...]

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Children’s Heaven: Part One

Experiences can’t be transferred. I know that. Passion can’t be forced out of one heart and into another. I know that, too. In fact, I get a little bristly when people try to do either. But sometimes we have an experience that lingers within us long after the actual space in time. It chews on the corners [...]

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The Truth About Busyness

We’re just so busy. In all the years I had known her, the answer was always the same. “Why don’t you guys take some time out, just for the two of you?” We’re just so busy. One day it dawned on me that we’d been having the same conversation for eight years. The ugly truth [...]

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