One of my favorite sayings that I quote quite frequently came from a volunteer I hosted during my early years in Haiti. We were crammed tight together in the bed of a large pick-up truck, sweaty and tired after a long day at a medical clinic in th...

“Mom, you forgot prayers!”  

The elderly lady was sitting at a table in the small café across the street from the opera theatre. She stirred her tea and dug into a pastry, and I couldn’t help noticing how happy she was. I wondered if the pastry was that good–good enough for h...

The sun sank into the autumn sky as mosquito repellant was passed around. My family and I were attending a party at our neighbors’ home. We watched their daughter giggle over her birthday cake as her entire family gathered to sing in the local lan...