I have been following Darrell and Jess’s lovely story about their twins from Ghana for over a year now. It broke my heart to read a few weeks ago that they had, after 6 months in country with their babes and passing Ghanaian court, returned home with empty arms. Mary and Martha, those lovely little girls, [...]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been getting more involved in supporting Faya Orphanage in Ethiopia. For those of you who haven’t heard much about this great home for HIV+ and HIV- kids in Adama, Ethiopia, you can see pictures in my previous post or on the Faya website. In the past, I’ve organized a [...]
I’ve been setting aside clothes and collecting items to be sent to Ethiopia in a container over the next couple of months. The girls know I’ve been doing this but have’t paid much attention. But last night we were talking about how lucky we are as a family, and how lucky they are to have [...]
 Celebrate the mother(s) in your life by making a difference in the lives of orphans, grandmothers and women in sub-Saharan Africa. Donate to the Stephen Lewis Foundation online now and send a personalized e-card.
With your support, the Stephen Lewis Foundation funds community-based organizations working in 15 countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa. These grassroots groups are the [...]
April 24 - I swear, it’ll be one of our busiest days of the year! So many fun things to do! And since our local coffee shop is hosting a book sawp, we might have to add that to the list…
It’s simple: bring a book that has inspired you, and share it with someone new. [...]
Global Citizen Kelowna - a wonderful experience!
Lots of awesome events are planned for this year - we’re certainly going to the children’s festival and hope to eat at the “Taste of Home” as well…. I’ve also submitted some photos to the “Artist’s Eye on the World” exhibit, so we’ll see if any of them make [...]
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Hmmm… what will I do with the lights off tonight at 8:30pm? Well, my hubbie is out working and my kids will be in bed. So I think I will:
1. look at the stars and enjoy them in a way I usually can’t in the middle of the city, and
2. read a book by candlelight [...]
Feel free to borrow from my letter if you like.
February-4-10
RE: Alarming Processing Time at HC Nairobi
Dear Minister Kenney;
This is the third letter we have written to your office in two years about the processing times for visas and citizenship paperwork from the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi. The first letter to your predecessor actually produced [...]
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ve probably heard, at least one two major occasions, that action is needed to speed up the immigration process at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya. 17 African countries’ visa and citizenship documents are processed through the HC, and the timelines are notoriously long. What [...]
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If you are like me, you love giving books. I wanted to draw your attention to a few books that have gone over really well with my kids (you can see a small selection scrolling on top but there are tons of multicultural / adoption / nature kids books in my store) as well as [...]
The strangest thing just happened.
I was getting ready for a Christmas party this evening, in the bathroom in my bathrobe, when the doorbell rang. I opened the door and apologized for my appearance to the two teenagers standing on the steps. They asked if I had any bottles or cans I wanted to get rid [...]
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on ‘donating a mammogram’ for free (pink window in [...]
On Saturday we are going to join the Bike Rally in Kelowna to support international action against climate change. There are events happening across Canada, if you would like to get involved… check it out!
What are you doing this Saturday?
In three days, millions of people around the world will gather in support of protecting our [...]
Flying to Ethiopia the way we did, we were so afraid that 1. our kids would be dispersed to other orphanages and 2. that they would run out of food.
Well, if the Women’s Ministry hadn’t been in a training seminar for two weeks at that time, the transition home may well have been “reorganized” and [...]
Hello All, this is Nicky’s sister, Ena. I am posting for Nicky because, as you know from Jrock’s post, she is currently en route to Ethiopia with our Mum.
First of all, thank you to all for your heartfelt thoughts and prayers (atheist or otherwise ;~D ). They are very much appreciated. Nicky and Jrock’s family [...]
