The Writing Life – Like Diamonds.
“Wow, that photo. It’s beautiful – it looks like diamonds.” A filmmaker friend said that as he glanced through the images on my phone. There were so many stories...
“What are we to do?” #keepfamiliestogether
King Solomon confessed that he was neither equipped nor qualified to lead, and when asked what he felt the most important attribute of leadership was, he humbly chose wisdom.
He...
We are All Shattered Pieces.
The more I walk this road, the more I see our fragility. Yes, we are all shattered pieces, we are all shards. We have within us a million small...
Arrebato. Repossess.
The youngest, just 13, watches her four-month old son as he sleeps. She was a slave when they found her, when they rescued her and brought her to this...
Joy Story
What she witnessed fueled a fire in Joy's heart - a fire that would change her life forever. "My friend and I talked often about how we wanted to...
Eleven Cinder Blocks
Today is the day of the new miracle, of yet another answered prayer - but she didn't know it would be us who would walk past the scorched fields...
Shoot like a Girl | Feed
He walks along the busy streets of Guatemala City. He has ten siblings, and the family struggles. He was excited to go to school this week - it was...
Shoot like a Girl | We Walk
Day 53: Bungoma, Kenya. I ran in Kenya. With Kenyans. It was a fundraiser for water cisterns to be placed at the Madeleine School – a first for the...
Being Chosen. (#1000Speak)
It was the third day at the Ravine School in Chimaltenango, and the air outside still hung heavy with the ashen remnants of Fuego’s volcanic fury. The dust mixed...
Shoot like a Girl | Scraps
Day 44: Behind the cinder block walls. Sometimes the most beautiful things are those we take most for granted. Sprigs of grass growing through cracked cement. A misplaced puddle...
Shoot like a Girl | Fly (#31days)
Day 25: Bungoma County, Kenya. They sat on the sofa, looking cautiously at the cameras ready to take in every spoken word and subtle nuance of their story. He...
Shoot like a Girl | Hope (#31days)
Day 16: Nairobi, Kenya We walked through the dusty streets of the slum, the trash dancing to find a home beneath our feet. There was a lonely ache that...
