Retreat in Hinche
Disclaimer: This is long, and I sincerely hope it doesn't read like Great Aunt Agnes' family trip report where she includes every fast...
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CREATIVE CO.
- Feb 10
- 3 min
The Storied Recipe Podcast - Plantain Cups
One day, towards the beginning of the Cafe au Lait cookbook project, I came across a super cool podcast! I think I listened to all the...
3,2910
- Jan 10
- 8 min
Deliverance
Deliverance. It often comes from nowhere, just about the time you have given up hope. Deliverance is finding a couple 1,000 goudes -...
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- Jan 2
- 3 min
Happy New Year
Where did you welcome in 2022? I was at my yellow house on Tabarre 16. We let our cousin host her little girl's birthday party here, and...
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- Dec 25, 2021
- 6 min
Jwaye Nowèl
My husband should win an award for Knowing How to Deal with a Foreign Spouse. He really has a lot of insight, or maybe just a lot of love...
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- Dec 20, 2021
- 5 min
Five Things Needed for a Perfect Haitian Bridal Shower
If you have known me for awhile, you will know that I love people, but I have a strange tendency to poke fun at "perfectly traditional...
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- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
The Privileged Stranger
How can I bear it? To give her a ride – this lady who raised her family and controls them still with just a look and a disgruntled, “Oh.”...
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- Nov 25, 2021
- 7 min
Gratitude and Generosity
You can get used to living far away from the country where you were born. Strange things become normal. But today, Thanksgiving Day, I...
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- Nov 11, 2021
- 6 min
The Journey Thru Lockdown
I've had people texting me in the last few days, wondering if anything in Haiti has changed, and how we are. I feel like have nothing to...
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- Nov 3, 2021
- 8 min
Discouragement
Discouragement can look like a lot of things. It is a sink full of dirty dishes while I take the third nap of the day. It is a sunflower,...
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- Oct 20, 2021
- 6 min
Are Christians Safe?
I've been thinking a lot about this word - safety. Does being a Christian keep you safe? Does the Bible promise safety? I have a lot of...
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- Oct 18, 2021
- 6 min
Dear Haiti, We Still Love You
I stand in the kitchen of my yellow house. My home. My perfect home. Even tho the sink drain leaks so bad that I wash my dishes in a big...
3,1680
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Not So Good News
Well, tonight I guess one of my great big fears came true. Eliezer's brother Etzer, who is about 20, took out the tap tap. We have done...
3,0493
- Sep 20, 2021
- 5 min
The Birthday of the Stranger
This last week started with an ill-fated mission trip. Group D'homme was asked to help sing at a funeral clear in the north part of...
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