Month: October 2016

Spare Change

October 10, 2016

Medicine, and access to medicine, is generally taken for granted in the US. It is no big deal to go to the doctor, get a prescription, and get it filled at the pharmacy. But, in places like Uganda, such luxuries are not only not taken for granted, they are rarely available. Such was the case … More Spare Change

The Heartbeat

October 1, 2016

It’s 3am. Child #7 woke me up less than an hour ago, throwing up. On my bed. And on me. She’s miserable. We’re ‎all tired. Not my favorite way to start, or end, a day. But in the midst of this misery is a deep sense of how blessed I am. You see, I live … More The Heartbeat