Over a year and a half ago, I wrote THIS blog about one of the most emotional days I’ve ever spent in China. It was the day I found a baby abandoned outside our front gate. While I don’t talk about it much, it’s something that’s often at the back of my mind.
I often wonder if that [...]
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faith, hope, love – Part II
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abandon, baby, desperation, orphan on November 13, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Amber is cool.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is my friend Amber.
She and I photographed a wedding together last Saturday.
Amber and I both love photography. We talk equipment and share ideas of photos we’d love to take someday. Photography has been sort of my creative outlet for years, but I really don’t have any official training. Amber has both her undergrad and master’s [...]
Transparent Tuesday.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Living in China, I get a lot of pats on the back.
I hear a whole lot of, “Wow, you’re doing such a selfless, courageous thing. Orphans, man. Serving the poor? Living in a little village? Man, that’s just sold out, off-the-charts awesome.”
And being a verbal affirmation kind of girl, I eat this up. I know, I know. I’m [...]
another puppy post.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Garbage in the village goes into large blue dumpsters. I won’t go into detail, but these dumpsters are gross and smelly and kind of oozy. They are emptied by a little old man who shovels the stuff into his tricycle. Where it goes after that, I have no idea.
On our way to work the other day, my friend Rebecca [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hi, my name is Caroline, and I love giving presents.
Back home in the States, I’d often come upon the perfect gift for somebody six months before their birthday. I’d take it home and hide it with glee, counting down the days until I could wrap it up and hand it over to the recipient. Gift wrapping [...]
Mei Ke Nung
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beijing underground city, strike gold, wild goose chase on August 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Roughly translated, this means “Wild goose chase.”
Last Saturday Joe and I set off to Beijing in high hopes of finding Beijing’s Underground City. Also known as the Underground Great Wall, this is a massive network of tunnels beneath Beijing, covering over 85 square kilometers. It was basically a massive bomb shelter built in the early 1970’s [...]
Just call me Tom.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beagle, dog on August 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Looking back on my past several blog posts, it seems like I primarily talk about two things: my commute to work and dogs. But I just can’t resist – I have to tell you about this guy.
Meet Tom.
The foster home adopted Tom several months ago to help the kids get used to being around animals. There are several reasons [...]
Jack Attack
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged water park on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Jack is an awesome kid.
He’s got the greatest laugh and gets such a thrill out of life. He had surgery for congenital heart disease plus he has two radial clubbed hands, but he’s never let any of this slow him down. I’m amazed at how much he can do with his hands just the way they are.
Last week the foster home [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged discouraged, feeling significant, scattering seed on July 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The past few weeks, I’ve been exhausted, burned out and just…discouraged.
When I let myself get over-worked, then I start thinking that my life is a big fat waste of time. I think about how I came to China with this heart to do all kinds of big, exciting things, and I compare myself to other people who are off leading [...]
Little Debbie
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
