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As I sit at my computer, my fingers are hovering over the keyboard.  My mind floods with questions, “Where do I even begin?  Where is this series even going? Will anyone actually read it? Will they watch the videos? Will this series be misinterpreted?”  Fears.  In the past couple years, I have been shying away […]

  Meet Vivienne. A 10 year old girl with a heart to end child slavery…with her lemonade stand. After learning about two enslaved boys in Nepal from a photograph, Vivienne knew that those boys should be playing…they should have the freedom to be kids.  So she set out to help in the best way she […]

There is a HUGE smile on my face :-D I just can’t contain it! I am THRILLED to say that Agustin and I will be going to INDIA!   India has been a country that I have wanted to visit for years and I am thrilled to be going with my best friend (Agustin :) […]

Last month I took a last-minute trip to Ecuador, South America.  Normally when I am traveling overseas I don’t describe the trip as “last-minute.”  But when all the details fall into place 4 days before your new departure date – the spontaneity and excitement of a trip that was not on your radar actually happening […]

The day started with the water in my shower turning ice-cold.  If it were yesterday – I’d stomp out of the shower shivering and grumpy, but today is a new day with a new perspective.  Today I thought, “Wow – that woke me up! Now I don’t have to get through an 8 ounce cup […]

I sat across from my friend Sonya speechless. Me? Teach a photography class? I looked over my shoulder, expecting an older, more experienced photographer sitting behind me. But I didn’t see anyone; only a mirror reflecting back my puzzled look.  I was honored, of course, and horrified at the same time. But she had been […]