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Cotton Balls, Cats, and Clowns

A few weeks ago my roommate asked me, “What are you worried about?”  To be honest I thought that I wasn’t worried about anything. I’m not scared of traveling or sickness or getting kidnapped or eating weird food (though i…

How 1 Dollar Donations Matter

Something really awesome that I have learned in this process of fundraising is that EVERY bit counts. There are no small donations. Every person is led to give in different ways and every donation from $1 to $19,000 is a…

Power

Everything in the world seems to revolve around power. Who has it. Who doesn’t have it. Who wants it. Who is trying to keep it. Who has given up on it.  Now you might be thinking, “WOAH HEATHER slow down…

Shout out to my Bestie!

Jenn took these awesome photos for the world race!  If you want a cute little prayer card made of some of these pictures taken by the talented Ms Jennifer Lennon then all you have to do is support me (or…

Loving the Unloveable

How do you love someone who by your definition is unloveable? This question has been piercing my brain for several months now. How can I love someone who has done things that are “unforgivable”? How can I show love to…

T-Shirts!

Who doesn’t want a cute shirt to remind them of me? 🙂  I worked with Fund The Nations (a wonderful organization that designs high quality, customized t-shirts to fundraise for many causes) to design a unique shirt specifically for fundraising,…

You Make Me Brave

I stand before You nowThe greatness of your renownI have heard of the majesty and wonder of youKing of Heaven, in humility, I bow As Your love, in wave after waveCrashes over me, crashes over meFor You are for usYou…

Birthday Post!

It is my BIRTHDAY!    Ok. Actually, technically my birthday is Sunday. But I LOVE birthdays (see about me) So I tend to celebrate my birthday week, not just my birthday. People keep telling me that the older I get the less…

Fundraising Letter

Hello Family and Friends, I have some big news.  I am going on the mission field for 11 months starting in January. I will be doing something called the World Race where I will be serving by helping with sexually…

Where am I going??? What am I doing??

Philippines – January This Asian island nation, former Spanish colony then American protectorate, is a country in tension, trying to cross the threshold between the third and first world. It offers a variety of landscapes – beaches, mountains, volcanic lakes…