When was the last time you were broken? Ripped apart? Disturbed to your core? I’m not talking about when something devastating happens in our lives like a death or divorce. No, I’m talking about when your mind and heart witness something so profound that it awakens your spirit. It breaks you on the inside for good! For many of us… Read More
the gift of memory keeps me tossing.
I’m awake. I can’t sleep. It’s the gift of memory that keeps me tossing. I remember . . . Her precious face. She is so young and full of smiles. I wondered how that could be as everything around her is trash. The Guatemala City Dump to be exact. The stench. The mess. The birds. The dogs. A place that… Read More
what to do when nobody else gets it.
It’s a frustrating place to be. Maybe you’ve been there? You’ve seen and witnessed something that has changed your life forever. It’s a beautiful chaos messing with your heart and soul. You try to voice the conflicting thoughts stirring, but yet no one gets it. Coming back from Guatemala I wasn’t prepared for the “nobody else gets it” scenario. I… Read More
what glittery pink nails can teach you.
As I hurried to pack my suitcase for Guatemala, I made a quick run by the nail salon. You know, you can’t leave the country without everything being just right. My girls had asked I get pink sparkly nails, so I did. The messy beautiful. Walking among the trash and dust around Dump City, I felt so at home…. Read More
the shocking tale of a brother and sister.
Standing there among the piles of trash, I wasn’t sure what twenty-year old Marlon could tell me that would bring a hope to my heart. The smell was horrific as the birds swarmed overhead. The situation seemed helpless. Marlon’s father passed away when he was six. He was left to care for his family, which meant he began working, digging, scavenging… Read More
guatemala city – day 2
I never imagined how my life would change in the early hours one morning outside Guatemala City. The leaders told us we would be heading to the city dump to meet the people there, but I wasn’t prepared. As our van rolled in to the dump area, my heart was beginning to scream “I can’t do this!” Trash was piled… Read More