May 2009
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Arriving in Latvia!
Sveiki! (“hello” in Latvian). Our flight from DFW left Friday at 3 pm and took about 10 hours. The flight itself was uneventful, but I did have a little trouble with my luggage (who knew they weigh carry-on luggage too?). Everything worked out and the rest of the trip went smoothly. We landed in Amsterdam at 7:30 am and had a short layover before flying on to Riga.
We met...
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Today, I flew to Dallas and met with my intern team for orientation at the Buckner missions office. There are three other girls on the Latvia team: Ramie Stewart, a senior at Hardin-Simmons in Abilene; Jeannene Parsons, a senior at Berry; and Leslie Troyer, a sophomore at Auburn. They’re sweet girls—I think we will have a great time together!
After our orientation, all of the...
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Happy Mother's Day!
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“To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.”
The opening lines of Auguries of Innocence by William Blake inspired the name of this blog. To me, the words speak of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary… taking time to stop and enjoy the little things that make life special. What a...