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Christella & Caleb's auntie

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I love to travel.......... anywhere & everywhere. Any excuse to get on the road is enough for me. 1000mi straight to somewhere. Some people call that crazy; I call it good times.

For now, I'm working on making my first new house a home, so I am currently spending every waking hour (that I'm not working to try to pay for it) trying to make it my own.... fun, but exhausting. I truly *love* it here... it is such a blessing from God that I am able to live door-to-door with my sister, brother-in-law & nephew. My family is such a blessing in my life... if I could only tell you.
ADD the Hands & Feet Project as your friend...


Help make a difference in the life of one child and you can change the course of a nation!


I work evenings in Acute Psychiatric Care (inpatient) at the University of MN Medical Center.....

people who take care of people get paid less than anybody
people who take care of people are not worth much except to people who are sick, old, helpless, and poor
people who take care of people are not important to most other people, are not respected by many other people, come and go without much fuss, unless they dont show up when needed
people who make more money tell them what to do, never get shit on their hands, never mop vomit or wipe tears, dont stand in danger of having plates thrown at them, sharing every cold, observing agonies they cannot tell at home
people who take care of people have a secret that sees them through the double shift, that moves with them from room to room, that keeps them on the floor... sometimes they fill a hollow no one else can fill
sometimes through the shit and blood and tears, they go to a beautiful place... somewhere those clean important people have never been.


the most amazing men of God I've ever had the joy & priviledge of calling my friends...
I could never ask for more.


I am SO beyond abundantly blessed.
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.......
to my girls........ thanks.
and to my boys...... I owe my life to you..... and one of these days I will tell you that. scratch that... I finally did. thank you.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

My heart misses you.
I do not yet know the lines of your face
Or the curve of your smile that is meant for me
Or the timber of your voice
Except on quiet, lonely nights
Lying in the dark waiting on you to become
I can hear it whispering love words to my soul

When I lie in that place between sleep and wake
I feel my body curl into yours as it was meant to be.
Your powerful fingers tracing the curve of my shoulder,
Tenderly caressing my arm, pulling me closer to you.
I am safe there in the circle of your embrace,
Sheltered from the demons that haunt my dreams.
We bring peace to each other in our loving.

How is it possible, this longing for what has not yet been?
Except that somewhere I know you must feel it too.
I ache to bring you home to me.
To breathe you in, filling my spirit with your essence,
To touch your strength with the softness of my hands,
To taste the sweet pleasures of your mouth,
And be intoxicated with the joy of knowing you are mine.

The winds are changing, bringing with them a chill.
I walk along paths of autumn gold and reds
And your footsteps echo mine.
In all the places that are,
I know we are connected
And I wonder...
Are you searching for me too?


My Blog

Caring Bridge

I'm not on MySpace very much these days, but I realize there are still a few friends I have here that I don't keep up with on Facebook. For those friends, I wanted to repost this note I put up on FB ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:32:00 GMT

Romans 13.

It saddens me to see the way my Christian brothers and sisters are responding to this historic election. Now many of you can begin to understand how we Democrats have felt for the past eight years! ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:33:00 GMT

a rainy day...

sometimes I just love watching the rain on the porch... Can you believe those are Caleb's feet? He's so big...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:42:00 GMT

Our God is MIGHTY to save...

Got a message last night that everyone at the Project --36 kids and 9 adults-- was on the second floor of the main house, due to water flooding the first level of this last remaining livable building....
Posted by on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:35:00 GMT

"Sometimes he calms the storm..."

I haven't done two blogs in one day in quite a while, but...... cheesy as it is, I simply cannot get this song out of my head:+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++All who sail the sea of faith Find out be...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Clean-up begins; more storms roll in......

Hurricane Hanna is causing our river to rage (again!) and all are quite worried that the worst is yet to come!! Tropical Storm Ike is also forming just east of the island... WHEN WILL IT END? A tempo...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Hurricane Gustav UPDATE... pics & video.

Mark Stuart (Audio Adrenaline) talks about Hurricane Gustav's impact on the Hands & Feet Project.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Click image for more photos...++++++++++++++++++++++++...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:25:00 GMT

10 days til I’m clearing rocks......

Dear friends... We are in need of MUCH prayer and financial support right now. Hurricane Gustav has turned our Children's Village into a rock quarry! With our property completely buried in approxim...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:39:00 GMT

devastated...

Please pray for Haiti. Hurricane Gustav pounded the southern coast of Haiti Monday and Tuesday, and heavy rains continue today. Thank God all of our children and staff are safe. However we have had...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:59:00 GMT

motorcycle accident...

Long-time friends of my parents were in a motorcycle accident last week at Sturgis. They were driving through the Black Hills when another bike came around the bend and crossed the center line, crash...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:13:00 GMT