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Mohit the Brave
If it was 120 degrees outside, the museum was approximately, umm, twice that.We made our way through a series of exhibits that looked like they had been discarded from a 1950's science fiction movie and by the third one I stopped trying to wipe the sweat dripping down my arms and legs. My left hand held Sangita's, and Mohit held the pinky of my right hand. He wasn't ready to let me all the way into his world, but I think he was intimidated by the dark, winding exhibit and I loved the opportunity to walk with him. It was my second time with him, and my heart was desperate to connect...
Home
Hello sweet friends!!!! We are back from the beach, and so grateful to have had a chance to get away for a little while. Sad to say, it literally rained non-stop, so we didn't actually get much beach time in, but we did do a whole lot of sitting around and talking (every year we go to Hilton Head and rent a condo with Todd's best friend Dan, and we could pretty much do nothing with him every day and still have a blast). We did puzzles, played games, watched some good movies, and took an occasional bike ride when the storm eased up for a few minutes. It was so great to be...
Five Fingers
I have been in tears since I got a message from Shaun Groves yesterday. A large cyclone hit East India, and it has affected the area we were in just a few weeks ago. I see things like this on the news constantly and while my heart is always moved, it feels so different to see pictures from Kolkata and imagine the people's desperation as they are left homeless. When I woke up this morning I saw a post from Pete (if you are new to my blog, Pete and his family are friends of ours and he was on the Compassion trip with me), and I honestly froze in panic when I saw the images. We have...
