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Mercy for America’s Children Needs Our Support

Ilinap · November 26, 2012 ·

My friend Stacy wrote this. She was Bird's teacher for two years and left a magical touch on our family. Read on, and you'll see why. Each year around this time, we give thanks for our families. But do we ever stop to think about what that really means? Why are we grateful … [Read more...] about Mercy for America’s Children Needs Our Support

Tags: children, community, family, kids, love, North Carolina, responsibility, thankful, values, volunteer

Pudge – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · November 14, 2012 ·

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Tags: children, Deal, love, motherhood, wordless Wednesday

Children Laugh in the Same Language

Ilinap · October 27, 2012 ·

The thing about being in Uganda, or any developing country for that matter, is to not view the experience through the lens of our own paradigm. As an American who lives a rather charmed life, it would be easy to be horrified at how villagers in Uganda live. It is a shock for sure … [Read more...] about Children Laugh in the Same Language

Tags: children, health, love, motherhood, Shot@Life, values

My Own Shot@Life Takes Me to Uganda

Ilinap · October 18, 2012 ·

That's my friend Dallas singing a lullaby in Lingala in Kinshasa, Bas Congo. A new mom who adopted a baby from DR Congo had been looking for a lullaby in Lingala and found Dallas' video. Now that mom is learning this song to sing to her baby girl. The Internet is powerful when … [Read more...] about My Own Shot@Life Takes Me to Uganda

Tags: children, health, love, motherhood, poverty, responsibility, Shot@Life, vaccines, values

All I Want in the World

Ilinap · October 16, 2012 ·

  I've said it before. I'm woefully idealistic. To a fault. Sometimes it's debilitating. All I want in the world is more of this. … [Read more...] about All I Want in the World

Tags: community, love, responsibility, thankful, values

Barfing Pumpkin. Snuggling Bird – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · October 10, 2012 ·

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Tags: Bird, children, family, holidays, love, motherhood, wordless Wednesday

Home

Ilinap · October 1, 2012 ·

I've been gone for most of September. My jet setting life has been abundantly exciting. I was in Charlotte at the Democratic National Convention. I went to New York for the Social Good Summit as a UN Foundation Shot@Life Social Good Fellow. I ventured out to Ojai, CA for Creative … [Read more...] about Home

Tags: children, family, home, love

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