Sseko Fashion

I am not a fashionable person and I do not like to be cold, but for these shoes I am both fashionable and cold. I love when I can do something I love (shop) and support a good cause (women in Africa attending school and changing their communities).




So check out the shoes at Sseko Designs. And watch this video, I have heard from may people that nations cannot change unless women instigate the change.

Some New Shoes

For all of you in the blog-o-sphere who love cute shoes, check out this website and support a good cause... I am currently begging my husband to let me buy some! These are great because the straps are interchangable so you can buy a lot of different colors and mix-and-match. When my husband finally cracks under the pressure and lets me get some I will post pictures of these beautiful shows on my feet!

Away

Summer is over and school and work have begun for both of us; this means that for 4 nights a week (Monday-Thursday) we see each other from 7pm until 8:30 (or whenever we decide to go to bed). Ben and I are not the kind of husband and wife who can be away from each other for long periods of time so this season is particularly difficult. It seems like there is a reason for these months (beyond the ever-distant degree) and I know that as a couple we are stronger for these times. Hopefully I will be able to wrangle us a weekend away from the city so that we can enjoy so time devoted just to each other.

In the meantime, look forward to hearing nothing but whining and complaining from this blog : ) Hopefully, God will revel something to use as we look for ways to bless others even while we are busy.

By the way, I am looking for a new job that is part-time and I could use some divine intervention in finding something to work with my schedule.

I am thinking, very sincerely, today about the gift of life. In the wake of several deaths I find myself questioning my own ability to live life well and to live life in the grasp of the King. Considering 9/11 I am amazed at how easily people forget the death of others because it is too painful or too vulnerable. One of my favorite images from the bible is the image of Jesus weeping. We live in a broken world, and Jesus wept, we refused to see our brokenness, and Jesus wept. What a poignant image that the son of the King would weep for use, so naive that we cannot even see the fate we have laid out for ourselves. Today, I will weep for the losses of so many, and for the life that comes through knowing death.

Labor Day

Just so ya' know

If anyone in Colorado Springs needs pictures there is a couple (knew them from a bible study) that are raising money for their Ethiopia Adoption and are doing this by taking pictures for a donation. Becky is a photographer and samples of her work can be seen here. So, if you need pictures taken any time soon, give her a call and help bring another child into a home.

I try to impart my "wisdom" into the life of my students by sharing stories and relating to their lives. Some days though, I feel so far removed from their realities, I did not grow up where they are growing up, my parents are still married, and I have every cognitive ability to be successful. How can I expect them to be any different than what they are when their lives are so in limbo? Uncertain?

Father, Give me the strength to love these children with the same fervor that you have loved your children, let it be an imperfect love but nevertheless, a love that is growing and changing. Open their ears to what I have to say and open my heart so that they can teach me.