Seeing the World Through Little Eyes
We went to Disney World on our honeymoon. It truly was magical. We decided we wanted to go back on our five-year wedding anniversary.
Five years and three kids later, we went to Disney World. Yes, we were a little crazy, but we were so excited to take the kids! We knew it would be a completely different experience, AND IT WAS! We had a blast, but in a whole new way. Somehow taking children made it a different kind of magical. We definitely want to go back.
We walked into a sea of beautiful Indian people! They were in bright colors and dressed in their finest. It was loud from all the chatter and crowded with celebration. We checked in to see what all we could do at the Holi Festival, an Indians celebration of spring colors. Read more
I knew the building was there. I knew the benefits of entering. However, I had small children; they would be too loud. They would go crazy the moment we walked through the doors. Would we even use the services they provide?
I walked through the front door, taking a deep breath. Read more
He sat there, looking at me. A man. His hand was outstretched toward me…longing. His clothes were tattered, frayed beyond the worst piece of used clothing I own. He was dirty and, though the area smelled of body odor from being in the big city, I imagined he smelled from lack of personal hygiene as well. I could tell he was blind in at least one eye, but his face was a bit mangled so it could have been worse than I knew.
I did not know his story. I did not know the struggles he went through. I did not know if he had any support at all. I did not know how hungry he was, and I honestly did not know how to respond. Read more