Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
-Martin Luther King, Jr
I love the quote above because it’s a reminder to me that even when we don’t see how a dream will become reality, it doesn’t mean the dream isn’t possible. Accomplishing dreams requires deep conviction and unwavering faith.
This week we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a man who believed our country could be a place where all people are given equal access to accomplish their dreams. MLK believed so strongly in his convictions that he began taking steps up the staircase even though the top seemed so, so far away.
All over the world, children are dreaming of a better future for themselves and their countries. The young man pictured above? That’s Xolani. He’s a young man from South Africa who comes from an extremely poor background. Both his parents are unemployed and live on government assistance. Through These Numbers Have Faces, he’s a third year Accounting student and aims to become a leader in his community and fight corruption in his country.
Xolani has dreams that we can truly stand behind. Because when Xolani succeeds, it means that other young African men and women are reminded that dreams can become reality when people work hard, and work together. Please take a few minutes to learn how you can help make Xolani’s dreams come true by visiting http://thesenumbers.org/sharethedream. And, if you would, take a moment to share Xolani’s story with your online network, or even consider donating to These Numbers Have Faces.
by Lesley on January 18, 2012
in Anna
She is six months old today. I seriously want to cry. It’s going too fast. Someone buy me a cupcake to drown my sorrows.
The pediatrician re-measured Anna’s head THREE times yesterday. Apparently her head grew so much since November that Dr. Cunningham couldn’t trust the first two measurements. Her head is in the 97% percentile. Her height and weight are high up there too. This is no surprise–I mean–I’ve told you about my feet and Jonathan’s head size. Clearly she is doomed to buy tall pants, big shoes and large hats the rest of her life. (Side note: I never thought I’d be one of those moms who tells people how big her kid’s head is compared to other kids’ heads. Honestly-you don’t care-I should keep this information to myself. I sorta hate myself right now.)
These days she’s eating solid food like a champ. Cereals! Pears! Prunes! Apples! Squash! Carrots! Sweet Potatoes! Bananas! Avocado! I love food so much that I’ve had a lot of fun introducing new things to her palate. I think she’s enjoying it too. My hope is that she’ll be a good eater like her mama and daddy. (Is there anything we don’t like? Hardly!) [click to continue…]
One of the reasons I love blogs is because people give advice about their favorite products, restaurants, travel locations, etc. After I posted about Love Sac slippers a few months ago, I was so flattered to hear that a few of you took my advice and bought a pair (or two!) I was feeding Anna yesterday and started thinking about some of my other favorite things. The last time I did a post like this it was 2007 so apparently it’s about time I did another one. Here we go… [click to continue…]
“We seem so frightened today of being alone that we never let it happen. Even if family, friends and movies should fail, there is still the radio or television to fill up the void. Women, who used to complain of loneliness, need never be alone any more…Now instead of planting our solitude with our own dream blossoms, we choke the space with continuous music, chatter and companionship to which we do not even listen. It is a difficult lesson to learn today–to leave one’s friends and family and deliberately practice the art of solitude for an hour or a day or a week.” –Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea
by Lesley on January 9, 2012
in for fun
I feel the need to make a confession.
I’m a magazine hoarder.
I (we) currently have 11 subscriptions to the following publications: Sunset, Marie Claire, Fast Company, Time, Real Simple, Travel & Leisure, Budget Travel, Sactown, AFAR, Money and Self. In case you’re wondering, it’s rare that I read through all of them but Sunset, Marie Claire, and Real Simple usually take priority. My mom just gave me Self for Christmas and that will likely join the queue of must reads.
I tell myself this addiction is okay, especially because many of the magazines are a result of having too few air miles to use on a trip, but too many to let go to waste. Thus, magazine addiction.
However, I’m also a blog addict. Like, I read a lot of blogs. So many that I can’t even admit the number.
Do you subscribe to magazines, or is that soooo 1999? If so, which ones? Or, have blogs captured your attention instead? What are your favorites?
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