by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 14, 2011 | Ameena Project, AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Kids
It started the moment we arrived home from Kenya. The usual calls from friends, former employees and acquaintances in Kenya. “Can you help with school fees? A new business? Food for my family? Building a house on land that was gifted to me?” And in...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 12, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
Ameena & Kenyan friend Aurellio in our Kenyan home Ameena Project was born out of the heart-wrenching, true-life experience of seeing how 2 children, born just days or months apart, both in Kenya, can have such a different outlook for life. The stark reality is...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 10, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
It hasn’t escaped our notice that our blog title has read: “Our journey to Kenya and back” and that the title has seemed awkward since we have been back home here in the United States. Ian and I have discussed if I should change the title, but there...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 6, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Thoughts
In the winter (like February maybe?) before our family left for Kenya my wonderful girlfriend Natalie invited me to a women’s retreat. I have to say that I generally find all sorts of reasonable excuses for why I can’t go to these kinds of things. They...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | May 7, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Kids
Today we celebrate one wonderful year of having Ameena in our lives. What a full year this last one has been. Being pregnant while living in Africa was interesting. I felt healthy, but had more physical symptoms than with any of my other children. Crazy high...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Apr 30, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Thoughts
In the past month I have been so reminded of this fact. My dear sister’s husband came down with a horrid illness that led to hospitalization, then acute rehab, and now home. He has a long road of recovery & we are all praying that he recovers all of his...
