We had just come back from a short break from the orphanage, spending a week with a friend traveling around the country!  We were staying with Michael’s childhood neighbors/wonderful friends/saints.  They constantly have people coming in and out of their home from all around the world, and are the sweetest hosts in the world.  The time […]

Since I was little, my family has been vacationing in Wellfleet, Cape Cod. My grandparents had a house there and it’s always so fun to go up and reminisce.  It’s one of my absolute favorite places on earth!  A sweet lil’ town, the ocean, the weather, the OYSTERS.  It’s a dream.  And this time around, […]

Michael flew to Kenya straight from a business trip, so I came in alone. My mother dropped me off at the airport and as she hugged me goodbye it all came to me. This thing that had been so surreal hit me like a brick wall. I was moving to Africa.. For who knows how long, and doing who knows what. I sat all alone on my 19 hour flights wondering what in the world I was doing with myself. I was excited, but I was also really nervous. Nervous that this idea I had in my head of going to Kenya and serving

I met up with Michael and we stayed with a friend for a few days. I was so anxious. I wanted to start what we were there to do. I wanted to get to the children’s home and start serving and making a difference in the lives of all those children. I wanted to be useful. So finally, on our second year wedding anniversary, we moved into Happy Life Children’s Home. We packed our many bags and our friend drove us to this place we’d never been to do work I knew was going to be live-changing.