Monday, September 26, 2011

Last One to Leave

Would you choose Me over Them
Or Them over Me

Sometimes the first one in
Is the last one to leave

Truth may be stranger than fiction
But if it's fiction you need to believe

Who am I to ruin your reality
I'll let you perceive how you will perceive

The last one to leave
The last one to care
The last one to cry
Guess this is goodbye

You chose Them over Me
Instead of Me over Them
They don't know who you are
They'll never see what I see

Bag of marbles
Thrown under my feet

Was it fun to watch me fall
Head last

No time to catch myself
I accept defeat

Not important enough to believe
Too smart, unable to lie
Too honest to agree
Guess this is goodbye

I'll choose Me over You
You'll choose Them over Me
Soon you'll see nothing at all
Just my back when you fall

The last one to leave
The last one to care
The last one to cry
Guess this is goodbye

Sometimes the first one in
Is the last one to leave

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Ask 5 for 5





guest blogger: Sarah Lenssen from Ask5for5
photos courtesy of Cate Turton / Dept. for International Development


First, thanks to Sueanne for allowing me to post on her blog today! Today, more than 25 bloggers, including this one, are standing with me to Ask 5 for 5 for Africa. Here's why....



I began pursuing a BIG dream two weeks ago. After deciding I could no longer avoid the news about the famine in the horn of Africa, I had that gut feeling that I couldn't sit this one out. I HAD to do something because I could. Something bigger than I could do alone. That's when #Ask5for5 was born.

A malnourished child in an MSF treatment tent in Dolo Ado

Two of my children, Ashen and Bereket, were adopted and are from the region affected by the drought in Ethiopia. They would be two of the statistics if they still lived there. I see my son’s and daughter’s faces in the photos of those suffering in the refugee camps. It could have been him. It could have been her. The thought haunts me.





And moms just like us are watching their children go hungry day after day. I can't imagine what it's like, but I have to –I have to be there to help them, because it could have been my children. These families have lost their livestock, their crops, food prices are inflated at the market if there any food there, and don’t have any more lifelines to tap into. Many are traveling hundreds of miles through parched land in hope of finding help. Many are dying along the way. It is estimated that 29,000 children have died in the last 90 days in the famine in Somalia alone.

Malnourished children, weakened by hunger

But I KNOW we can do something about it. Instead of feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed, we can rally ourselves and our friends to respond! I set up a fundraiser through See Your Impact. 100% of your gift will go to the relief and development organization World Vision, where it will be combined with government grants to multiply up to 5 times in impact!

You’ll receive updates on just how your funding is being used to help save lives affected by famine in East Africa. I'm amazed at how much we've raised already -- over $7,000 in just four days! We blew through our first 3 goals in just 3 days and are well on our way to $10,000 and beyond!

I need you to help me save lives. It's so so simple; here's what you need to do:

  1. Donate $5 or more on this page (http://seeyourimpact.org/members/ask5for5)

  2. Send an email to your friends and ask them to join us.

  3. Share Ask5for5 on Facebook and Twitter, and join our page to stay updated too!


I'm also looking for 100 bloggers to stand with Ask5for5 to spread the word during Social Media week, September 19th - 23rd. If you're interested, email me, ask5for5@gmail.com.


Extra food for every child under five



Thanks! Please donate and email your friends right now--don't wait for a calmer moment, because if you're like me, other demands inevitably crop up and you won't get to it. A child's life hangs in the balance, but you can help save her!

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Friday, July 8, 2011

A Soft Place to Land

At the end of the day

When the last word is spoken

The last line is written

The last battle won

I look and there you are

A soft place to land



No assumptions

No wars

No forgone conclusions

No crazy notions of perfection

No critique, just appreciation

No need to be rewritten

A soft place to land



A soft place to land

A warm heart to know

A laugh to be had

A spirit to glow



Thank you my friend

For loving me just as I am

Not an image, not a thing

Just me being me

A soft place to land



At the end of the day

When the last word is spoken

The last line is written

The last battle won

Thank you for being You

My soft place to land

In this hard world at hand

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