Matilda. James. Beatrice. Happy. All best friend names.  All special gifts of my Compassion children.  Recent letters from several of my children focused on who are their friends and why they are friends.…

October 28, 2015 Dear Fellow Travelers, Everything changes when a child finds hope! We need to put that on sticky notes around our homes as reminders that our words speak hope to a…

October 26, 2015 Dear Fellow Travelers, Writing to my Compassion children takes me to one of my happy places. I hope each of you have a happy place. Perhaps it…

October 23, 2015 Dear fellow travelers, What a joyful mailbox day part 2! I reached in to find 2 letters! One from our little boy, Goodluck, and our little girl, Hilda.…

Walking to get my mail at my mailbox is part of my daily routine.  I may be splashing through rain puddles or plodding through  snow depending upon the season. Currently, I  am enjoying…

Dear fellow travelers, Two different women. Two different continents. One common pain: domestic violence. One lives in a still-developing country and one lives in my neighborhood. Physical pain at the…

Dear fellow travelers, I confess that I prefer paper and pencil. I journal almost everyday and I love a nice sharpened pencil and a blank page (an eraser helps too).…

Dear fellow travelers, Look at us! We are starting this journey together! I wasn’t certain how to begin, but after experiencing a very holy moment recently in the Dominican Republic,…