Today I am breaking with tradition. As I type this, my dear friend Corinne is somewhere over the great expanse of the Pacific, on her way to Fiji. She and her husband Eric have been involved with fighting human trafficking through various ministries and organizations for several years now, this trip being the latest manifestation of their passion.
I thought I'd let you know about it if you want to learn more about what goes on in many of the world's top tourist/resort locales, and to show you you can become involved right from your desk! Here is Corinne's blog about their trip (last I heard, she will not be posting while she's gone, but will put up pics and talk about their trip once they are back in ten days).
Corinne is such a woman after God's heart; with a deep passion for justice for those who cannot fight for themselves. I was not surprised at all when she told me about this trip, as she is also a land-locked, desert-trapped, ocean lover. Of course she would be going to Fiji. One thing that we have in common is our longing for adventure in distant places (more on that soon from me). Places where (gasp!) there is no Trader Joe's to be seen for miles and miles. It's not just the where that draws us, but the why. We both want to spend our lives doing something vitally important to God's kingdom, and to other people on this earth. Those are very different things, and we are very different people, but we connect in our passion to live life to the fullest.
So here's to stepping in the desired direction and pursuing your dreams.
Bon voyage, Corinne!
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The Way She Sees It
I have many great friendships. I sometimes want to sit and write out descriptions for each of these, for example, "Friend I'd most like to travel the world with.." or "Friend who would be the best to tour Napa with" (and whoever is saying "napa? overrated! sonoma or central coast!" is probably that person)...
One of these is someone who in literary terms is my foil. She is not my opposite or nemesis, but our personalities contrast in such a way that we are both brought into sharper focus.
Corinne was technically my boss when I was a Resident Assistant in college. But our relationship soon uh, blossomed?, as we connected. Our 'one on one' weekly meetings overspilled their designated one-hour time slots the way very virulent bacteria takes over the petri dish, runs over the lab table, onto the floor. Five years later, we have reinstated these times, now once a month. We connect on so many levels- we're both passionate (overwhelmingly so sometimes), headstrong (stubborn?) and independent (I like independent. But you can call it whatever you want). One thing we really differed on, though, was our fashion sense. Corinne, like many many people, would often wear black and brown together, which would set me into a tailspin of irk-ed-ness. After we discussed it, she'd point it out every time she wore it, and I sometimes think she did it on purpose to bug me. It became an inside joke and we bonded over it.
Since that time, I have matured (in many ways, I hope), and now appreciate the color combo of not-opposites-yet-not-quite-complimentary black and brown. In fact, I am pining for this purse from anthropologie.
In honor of Corinne, and her honest friendship, I have named an infinity scarf after her. It is a lovely black and brown plaid, bold and beautiful, just like her. Thank you for being my friend, C-dog, I love you.
One of these is someone who in literary terms is my foil. She is not my opposite or nemesis, but our personalities contrast in such a way that we are both brought into sharper focus.
Corinne was technically my boss when I was a Resident Assistant in college. But our relationship soon uh, blossomed?, as we connected. Our 'one on one' weekly meetings overspilled their designated one-hour time slots the way very virulent bacteria takes over the petri dish, runs over the lab table, onto the floor. Five years later, we have reinstated these times, now once a month. We connect on so many levels- we're both passionate (overwhelmingly so sometimes), headstrong (stubborn?) and independent (I like independent. But you can call it whatever you want). One thing we really differed on, though, was our fashion sense. Corinne, like many many people, would often wear black and brown together, which would set me into a tailspin of irk-ed-ness. After we discussed it, she'd point it out every time she wore it, and I sometimes think she did it on purpose to bug me. It became an inside joke and we bonded over it.
Since that time, I have matured (in many ways, I hope), and now appreciate the color combo of not-opposites-yet-not-quite-complimentary black and brown. In fact, I am pining for this purse from anthropologie.
In honor of Corinne, and her honest friendship, I have named an infinity scarf after her. It is a lovely black and brown plaid, bold and beautiful, just like her. Thank you for being my friend, C-dog, I love you.
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