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I despise the news, mostly because of
the biased reporting on both ends of the spectrum. I find myself
regularly rolling my eyes when they make their own opinions obvious.
But I'm fully aware that part of being a good citizen is to be
informed. So I started a new habit of news reading this week, and my
patio has made it an easy transition thus far.
Of course, the very first article that
caught my attention was the plight of the nearly 300 school girls in
Nigeria who were kidnapped by the militant Islamic group Hoko Baram
last month. Some of these girls are the ages of my nieces, the ages
of your daughters. There have been reports of mass marriages, with
these young women being “given” to members of this detestable and despicable group, and the ring leader has
said that he will sell these girls in the marketplace.
What kind of morally depraved human
being snatches innocent children and rapes them or sells them to be
raped? I do not understand the world I am living in...and I'm feeling
helpless, as if my hands are tied behind my back and I am forced to
watch this injustice play out.
But it doesn't have to be that way...
The Nike Women's Half Marathon in San
Francisco has been a dream race of mine for several years now. And
this year, I'd like to run to raise funds for the A21 Campaign, as
they seek to bring traffickers to justice and as they create spaces
for young women to experience hope, healing and restoration.
So I'm calling all my lady runner
friends!
This is a huge race, and most female
runners want to do it. (At the finish line, local firemen dressed in
tuxes hold silver platters with signature blue Tiffany & Co.
boxes as the finisher's “medal” is a Tiffany designed necklace.) Therefore,
getting into the race is based on a lottery drawing. A little bird revealed to me that
groups have a better chance of getting in.
Would you consider running with me and
raising support as well? It would be a most amazing girls
weekend! The lottery has not begun yet, but it will be up soon, so
don't wait to make your decision. Please contact me today if you are at all interested. Even if you've never run a day in your life, I know that,
by October 19, you can be ready!
So I ask again, are you ready for an adventure?
For more information on the Nike
Women's Half Marathon, click here.
Whoops ! What happen to the sting ray post? Did I dream it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! So this morning, as I was drying my hair and brushing my teeth and getting dressed, I saw your email and couldn't understand why the video wouldn't work. So I tried to publish it right to the blog, but that wouldn't work, and instead this weird picture popped up and wouldn't go away. So I reverted it to draft thinking it would go back to the original, but it apparently did not! Hahaha! You see what I go through, Julia?! I can't help but laugh at myself.
DeleteCan you still not see the video? I'll have Andy take a look at it later tonight. It was too big for vimeo so I put it on YouTube, although...YouTube did say that since I used the Aquarium music from Carnival of the Animals it wouldn't be accessible in some countries. Did they mean the US? I can view it so I thought it would be ok. Hahaha! I worked so hard on that dumb thing...it's probably better that you don't see it. Andy and I are pretty dorky!
I'll put the Tomato & Corn Salsa on my list to try. Thanks so much for the recipe!
I'm still trying to get a group together. I have a few facebook friends that are now considering it, and I'm hoping that they decide to do it. I've been wanting to run for the A21 Campaign for a while now, and when I started reading about this...it just burns my butter, Julia! What is wrong with people?! I don't understand...
I ended up taking down the live traffic feed last night bc it didn't seem to be working. I have family that faithfully reads in PA and I know of at least one in another country and my blog said they read, but the live traffic feed didn't. I probably didn't know how to use it. Oh well. I didn't think it helped me any. I like the little map on my dashboard because it shows the countries where people have looked at my blog in a different color. It's fun to look at!
I've never done any canning, but that's what I've asked for for my birthday this year!! Canning supplies! I really want to learn. I have friends that do it but I've never had the supplies, so I'm hoping to can some things this fall. *fingers crossed*
So, growing (from seed) in my garden: beans, peas, squash, lettuce, spinach, broccoli and cauliflower. I was so excited to see the little green shoots when I got home from work this afternoon. Hope your garden is doing just as well!
xoxo! Have a great weekend!