This past weekend was one of the most rewarding weekends of my life.  It all started with my birthday on Friday.  I turned the big 40.  Its true and I am no longer in denial—I’m getting older but I felt special the entire day.

The second thing I do that helps me with my materialistic bent is to change the way I think about life.  I have been to Doropo, Ivory Coast and these people have nothing.  IF you look at the picture to the right its me in one of their kitchens. 

Sending Kristin (a member of HC) off to Africa yesterday got me thinking about the trip I took in 2007 to the Ivory Coast. This country in West Africa was my first mission trip and at the time of my visit it was engaged in a civil war. I was nervous about going but I [...]