jersey

it is very tricky for me to update both this blog and my work blog. i’m sure i’ve whined about this before. just reiterating.

so. the rescue was un.be.lieve.able. holy smokes. i attended the rescue in cincinnati, and we were rescued by bengals player, chinedum ndukwe. pretty sweet. then i stayed connected by following the live feed from the invisible children offices in san diego (and made some new friends — cameron and marcus) and got so excited, i decided to drive out to chicago, the last city standing. hundreds of people were there, i got to meet bobby bailey, one of the founders (!! i thought i was going to wet my pants!), and then sadly had to return to winona because of work. chicago was finally rescued, one week after camping out, by none other than oprah. they sang and danced to get her attention (who doesn’t love a musical?? watch the video here) and she brought them on her show LIVE!

incredible. we were making history. i love that i got to be a part of it. mmm.

in other news, since that time i’ve been in philadelphia, massachusetts, connecticut, and now new jersey. tomorrow i go home to start vacay before another glorious summer of operation barnabas starts.

i’ve been thinking a lot about mary  (the mother of Jesus)… i’m reading luke now, and i wonder how much she really understood when she was pregnant and as Jesus was growing up. i’m thinking and praying through these stories i’ve known since i was a little girl in a whole new way — i want them to be more than stories. i want the people to come alive, to be real people, to try to understand more of their thoughts and emotions… it’s very interesting. i don’t really have any insights into how she felt. just thinking.