Take the #GiveUpGiveMore challenge in 2020
With 2020 starting a new decade, this new year has me feeling especially contemplative and driven. If you’re feeling that way, too, you’ve probably set some goals for the year ahead. My resolutions are to eat less sugar, read more books from the library, and exercise...
Ossie, a Dorian survivor, has a message for you
On my trip back from the Bahamas after helping deliver aid to victims of Hurricane Dorian, I shared a plane with an unexpected passenger. Her name was Bobby, and she was a dog. Bobby was on her way to be reunited with her owner, Oswald “Ossie” Hall, who had been...
On the ground in the Bahamas: “There’s almost nothing left”
In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the Bahamas look like a war zone. Cars are strewn about and sandwiched between the remains of what used to be homes, schools, and businesses. Now, it’s all destroyed — and the people who once lived here are struggling to survive. I’m...
Hurricane response expands to the Carolinas
People in the Bahamas are just starting to realize the full extent of the destruction there as the floodwaters recede. “It’s like a bomb went off,” a local from the Abaco Islands said according to one news report.At the same time, Hurricane Dorian continued its path...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.