This layout is so beautiful and touching! Just reading this makes me humbled. How special it must be to have those memories. I wish I could join the peace corps one day. You are such an inspiration to me! :)
WOW...speechless...I do love the details in this piece...the little parts of the background design that come of the pattern paper at the top. Really, stunning
Wow....this was amazing jouraling!!! Luv that foto of Precious and hope she's alive and happy. Fabulous design and the flowers are awesome!!! Bless your sweet soul~~~
such a wonderful story! Its amazing how even one person can change our lives and how there is so much to learn from our experiences in life. TFS! Beautiful lo!
Your journaling was so beautiful..thank you for sharing it. Reminds me to be grateful..this LO wonderfuly showcases that picture and story behind it too!
AWESOME!!!! Thank you for sharing this experience. The photo and journaling are outstanding..You did such a terrific job on this!!! It definitely makes you stop an offer thanks for what we have.
OMG! This is sooooo amazing. I just read your journaling & wow! This puts life into perspective. TFS this experience. Your scrapped it perfectly! Outstanding picture, fave for sure!
Beautiful page and wonderful lesson!!!! Got me misty-eyed pulling on my heartstrings!!! Bravo to you for being so courageous and truly walking a mile in their shoes. Thank you so much for sharing this with us and letting us know about this special time in your life.
Izzy! This is such a beautiful lo! I luv the journaling, it cuts straight to the heart! That is one wonderful photo! How awesome that you got to go over seas and have the opportunity to meet such interesting people! This is an unbelievable lo! I luv it all.
You brought me to tears, dear Izzy! How incredibuly articulate you are!! What profound journaling... What a masterpiece this is, in every way, my dear friend! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh wow! Your journaling just makes this page so wonderful. You are such an amazing story teller. Everything about this layout is just awesome! Thanks for sharing with us!
Wow - this made me tear up - this is an incredible tribute to this woman and her village. You did an amazing job, capturing everything to tell the story. Thanks so much for sharing
In between college and graduate school, I joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in southern Africa in a very "National Geographic" kind of place. It was eye-opening and really shaped the person I became.
I have this photo framed on my desk. I'll never forget this beautiful young girl and the lessons she taught me in humility, grace, patience and perseverance.
Can you imagine the weight of the water in that bucket and walking a long way in deep sand under the hot sun every day to fetch it? This was the daily routine of every woman in this village. And once she got to the well, there was a long line and a long wait. I can't describe how deep my admiration is for my sisters, the women and girls of this village.
The journaling says: This is a young girl, Precious, gathering water in the village in Namibia where I served in the Peace Corps. One of the things on my Bucket List was to live in a foreign country. For two years, I lived as the only Westerner in a remote village, down a long dirt road, two-days drive from the capital city of Windhoek. In my village, there was no electricity, no running water, no bathrooms (no latrines, even), no telephones, no stores, no doctors. It was subsistent living, but there was a school and I was a teacher.
While I was there living out my bucket list, I often thought about the hopes and dreams of the villagers. What was on their bucket list? This photo haunts me. I wonder about Precious. Is she still alive? What was on her bucket list?
Did she dream of a time when she'd no longer take the long trek to the well each day to fetch water? Did she imagine living in a mud hut with a real cement floor, instead of a dirt one? Did her bucket list include a bed, rather than a bamboo mat on the floor? Was her bucket list to one day own a propane stove, so she'd no longer cook all her meals outside on a fire? Did she imagine one day wearing shoes? Did she dream of living long enough to see her own grandchildren?
We've all had our trials, but when I remember Precious and her bucket list, I'm humbled and my troubles are none. I am richly blessed.
The beautiful Zva swirl was a RAK from KarenW and the lovely handmade paper flower on the lower R was a RAK from ~Puppet~. Thank you both so much.
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