Last night was our first missionary meeting. From January 19 to 29, 2011 I will be heading to Nebaj, Guatemala. I had been asked by a coworker prior to the meeting why I would go to another country to help people when there are people here that need help. After the meeting I now know how to answer that question - because they need it more! The rivers are apparently filled with waste from a very primitive sewage system and there is garbage everywhere because the only dump is in Guatemala city… Continue

I just registered with Missionary Ventures Canada to head over to Guatemala in January for 10 days. The purpose of the trip is to help finish constructing a church and putting a roof on it. I'll be working hard and paying for a portion of the trip myself however there will be a fair deal of fund-raising going on. Everything happens for a reason and I think that God has a plan for each and everyone of us. Today God combined the idea of my missionary venture and my alopecia, he was even gracious… Continue

Way back in the spring I had been so proud of myself for finding some really super cheap foam heads to put my wigs on. I hardly wear wigs so it's important for them to keep their shape for the off chance that I do feel like wearing one. My bedroom isn't the largest and my space is a little compromised so I took the cowboy hat off my TV (even though it was really cool cause sometimes it looked like the actor was wearing it when they do close ups of their faces) and placed my hairy heads there… Continue