in my heart.

i had to be in bed a lot today recovering from a rough night of sick & little sleep. i spent some

of the time trying to organize photos on my laptop & ended up at the ones from our family

trip to uganda this past february.  i actually didn't end up taking many pictures.  i was 10 weeks

pregnant with the twins then & 10 times more sick than now, but matt captured this one.  

one of the jajas, luganda for grandmother, wrapped my hair up for me like they keep theirs

often there.  we were in a little village visiting friends.  our kids joined the others as they played

hand games on the red dirt, climbed a jackfruit tree & sang songs to the beat of their hands

on jerry cans that are used to collect water.  

our kids ask all the time when we can get back to uganda.  i feel them.  it's amazing how

a place is in your heart.  people often ask how we ended up in uganda.  we did tons

of research and nothing ever just clicked.  i can remember sitting at my computer one night

and the page opening up to a picture of ugandan children.  it clicked.  i just knew.  i called

matt over & he said, that's where our kids are, huh?  i didn't even know if adoption was

possible.  heck, i didn't even truly know where in africa it was!  i'm so thankful.  selfishly,

i needed it more than it ever needs me.  

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will you please take a few seconds to help some of the most vulnerable orphans

in the world?  Project Hopeful is in the last week of trying to win a $50,000 grant

& i just know that the big ol' hearts of you friends can make a huge difference.

it's free & you can vote once a day.  you click the link below, click the blue 'vote for this'
for Project Hopeful, it will ask you to log into facebook &  'like' the cultivate wines site
if you haven't already. the blue vote box should turn gray & say your vote
has been counted!
 

so, so easy.

just click HERE and it will guide you through. 

thank you!