Laurie Goes to Africa

Zoom Fund for Student Sponsorships

Laurie — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:25:23 +0000

Zoom Fund is a great group of kids in Nebraska who are helping me (Laurie) to fundraise for the children in Kisii. Thanks Ailani for writing this up! My Name is Ailani, I am 13 years old and I live in Lincoln, Nebraska. I wanted to help the kids in Africa because I would hear... Read more »

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Bad Lighting, Crappy Mirrors and Having No Idea What You Look Like

Laurie — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:49:34 +0000

Why do we even care so much what we look like? It’s just a container for our souls. The inside is the part that matter. But still, I like to know what I look like. I’m like the fool in James 1:23-24. It says “23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do... Read more »

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Fabulous Gratitude Exercise – Something for Your Bullet Journal

Laurie — Fri, 03 May 2019 12:45:01 +0000

Gratitude About 2 years ago I did a gratitude challenge on Facebook (Laurie Goes to Africa on FB). I was pushing myself to spend 30 days listing 3 things that I’m grateful for in the morning and 3 things that I’m grateful for at night. I was hoping it was going to TRANSFORM MY LIFE.... Read more »

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Shame and Vulnerability

Laurie — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 07:29:57 +0000

Scary topics, eh? I recently finished reading “Daring Greatly” by Brene Brown. Her first TED Talk is one of the top 5 most viewed TED Talk’s ever (with more than 35 million views)… funny enough, she was petrified after giving the talk and didn’t want anyone to see it! Brene Brown is a PhD shame... Read more »

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Great Books for Helping the Poor

Laurie — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 11:18:07 +0000

I love learning. I love building my mind. Although I try to not be a perfectionist, I do desire to be as close to the best that I can be as possible. That’s why I’m always trying to grow, learn and improve. I believe in working smarter, not harder and what better way to do... Read more »

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