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  • Hope, The Noun

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Hope is a funny word. It is not the way it is spelled or sounds when it rolls off the tongue that makes it funny. It is how different we feel about it that makes the simple word hope so interesting. For example, if I were to ask each person reading this post… Read more

  • Least Expected

    I was running a on a treadmill in the cardio cinema at my gym in 2010 when the thought first came into my head, at least consciously. I, and the gym, used the name “cardio cinema” rather liberally. It was basically a dark room with some cardio equipment, a projector, and a screen on which… Read more

  • Light in the Darkness

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Darkness, it can be a powerful state. It can cause confusion. It can create a lack of vision. It can steal joy and hope. Darkness can be a force that feeds off of fear, pain, and chaos. Interestingly, the state of darkness is nothing on its own. In fact, it is… Read more

  • #sosnicaragua

    Good morning from Westminster, MD. Over the past two months, more than 200 people have been killed in Nicaragua, a country I lived in, travel to, and carry in my heart. The country is in crisis due to injustice inflicted on it by its own leaders. Honestly, as an “outsider” it has been hard to… Read more

  • I’m Back!

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! It has officially been three years since I have made a post. I am somewhat embarrassed to make that admission, but I find it best to live in reality. I am excited to announce that I have been working on a new project. I do not have much to say… Read more

  • The Work Continues in Nicaragua

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Time certainly flies! While I may not have posted for a couple of months, the work has not stopped in Nicaragua. With Jen and I now living in the States permanently, the day-to-day operations of NicaWorks! looks a little different but the mission remains the same. It has been great… Read more