Thursday, September 22, 2016

Charity Spotlight: ALIG, San Pedro Dumpsite

I am getting closer and closer to launching my new gallery website. I hope to have things up and running within the next week!  I will post about that soon, but for now I wanted to share some pictures I took a few weeks ago here in the Philippines in one of the poorest communities I have been to so far. I was privileged to attend a weekly playdate/washing/hot-meal with a good friend of mine and spent the morning playing with these beautiful children. They live in the province of Laguna on an old dump site called San Pedro. ALIG, a local women's charity group from Alabong provides this weekly service activity for the young children as well as a school program for the older kids.

For more information on what they do or how you can contribute or sponsor a child visit this site:


I believe the amount to sponsor one child for an entire year of school (including a daily meal and transportation) is only around $120 US dollars. I love being close to so many worthy local charities here. it allows me to see how they are using the funds and I am able to post about those whose funds go directly to helping kids. This group is one of those.

I had a touching time with these kids, and I hope to be back soon!


















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Ten years ago my husband and I made the decision to leave everything we knew and find out what the world had in store for us. It was not an easy decision - the road less traveled - I guess you could call it. I began to realize then and even more so now, how quickly time passes.

Eight years ago, I discovered a new love. A way for me to hold on to time even for just a split-second.

Photography is more than just taking pictures. For me it is a way to freeze a moment so that ten years down the road - when I have nearly forgotten it - I can stumble on an image and experience that moment again.

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About five years ago, my husband and I decided it was time to take our family on a little adventure. In consequence, he accepted a job with the U.S. State Department and we've been traveling the world ever since. Our small-town 'Alabama babies' had the world thrust upon them as we moved from Washington D.C. to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and then on to Manila, Philippines. Life abroad is full of ups and downs, but the experiences we've gained are priceless. As we approach another move, (This time to Belgium!) I feel a desire to share some of these experiences (good and bad) with you all. The most important help for me in surviving this "exciting" life we have chosen, has been to learn the art of being flexible. Things rarely turn out the way we plan, but that's okay. We are learning to take things in stride and doing our best to enjoy the ride!