Tag Archives: St. Joseph’s Family
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Stories from St. Joseph’s — Letter from Michael
Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin in St. Joseph's FamilyHospitality continues to be a hallmark of our St. Joseph Family. At 5:30 this morning we bid farewell to a group of 12 missionaries from Lincoln, Nebraska. During their six days in Haiti they made a point of visiting all three of our homes. This was a group that had several optometrists and dentists with [...]
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Easter — Faith, Hope, Love. The Greatest of these is Love
Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin in Easter, St. Joseph's Family, St. Joseph's Home for BoysEaster for me this year was good and bad. The new drug, Tysabri, has been with me one month and the benefits were up and down. The good is the ups. I feel like I did before MS and this gives me hope despite the inherit risks associated with the drug. Easter was a down [...]
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MMM Wish I was in Haiti
Posted on April 7, 2011 by admin in St. Joseph's FamilyChecking in with my good friend Renee I see the most wonderful news. Despite the devastation and poverty, The St. Joseph’s Family is bring work, and a continued sense of hope to the people in Haiti. The new bakery is moving forward and you can see pictures and the note from Renee below. I must [...]
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Rising From the Rubble
Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin in Renee Dietrich, St. Joseph's Family, St. Joseph's Home for BoysI must say I have been remiss over the last few months. Things have been a bit out of control and upside down. The problem is my worst day is easy by comparison to those suffering the effects of natural disasters. My dear friends in Haiti struggle each day for food and shelter. The pictures [...]
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Lantana
Posted on October 30, 2010 by admin in Recent Images, Renee DietrichIf any of you garden, you will at one time or another strolled through the plant section of your local big box hardware store and seen the colorful bush called lantana. In my yard it is a butterfly magnet. It is also appropriate this is one of the images chosen of Renee’s work. The butterfly [...]
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St. Joseph’s Resurrection Dance Theater Arrives in the Triad
Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin in St. Joseph's Family, St. Joseph's Home for BoysIt was so wonderful to see the young men from St. Joseph’s in our area. The Resurrection Dance Theater of Haiti stormed the Triad for a day and visited the Canterbury School, Greensboro Day School, my friends at Immaculate Heart of Mary School and finishing off their day at our church, First Presbyterian Church of [...]
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Bright Shining Faces
Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin in Recent Images, Renee Dietrich, St. Joseph's FamilyIt has been a long week. MS relapse and the treatment that comes with it. Sometimes I think the cure is worse than the illness. Today, however, is a better day. The drug course is winding down and I am beginning to feel relatively human again. The Resurrection Dance Theater from Haiti will be with [...]
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The Promise
Posted on September 6, 2010 by admin in General Musings, Recent Images, Renee Dietrich, St. Joseph's FamilyThis has to be one of my favorite images from Renee. The velvety smoothness of the flower, and the infinity symbol the petals create. A reminder of the never ending promise we all have been given.
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Singing in the Rain
Posted on August 18, 2010 by admin in Recent Images, St. Joseph's FamilyI love primrose, and this picture shows why. They are vibrant and blossom early in the spring. I looked at this photo and numerous names went running through my head, but singing in the rain is the one to stick. The bright yellow centers give the appearance of voices singing loud, and the water resting [...]
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Haiti Through My Eyes
Posted on August 7, 2010 by admin in General Musings, St. Joseph's Family, St. Joseph's Home for BoysIt has been a long journey, but the timing felt right and the production came together as it was apparently meant to be. All my thanks to Jen Foster, Bill Nathan, Renee Dietrich and Gwen Whiteman for their help in making my vision become a reality. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I had [...]
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