Haiti catapulted onto the international stage last week when its president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated in his home by a group of gunmen wielding assault rifles. His wife, Haitian First Lady Martine Marie Étienne Moïse, was wounded in the attack. This latest tragedy plunges Haiti further into chaos with shootouts in the streets, widespread...
A thrill of hope
With less than 10 days until Christmas and the anticipation of a heavy snowfall, our household is in full Christmas mode. We’ve decorated the tree and hung an excessive number of lights throughout our home. We’ve splurged on cookies and hot chocolate as after-school snacks. We’ve listened exclusively to holiday playlists. And I’ve rediscovered...
Forty days and counting
This week, we passed 40 days since the stay-at-home order went into effect for my hometown of Lancaster, PA. Many of us have been quarantined even longer, and I’m wondering, “Has it really been only 40 days?” Did you know that the Latin root of the word “quarantine” is “forty”? What’s with this number,...