Thought long and hard Before I left home for Uganda, I thought long and hard about how I was going to bond with these young..
Confronting Traumatic Pasts A firestorm raged in my head. After two months in Uganda, listening to horrific accounts of neglect, abandonment, witchcraft, abuse, poverty, and..
Tales and Snippets From My First Trip To Uganda Travel, why do we do it, to see other sights, broaden our minds, and learn new..
At a recent dinner in Kampala, I learned how remarkably arrogant and self-righteous I am sometimes. Let me tell you how much I love seeing..
When Your Heart Says Go What Choice Do You Have? There are a mere seven days, one week, before my friend Stacey and I board..
I need help! This morning my two knuckle-headed dogs and I went out for our usual morning walk in the woods. The hounds, more sniffy-sniffy..
My Charlottesville Experience My story starts many many decades ago. Before polls in travel magazines rated Charlottesville’s happiness factor, the place exuded charm. Being a..
It didn’t take a neurological degree in veterinary medicine to know something was very wrong when my beautiful black and white Great Dane’s gait changed...
Forgiveness Starts With Me Last month I learned where forgiveness must originate for it to be real. A lesson with this much value requires sharing...
Hi, it’s me, Hagar, the dog with the blog, right? Bet you knew. What you didn’t know is I care about my peeps’ happiness. When..