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Melissa sponsors two kids from Uganda and we were able to spend time with them again this trip. Talk about a warm greeting! What an amazing experience for these kids… We’ve met some kids who are out of the program now and they say they remember every word and every gift they get from their sponsors. From the other side of the world we can… change these kids lives and give them love, hope and confidence that they can be something.
Another day in Uganda with Compassion International. This place and these kids have our hearts!
We made it here safely. This place is life-changing and these people are amazing and beautiful.
Tricia and Melissa are on their way to Uganda today with Compassion International… but over the weekend, they decided to do a little video blog for you all to get you up to speed with everything that’s going on with Superchick – including the new remix album coming out in April, spring tour plans, a little about their trip to Uganda, as well as how you can help with Haiti relief efforts (to donate, visit Compassion.com/HaitiCrisis)
For more info on how YOU can partner with Compassion and make a difference in a child’s life, go to superchickonline.com/compassion.php
So, I saw Avatar at the IMAX in 3D last night… a visually beautiful movie! People did not hype it up so much that I was disappointed (always lame when that happens…). I found myself wishing there really were these tall, beautiful blue Avatars that live somewhere, and dreaming of being one. I mean, who doesn’t want to run through beautiful, lush marsh areas that are glow in the dark to the touch? Who doesn’t want their very own interesting creature thing they can connect with by the ends of their hair and fly with over mountains and oceans? I imagine that most of us saw this movie and loved how far off and fairytale-ish it felt, that it took us away for those 3 hours to another place… a place that had struggles and beauty and love of its own, and in that 3 hours it would faithfully end in a happy place so that we could go home and believe that all of life could end this way…
Our band has this song called “TV Land.” It was always one of my favorites, not because I love TV Land shows still to this day, but how true it is that so many of us find ourselves captivated by these movies and shows that are comfortable and safe because we know that when there is a family problem in Leave It To Beaver, all will be made well by that 30 minute ending. When Jeannie would get herself in a bind (as she always did), she could just wrinkle that adorable little nose of hers and take herself away to safety or to her husband or wherever she chose, and in that 30 minute episode, life would end as it should. Happy and smiling.
If only, right? haha. I’m not sure I’d want life that predictable. I might get in the habit of sitting around anytime things got tough with a timer, and just wait for that 30 minute commercial break sound when the TV gets 3 times as loud as the show ever was. Can I not forget the Andy Griffith show? Oh how I still love it. It’s happy and safe and simple and I feel wholesome when I’ve sat through an episode or 2 or 3. My friends love me for these quirks, let me tell you!
We all love a ‘happily ever after.’ Sometimes we might have to stick out the hard times for a little bit longer, but life is good and beautiful and complex. (Is it ok if I still really hope that I can have one of those little creatures that was in Flight of the Navigator, or better yet, a flying dog like in the Neverending Story?? I’d say yes.) Go on and dream. And if you haven’t seen Avatar at an IMAX and 3D, do it while you can. It’s just beautiful.
Trish
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
– thank you, C.S. Lewis
It’s a very special day for our favorite chick with a guitar…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELISSA!
It’s been a while since I have blogged here, and since it’s a new year I thought I’d start it out right! I like that I’m starting something new right after New Years. I am someone who likes resolutions… I like to re-evaluate my life and take what I’m discontent with and see if I can’t make it better. I’m an over-analyzer, have a conscience the size of Texas it seems and love to dream big.
This New Year finds me in a new place. I almost lost my mom to a heart attack just a couple of months ago. I’ve experienced some traumatic things in life, but for some reason, this changed me. It stuck with me. This Christmas, every moment I had with my family was so much more precious than any I’d ever experienced before. Not because they’ve changed, but because of my perspective. I saw my mom in a different way. She’s human, she’s frail, and I could have lost her. But I didn’t. Sitting in church with my family was emotional, watching old family favorites was emotional… and that was okay. Why do we try to hold back tears like it’s the worst thing possible to cry with people we love? I wish I knew. I’m guilty. One of my resolutions might just be to let myself cry when the tears threaten to fall… because I think a soft, broken heart is a beautiful thing.
I’ll end this post with some wise words by a lovely lady I wish I’d had the pleasure to know…Happy New Year! Here’s to us all living every day hoping to make our world a lovelier place! (Follow my personal blog at alovelierplace.blogspot.com and on Twitter @superchicktrish).
Trish
” The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows & the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.”
— Audrey Hepburn
Me with my mom and dad, my sister Melissa (and her dogs Roxy and Belle), my husband Nick and our two girls, Sophie and Milla
