I absolutely loved Mountains Beyond Mountains – a story at a higher elevation? I’m reading it! Thanks for mentioning it. Paul Farmer is a hero of mine, and of my daughter Marnie. Thank heavens there are people like Farmer and Mortenson in the world.

Flashlights are acceptable. You’d probably be more comfortable in your chair with a proper light. Why not just stay up?

Booklight?

I think Chery is right. Be comfortable. And I know you have a copy of Stones into Schools.

Flashlight under the covers…..oh, I have the perfect and dorky gadget for you. I’ll post a picture on my blog in a couple of days when the sun decides to shine again in Vermont.

I read Mountains Beyond Mountains- amazing story.

One of my husband’s oldest friends is living in Northern Afghanistan, running a small NGO there, the Marigold Fund. They work with local people to sponsor things like midwife training, sign language classes for deaf children, and this year they’ve just finished a tuberculosis clinic. Clearly, it’s a not just a job, it’s a calling.