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grounded in chaos

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Some of Wood's family at his graduation. What a few weeks it has been. Here in Haiti, we've been meeting ourselves coming and going. That trend doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. Passing the holidays in Haiti wasn't quite what I expected. It wasn't necessarily better or worse...just different. Christmas doesn't hold the same weight that it does in America. Much more attention is given to New Year's Eve and Day as January 1 is Haiti's Independence Day.  You all enjoy your snow...I'll keep my beach views. On Christmas Eve, Wood and I went to church (which wasn't packed to the gills like in America) and then we went to a party. Christmas Eve was difficult. It was tough not being with my family for the first time in 26 years! I did get to phone in for prayer time at my grandparent's house which filled my heart with gladness. On Christmas Day, Wood and I headed to Kaliko Beach Resort to spend the day and night with the Br