Good Morning World!

Sometimes a day just calls out for recognition! I am glad to be alive today.

I look forward to what the day will bring.

• time with friends
• a little housework
• a friend's sobriety anniversary
• and whatever else God may pack into the day

Thank you to the Universal Creator for another beautiful day!

Let Governor Brewer Do Her Job

Today I have written to my senator and representatives as well as the leaders of our legislature to insist they deliver the budget to Governor Brewer. I hope she returns it to them with specific guides to improvement, because their time-wasting efforts have fallen far short of what Arizona needs.

Arizona has the capacity to be a high ranking state in quality-of-life issues. Arizona voters know it takes investment--yes taxes--to improve education, health care, services for homeless and mentally ill, and security from crime and terrorism. Our legislature seems to think the way to a better Arizona is to pinch pennies and cut services.

Governor Brewer is an excellent businesswoman and administrator. Our legislature should take advantage of her skills and experience.

A WEH To Meet the Millennium Development Goals

The Millennium Development Goals are realistic if we can all find a way to contribute. A friend of mine just showed me a way to make the most of my MDG charity dollars, and I'm embarrassed that I didn't realize this opportunity sooner.

I'm a crank when it comes to charitable giving. I want to know that my donation will be used for the charity, not for fundraising costs, administrative costs, staff pay, etc. And Friends of WEH is a sure-fire winner. My friend, the Reverend Carol Hosler, recently returned from a trip to Cameroon in Central Africa where she spent her time with the founder and director of Women, Environment and Health. Carol knows Ruth Musunu Titi-Manyaka very well because they were roommates and friends in college a few (ahem) years ago. Carol and three other board members of Friends of WEH worked with Ruth and her team in everything from repackaging basic foodstuffs to health care assessments conducted by a volunteer group of student nurses from Linfield College.

Carol documented her reunion with Ruth and the visiting team's work with Women, Environment and Health in her Cameroon trip blog. Her letter to the Board of Friends of WEH is eloquent and gives the exact information I need to be sure my MGD dollars will be well spent. I heartily recommend the rest of her blog also, especially the photos and stories of WEH clients being served.

I also recommend this 2 minute trip to Cameroon to see the work of WEH and Friends of WEH for yourself: MGD Work of WEH

So here's a challenge: Pick this one, or another one, but find a way to support reaching the MDG's by target year 2015. Donate regularly or pitch in and help with the work as Carol and the board members do. For me, this is the WEH.