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L Rshaw
Jul 26, 20206 min read
140. Crossing the Mexican Border
We woke up surprisingly easy despite the lateness with which we’d fallen asleep. I think we were just excited or maybe our biological...
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L Rshaw
Jul 9, 202024 min read
133. Redeeming the Dead
"They without us cannot be made perfect—neither can we without our dead be made perfect" (D&C 128:15; Heb.11:40) What happens after...
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L Rshaw
Jun 29, 202010 min read
129. 8th & Final Area: Jardin, Valle Hermoso
"Many will start fast, few will finish strong" --- Gary Ryan Blair (Author and performance coach) This was the last city I had the...
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L Rshaw
Jun 21, 20205 min read
126. Off Road
"Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God" --- Doctrine and Covenants 18:10 Not every story worth telling has to be...
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L Rshaw
Jun 7, 202010 min read
120. Helicopters
"Only the gospel will save the world from the calamity of its own self-destruction." --- Ezra Taft Benson (Past prophet of the Church of...
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L Rshaw
May 28, 202014 min read
116. 7th Area: Bugambilias, Reynosa
"If it was just the two of us, we'd probably jump on it. Any time you make a decision involving six people, it can get complicated" --...
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L Rshaw
Mar 19, 20206 min read
111. Kisses and Misses
"Judas, betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss?" (Luke 22:48) There are things that you might not immediately consider when exploring...
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L Rshaw
Mar 3, 202011 min read
104. 6th Area: San José, Reynosa
"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies" --- Aristotle (Greek Philosopher & polymath; 384 B.C. - 322 B.C.) A double act...
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L Rshaw
Feb 20, 20208 min read
99. Chikungunya & Other Trials
"If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito" --- Anita Roddick (British businesswoman, human...
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L Rshaw
Feb 13, 20207 min read
96. 4th Area: Las Torres, Matamoros
"A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit" --- John...
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L Rshaw
Feb 9, 202012 min read
94. Eurus
"You can dance in a hurricane. But only if you're standing in the eye" --- Brandi Carlile (American singer-songwriter & producer; 1981 -...
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L Rshaw
Jan 27, 20207 min read
89. Viva Mexico!
"Cinco de Mayo is an important day. The Mexicans had to defend themselves from the French. It is historically important, but it is not...
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L Rshaw
Dec 26, 20199 min read
75. Fishers of Men
"Even small fish are fish" --- Czech proverb If you ever need a quote, there is no shortage of fish quotes. The poetic mind seems...
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L Rshaw
Dec 19, 20195 min read
72. La Canícula
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen" --- Harry Truman (33rd President of the United States of America; 1884 - 1972) In...
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L Rshaw
Dec 9, 20198 min read
68. 3rd Area: Riveras, Reynosa
"Home is a shelter from storms --- all sorts of storms" --- William J. Bennett (Former United States Secretary of Education; 1943 -...
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L Rshaw
Nov 21, 20199 min read
60. Rushing Waters
"The single raindrop never feels responsible for the flood" --- Douglas Adam (English author, screenwriter, & humorist; 1952 - 2001)...
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L Rshaw
Nov 18, 20196 min read
59. Peace Like a River
"...O that thou mightest be like unto this river, continually running into the fountain of all righteousness!" (1 Nephi 2:9) How do you...
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L Rshaw
Nov 10, 20198 min read
55. Boom! Bang! Balazos!
"Vengeance has consumed you. It's consuming them. I'm done letting it consume me. Justice will come soon enough" --- Chadwick Boseman as...
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L Rshaw
Oct 27, 201914 min read
49. 2nd Area: Buena Vista 1, Matamoros
"Nature made the field and man the cities" --- Marcus Terentius Varro (Roman polymath & author; 116 B.C. - 27 B.C.) Matamoros is one of...
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L Rshaw
Oct 21, 20194 min read
47. Hear the Music, Try the Dance
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” --- Friedrich Nietzsche This blog post...
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