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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...
L Rshaw
Jul 26, 20206 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Jul 9, 202024 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Jun 29, 202010 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Jun 21, 20205 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Jun 7, 202010 min read
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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" --...
L Rshaw
May 28, 202014 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Mar 19, 20206 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Mar 3, 202011 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Feb 20, 20208 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Feb 13, 20207 min read
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94. Eurus
"You can dance in a hurricane. But only if you're standing in the eye" --- Brandi Carlile (American singer-songwriter & producer; 1981 -...
L Rshaw
Feb 9, 202012 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Jan 27, 20207 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Dec 26, 20199 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Dec 19, 20195 min read
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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 -...
L Rshaw
Dec 9, 20198 min read
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60. Rushing Waters
"The single raindrop never feels responsible for the flood" --- Douglas Adam (English author, screenwriter, & humorist; 1952 - 2001)...
L Rshaw
Nov 21, 20199 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Nov 18, 20196 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Nov 10, 20198 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Oct 27, 201914 min read
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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...
L Rshaw
Oct 21, 20194 min read
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