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 Welcome to the 4th installment of meeting our Little Gems.   Today’s Little Gem is a sweet, quiet, 7 year old girl who is the second oldest of 5 children.  She’s a good student and likes studying math.  I’m glad to hear that because working in technology myself, we need a few more girls at the table.   Anyway, her family life is not the easiest.  Her dad is no longer around and her mom struggles to feed 5 kids.  In fact, her mom is trying to work with Love Alive International to get vocational training so that she can find...

It’s time for our next introduction to another Little Gem.  This young lady is 14 years old.  She lives with her mother and 3 siblings (Think single mom with 4 kids.  What a huge job to do alone.).  Like most, if not all, of our Gems, she lives in a small village in Rwanda.   Her mother tries to make ends meet by finding work farming other people’s land and washing clothes for other families.  I can imagine that it is a huge sacrifice for her mother to have her go to school.  She could probably wash clothes alongside her...

View from the room View from breakfast Hotel Lobby Nieces who let me pose them for LittleGemsUSA Coming soon to Instagram Reasons to keep getting together! Worst photographer of the year award goes to me...no one is ready and even a photo bomber.

Here is part 2 of my 6 part series to introduce you to the Little Gems that we sponsor.  (If you missed part one, find it here.) This tiny little angel is only 5 years old.  What a doll face!  She entered kindergarten this year.   Her village is just outside of Rwanda's capital city of Kigali (I need to look at a map).  Her family lives in a mud hut with no electricity or running water.  One of her parents goes out and searches for work every day just to get enough money for them to eat that day.  ...

With Mother’s Day fast approaching I wanted to remind you that it’s coming, but also to inspire you by giving you a quick introduction to a friend and customer who is also a special mom. Meet Sarah! I’m not sure how long I've known Sarah, but it’s feels like forever in a good way.  My sister and I have enjoyed time with her back in her “good old single days” when we would hang out at her place in Chinatown and help her cut out crafts for for her kindergarten class.  Fast forward to now where I’ve taken a tiny...