Ericka's Blog

Reflections and conversations on life

Congo Journey Part II

Catch up on Part I here.I left off yesterday at the beginning of our week. So much was to come. Every day we arrived at the Center, the kids ran down the hill in heaps of excitement to greet us. They couldn't wait for us to get out of the vehicles so they could come...

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Congo Journey Part I

*I will write my recap of Congo in two parts and then fill in later with other posts. It's difficult to put it together and tell you the meaning, the real struggles for the country and the long term vision all at once. So first, I'll go step by step, starting with...

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Back From Africa

One of my favorite photos from Congo.Hi everyone! I am back and wanted to pop in and say hello before the day got away. Long story short, I had an AMAZING  time in the Congo and cannot wait to tell you more about it. There's so much to say I don't know where to...

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Top Seven Wedding Diet (or crash diet) Tips

Hi everyone! I am Michelle from That's so Michelle and also Ericka's best friend! While she is in Africa (she comes back soon and I can't wait to see photos and video from her trip) she asked me to write a guest post and I immediately knew I wanted to talk about my...

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Why I Tri

 From Ericka: While I'm gone, I have some great guests filling in! Please check out Emily of Whole Iron Woman  below and be sure to visit her blog!First of all, a big thanks to Ericka for opening up her blog to me! Ericka and I met through mutual friends...

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Crossfit Callus Conundrum!

Source.  *From Ericka: While I'm away, I have some awesome guests filling in for me. Please be sure to visit Ashley's blog after you read her post today! Thanks & see ya soon!   Hi guys! I’m Ashley from Ashley and Dizzle.I love to blog about...

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