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Back on the Africa Mercy

Back on the Africa Mercy in Senegal! It's been a long time since I did a blogpost about our time on the Africa Mercy. I've been sending...

10 Ways to have a Satisfyingly Fantastically Frugal Vacation!

Vacation anyone? Yes I definitely need one! or want one! As a health care worker during the pandemic and as it continues on within the...

Mercy Ship Miracles Today and Tomorrow

It's still been a hard go of constant battles of transitions, of change fatigue, if you will. Some weeks, we are not sure how we...

First Impressions of Mercy Ships

It’s been 10 days and I thought I would describe my first impressions with my five senses Taste: The lunch and dinner is provided by a...

Update! What's happening in 2022!

Some of you are probably quite puzzled by what we are currently doing at Mercy Ships right now. Some people think we are currently in...

What is Financial Infidelity? and How Can You Get on the Same Page with your Spouse?

"What is Financial Infidelity and am I a victim or a perpetrator of it?" Financial infidelity is hiding your purchases and debts from your s

COVID I hate you! Encountering Hard Times...

Oh man, COVID is such a struggle and I'm still not over it and neither is the rest of the world. I never dreamed that we would get COVID...

For Such a Time as This...Mercy Ships Onboarding Class

We have entered a weird world of transition this past month. One of our On Boarding class leaders called it a “vacation with God!” They...

20 Random Facts About Living Onboard the Africa Mercy Ship

In honour of the twenty years that I have been waiting to live aboard Mercy Ships, here are twenty random facts. 1. We get to have church...

Travel Health Insurance for Canadians

Canada is an awesome place to live! Our healthcare system is fan-freakin-tastic! As a nurse, I know full well the many flaws in our...

How I earned over 300K in Aeroplan points in One Year!

So I started playing around with my credit card rewards points and soon realized that the travel redemption could be worth more value than t