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This week’s Non-Weekly Mid-Week Pick of the Week (aka, nwmwp) is World Water Day.
In 1992, the UN deemed March 22 World Water Day to raise awareness about the lack of clean, safe drinking water around the world.
A few stats:
Nearly 1.1 billion people (roughly 20% of the world’s population) lack access to safe drinking water (WaterAid, 2005).
Lack of clean, safe drinking water is estimated to kill almost 4,500 children per day (UNICEF/WHO 2005).
Women and young girls in rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world must trek as much as six miles everyday to retrieve water for their families (UNESCO/ International Year of Fresh Water 2003).
$1 can provide a year of water for an African (Blood:Water Mission).
If any of this info makes you curious to learn more or drives you to action, check out World Water Day or Blood:Water Mission.
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It’s not often that a blog reels me in and keeps me reading. Like a great book on a Saturday afternoon, I found myself unable to pull away from the sweet, witty and insightful musings of this fellow blogger.
If you even remotely like anything you read at Pendrops, or if you’re a fan of the authentic and earthy writings of Anne Lamott, Ann Patchett or Helene Hanff, you’ll love Little Black Desk.
Take a few extra minutes to stop by the Little Black Desk on your superhighway browsing. You’ll be glad you did.
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Bet you’re wondering what NWMWP stands for, huh? Well, dear Pendroppers, it’s a new category I’m excited to introduce to you.
(Drum roll, please…)
Non-weekly, Mid-Week Picks!
That’s right…the NWMWP gives me the chance to rave about my latest favorite things, from restaurants to books to wine to the greatest hair product ever. Nothing is off-limits – all that’s required is that it puts a smile on my face and a spring in my step. Oh, and it might not be weekly, but you already knew that.
On that note, let me kick off the inaugural NWMWP with a question: How do you know when someone is doing the very thing they were created to do?
Is it…
A. Observing their talent gives you goosebumps on your toe nails.
B. Said person harnesses their skill effortlessly – almost to the point where you say to yourself, “Hey, I could do that.”
C. Said person’s authenticity, kindness and humble confidence make you want to be their sister (or brother).
D. All of the above.
The answer is D. And I had the pleasure of experiencing all of the above last night while hearing newbie artist Lanae Hale share her exquisite songs and honest stories of life, love, redemption and hope.
The 24-year-old Florida native pronounces her words like Death Cab for Cutie frontman, Ben Gibbard; gives flight to her notes like Sarah McLachlan; and captivates every shred of your attention in a way few performers do.
It’s almost unheard of for an artist so new to Nashville to perform so flawlessly, so powerfully, but Lanae is the exception. Distinctly her own, an unparalleled talent, Lanae makes it clear to anyone who hears her that she is, quite simply, doing the very thing she was created to do.
Do yourself a gigantic favor this week and check out Lanae at her MySpace page to listen to a few of her haunting and memorable songs. Or just go straight to iTunes and buy her EP. You’ll be glad you hopped on the Lanae bandwagon early!
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