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Catholic News Herald

Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina

howellIt’s hearts as far as the eye can see this time of year. Retailers have their shops stocked with chocolates, flowers, stuffed bears and greeting cards with sentiments that are sweet, mushy and even humorous – meant to be exchanged with your significant other on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.

This particular morning, as I eased my husband’s truck down the road, I witnessed the early morning sky lit only by the Super Blue Blood Moon hanging low in the horizon. The trip to Atlanta was to be a simple one: take two ultrasound units and place them on a shipment container filled with collected donations headed to Ghana for a springtime delivery.