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Young Alumni of the Year

I’m proud of my daughter. So proud I’m taking time out of my vacation to write this short update about her receiving the Young Alumni of the Year Award from Westmont College. D’Aun and I were thrilled to hear that she’s being honored this way. Rachel truly deserves the recognition for her great work in Thailand through The SOLD Project.

But it goes beyond her work. Rachel displays a joy in life that naturally draws others to her. Her deep faith is the foundation of her life and it generates a powerful passion for justice, hope and love. …

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Travel With Us

Please take a minute to watch this beautiful piece: I promise you’ll be inspired. “Travel With Us” is a visual poem told through a compilation of documentary footage captured in urban and rural Thailand by The SOLD Project team in order to raise awareness for their work to prevent child prostitution.

And yes, my son Jedd was behind the camera as my daughter Rachel produced. I’m a proud papa!

By intercutting images of the children in the prevention program and footage of Thailand’s red light districts, the fragility of innocence in Southeast Asia is presented, while simultaneously conveying an inspirational …

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My Daughter the Hero

This is exciting news and one that needs to be shared: Ember Arts, an online jewelry retailer, has chosen my daughter Rachel as their hero of the month for July! Ember has committed to giving 50% of the months proceeds to support Rachel’s work of keeping children out of brothels. This is a great opportunity for you to support this work while enjoying some wonderful artisan pieces.

Below is the story that Ember has posted about Rachel, which is great to read. Makes my heart proud as a father! And here is the link to their store: Ember Arts Store…

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The Other Half of the Sky, Part II

I recently heard about a friend going through a very difficult divorce. She is married to a man who has done some despicable things and he doesn’t deserve her. It saddened me, and it once again made me think, “How can we get men to hold up half the sky?”

No, this isn’t a book review of the latest from Nicholas Kristof and his well known book about women holding up half the sky. It’s a follow up to a post from 2011 when I was in Thailand with The SOLD Project.

In that post I stated that we had …

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Taking Stock

Junkyard Wisdom is 4-years old now. Topics have bounced from leadership ideas to wine reviews, from PathLight updates to family stories, and a wide range beyond all that. All of it has reflected my range of interests and ideas.

After four years of this, it’s time to again ask what you have enjoyed most. I can easily look at the data and see what posts were the most popular, but sometimes popularity isn’t the same as having an impact. A quick example: the most visited post of all time was a book review, but that’s mostly because the author promoted …

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Freedom

Palm Sunday reminds me to ponder a simple question: does the world have an abundance of freedom? Or are we still longing to see a triumphant King enter our city? I suppose the answer depends on where you live, who you are, and any number of other variables. But whatever the answer, do we really spend enough time contemplating the importance of freedom?

If you read this blog you know that I’m an enthusiastic backer of The SOLD Project. There are many reasons why, but one of the most important is because of it’s uncompromising commitment to freedom. I’m …

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Reflections on a Long Month

It’s been an interesting season here in the Goble household. My daughter flew to the East Coast, Europe, and on to Thailand nearly six weeks ago. Soon after my son flew to Thailand to meet her. In our home, that’s not too unusual.

But what is odd is having D’Aun gone as much as she has been. She had a great trip to Costa Rica with friends in the middle of January, then came home for a few days before heading to Thailand and joining our kids. During part of that time I’ve been to Belize and Santa Barbara. In …

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An Amazing Month

I seldom think of a particular month as “amazing”, but November seems to qualify. A lot of good things happened this month and I’m deeply thankful for them. It began with the racing day at Sonoma Raceway, followed by a fun day with the SF Westmont Urban students at our home. There was the incredible D’Oliva harvest, and then we got an offer on a property we’ve tried to sell for over a year (and it closed within 3-weeks). In the middle of the month I had lunch with a new friend, and within a week he had …