Olivia's First Post

Hello!  This is Olivia's mom.  Olivia has watched me blog for quite some time now and feels that she's ready to do it herself.  I think this is a great summer project and that she could have quite a voice with lots of important things to share.  So, here we go.  When asked what to name her blog, Olivia suggested just "HIV" for the title of her blog; I'll let her explain why.  But I wondered, was there a little more we could add?  And as I scoured the dictionary for words that would fit, these three stood out to me.  Olivia IS a hero; to me and those who know her.  She inspires me daily, and she has a vision of what our world should be; a beautiful, magnificent vision.  I hope that she will share with you and that you will see in her what we already do: God's beauty.

he·ro

   [heer-oh] 

–noun,plural-roes; for 5 also -ros.

1.

a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.

2.

a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.

in·spire

   [in-spahy^uhr]  verb,-spired, -spir·ing.

–verb 

1.

to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:His courage inspired his followers.

2.

to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence in others.

3.

to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.: to inspire a person with distrust.

4.

to influence or impel: Competition inspired her to greater efforts.

5.

to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future.

9.

to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that inspired a revolution.

vi·sion

   [vizh-uhn]

–noun

2.

the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be: prophetic vision; the vision of an entrepreneur.