Posts Tagged ‘One Thousand Wells’
Morning Muse
“Let us remember that the work of justice is a long-suffering narrative- both for the individuals who are today enduring the brunt of the world’s worst injustices and for people of faith committed to moving the needle.” Martin Luther King, Jr. rightfully noted, “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal…
Read MoreTelling Our STORY
When our co-founder, Jena Lee Nardella, was asked to speak about her recently released memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” at STORY, we jumped on the opportunity to be as involved as possible. STORY is an uncommon creativity conference that was not only held in Blood:Water’s office base of Nashville, Tenn., this year, but at the main…
Read MoreJoin Our Book Club!
With the recent release of co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s first memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” we’ve been talking a lot about books. So that made us think – we should start a Blood:Water Book Club! Since the founding days of Blood:Water, so much of the culture formed as staff read the same books, discussing and learning…
Read MoreMiss the Book Tour? Catch It Here.
If you weren’t able to join us on the “One Thousand Wells” book tour, we have good news. Our friends at Tattered Cover-Colfax in Denver, Colo., recorded the entire event there, and it’s now available as a podcast! Listen as co-founder Jena Lee Nardella reads segments from her memoir, and shares about the journey that…
Read MoreThe Countdown Is On
1000:1000 means one thousand hours for “One Thousand Wells.” In the one thousand hours surrounding the release of co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” we have been busy celebrating by providing 800 kids with clean water! We wanted to do something really special to honor the story of “One Thousand Wells,” as well…
Read MorePhoto Friday: #my1000wells
If you’ve read co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” you’ve learned how an audacious goal to bring clean water to 1,000 communities in Africa taught her to love the world instead of save it. Now we want to hear about yours! What is your one thousand wells? What is your audacious goal? Write…
Read MoreThat’s a Wrap!
The “One Thousand Wells” book tour ended on Saturday night in the Bay Area. It was a bittersweet night atBook Passage in Corte Madera, where many friends and family members of co-founder Jena Lee Nardella came to not only celebrate Jena’s memoir, but to welcome her to the city! Jena has recently become a member…
Read MorePhoto Friday: West Coast Book Tour
We kicked off the West Coast leg of the “One Thousand Wells” book tour in Seattle last night. A great crowd showed up at the University Book Store, including our co-founder, Jena Lee Nardella’s college roommates, camp buddies, former Blood:Water employees, and lot of loyal Blood:Water supporters. But the guests of honor were Jena’s parents,…
Read More“What is Next is What Was and What Is” — Reflections on a Book Tour
When Blood:Water first launched, co-founder Jena Lee Nardella spent hours on a tour bus with the band Jars of Clay. Eleven years later, lead singer and Blood:Water co-founder, Dan Haseltine, joins her on a tour across the country, helping champion her memoir, “One Thousand Wells.” Dan has written a guest post for Jena’s blog on what it…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Selfie Take One & Two
After flying into Denver, Colorado for the first stop on the west leg of the “One Thousand Wells” book tour, our cofounder, Jena Lee Nardella, could not help but show off her childhood playground. The book tour crew decided to visit Estes Park and the Rocky Mountains, and couldn’t resist taking a selfie with the…
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