I had an endometriosis flare-up and stayed home from church. I was barely standing because of pain and I was in process of preparing potatoes for a breakfast hash so that I could take some pain meds when my phone chimed with a text from a dear friend, Stacy.“Hey you, there’s something for you at…
A riptide is a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea. The war between tides occurs underwater, catching lazed beachgoers off guard and violently pulling them out into the deep for miles. Even the greatest swimmers panic and try to fight these violent waves to return to shore. They…
This past week, I hosted a four-day, four-course cooking class for ten girls from a local non-profit serving the area's underprivileged girls. The girls each had a story laced with one tragedy after another, but there were two girls- Vicky and Jan - whose stories made me cringe and cry. The first day the director…
I struck up a conversation with a teenager, which in under ten minutes, uncovered one of my social blind-spot. One we all succumb to when we assume.Our conversation started lightly:How is your summer so far? I asked.
Ok. How is yours? he responded.Since I have been in the habit of not depending on the rehearsed and usual…
Gretchen keeps butter in a dish on her kitchen counter. The butter softens to the temperature of the room and becomes easy to spread over her homemade bread, cheddar biscuit, savory scones, or any other wonderful baked goods she creates. The first time she brought me freshly baked White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Scones was…
Three adults and eight children (fourteen years old and under) sat around a table, eating pizza at my sister’s house two days ago. I posed a Table Question to learn more about the people with whom we were dining for the first time. What is one thing that is unique about you, that no…