I knew that the moment we walked out the door to leave at the end of the party they would all start talking about us. When you're an outsider, you know it'll happen. Most of the time we avoid even putting ourselves in those kinds of positions because, let's face it, no one wants to be the outsider. No one wants to be the one who doesn't fit, or doesn't understand, or has no … [Read more...]
Learn to Make Real Spanish Sangrîa
Buenos dias amigos y amigas! You may not realize this about me since I write books in English and all, but once upon a time some years ago, I got my Bachelor of Art degree in Spanish. Sî... hablo Español. The fall of my junior year in college I was in Spain studying for a semester, and even after I graduated, I spent four months there with Campus Crusade for Christ. … [Read more...]
Best Ever Tomato Pie
When I was a little girl, I didn’t like raw tomatoes. I think probably because my first exposure to them was to unripened and tasteless ones from the grocery store. There are very few things I don’t like to eat, so I assume my experiences early on must have been bad ones. But then I grew up and graduated college (I managed to maintain my distaste consistently for most of my … [Read more...]
Fumbling Towards Reconciliation
I began today by weeping again. This week has been full of violence. From the brutal killing of Alton Sterling in Louisiana, the unwarranted shooting of Philando Castile in Minnesota, and this morning I woke to news of sniper shootings on police officers at a protest in Dallas. My heart groans and my prayers offer much of the same...all saturated in a deep ache I can't … [Read more...]
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