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My Tree
My Tree I got a free tree in the mail from The Arbor Day Foundation, and I finally planted it in my front yard. And as I was planting it, I started thinking… What will our world look like when this tree has grown a foot? Will this pandemic still be ravaging our world? How…
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12 Days of Christmas…Parties!
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, I always go back and read this blog post from 5 years ago when I was living in the Philippines, working in microfiance and playing Elsa as a side job. I also want to thank so many of you who gave so generously towards the building…
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12 Days of Christmas…Parties
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, I always go back and read this blog post from 4 years ago when I was living in the Philippines, working in microfiance and playing Elsa as a side job. It’s easy to think that the magic of Christmas is just for kids eagerly awaiting that…
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This is Love
A little comic relief and post to give you the warm and fuzzies as I make light of my total dating fails! As you are bombarded by images of love today, be reminded of our father’s immense and eternal love for us that is never going to change. I wrote this post 4 years ago…
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Rice Pudding for #GivingTuesday
Rice Pudding for #GivingTuesday The Black Friday and Cyber Monday madness is over…congratulations for making it through without being trampled in a department store somewhere or getting carpal tunnel from those long hours spent surfing the web for the best deals. And today is #GivingTuesday and just like last year I will donate $1 to…
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To My Culinary Muse, My Auntie Lorilee
We lost my Auntie Lorilee to cancer 9 years ago today. I was there holding her hand when she passed, my uncle and cousin weeping quietly by her side; my mother softly quoting Psalm 23. The day of her wake was on Halloween and for years when October came around I wanted to go to…
