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Go and Tell!
My mom has always said the older you get, the quicker time passes. Well, now I’m left to face two harsh realities…that I’m getting old, and that my mom is right! This past year has held really challenging days and weeks that felt like they might never end, but as a whole it has gone…
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A story of Reciprocity for #Giving Tuesday!
For any of you who have followed my blog from its early days, you’ll remember that it used to be called “Cooking Up Reciprocity” and was where I shared my adventures as a volunteer intern in the Philippines with PEER Servants/CCT, and where I played the role of “Elsa” for every Filipino child who laid…
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Thank You!! And now for more work to do…
Thank You!! Last June, I shared with you the need to raise $10,000 to build a girl’s dormitory at a tribal school in the Philippines…I place I lived for nearly a year, volunteering with an amazing Christ-centered microfinance organization called the Center for Community Transformation (CCT). I was truly humbled and in awe of your…
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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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Raising Funds for a Girl’s Dormitory!
True confession…I’ve always been turned off by Facebook fundraisers as I thought it was slightly taking advantage of the platform. And then just recently I was so struck by the need of an organization I hold so close to my heart, that I realized my friends might be equally moved to give and that Facebook…
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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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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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Crab Cakes & Micro-Entrepreneurs Who Need Your Vote!!
I need your help! As many of you know, 3 years ago at this time I was living in the Philippines playing the part of Elsa the “tall,” blonde, American in a foreign land. When I wasn’t singing “Let It Go” to little girls, I was volunteering with a Christian microfinance organization. My partner organization…
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Almond, Ricotta & Polenta Cake + #GivingTuesday Giveaway!!
Few things make me happier than cooking for other people. Ok, so you moms out there who are fed up with trying to cook for the world’s pickiest eaters who also happen to be your children, might disagree with me. But just try this – think of someone who could use a bit of encouragement. Then…
