From the monthly archives:
I’ve just finished reading two African memoirs: The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper and Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur by Halima Bashir. The House at Sugar Beach Besides being an interesting memoir, this book helped me understand more about the history [...]
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I meant to share this a couple weeks ago when it actually would have been appropriate for Chinese New Year. My co-worker ordered Chinese take-out and she received this fortune cookie – which as you can see, is half missing! I’m thinking it’s the opposite of fortune. Speaking of Chinese New Year…. One thing I [...]
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Yesterday’s sermon at church was called Battling a Heavy Heart. Can you relate? I can. Disappointment, sadness, uncertainty, exhaustion… Disappointment upon learning that the sale of our home in Michigan fell through after a long three month process. Sadness upon learning that a beautiful four year old (a member of Adam’s extended family) lost her [...]
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My friend, Jimmy, has a single on iTunes which is perfect to listen to while snuggling up on the couch with your Valentine (after the kids are in bed of course, you wouldn’t want to gross them out…). The song is called Tonight by “High Five”. I hope you like it as much as I [...]
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Brilliant: An alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon.
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