Recipe fail: mousse au chocolat
We tried. Twice. And then I tried by myself a third time. I am still determined. Every time I think of mousse I had in France, my saliva glands kick into high gear and I find myself stockpiling chocolate and cream. Continue reading Recipe fail: mousse au chocolat
Welcome to Mytown
My acclimation to Mytown is taking longer than I had anticipated. When I mentioned this to a woman at the bus station, she peered at me over her glasses and explained that I shouldn’t just be friendly to everyone I meet because there is no reason to trust them. You have to grow your friend base slowly and carefully, she said. Continue reading Welcome to Mytown
For He is mine & I am His
Creator of the craggy cliffs /
Dotted with plump trees, / Continue reading For He is mine & I am His
Telemarketers and tempers
I lost my temper. Telemarketers had been calling at least twice a day for weeks, making me jump, startling me from whatever I was doing to dig my phone out of my bag in the middle of the store or turn off my bluetooth speaker. They called from various numbers but they always played the same music when I answered. Continue reading Telemarketers and tempers
Welcome, #8
We eagerly waited… and waited for my nephew’s (Baby C’s) grand entrance into our world. Finally he came in his 8 pound 5 ounce splendor, delighting us with his little life. Baby C became Camden Ron. Continue reading Welcome, #8
Recommended books for you
I have been frantically reading over the past few months, mostly research for two essays. And in the evenings, I would wind down my over-taxed brain with audio books. So, here is another pile of recommendations. Again, note that these are not reviews. Continue reading Recommended books for you
Good
It’s not that we don’t believe You’re good because we know You are. /
It’s not that we don’t believe You can heal because we know You can. /
It’s just that we ask ourselves if You have her best in mind, /
And by association, our best. / Continue reading Good
Trying dieting
After visiting France a couple of years ago, I thought it would be nice for God to call me to a country where one can eat a different kind of cheese every day of the year. Now I’m thankful I’m in Spain, where cheeses are outstanding, but numbered. Continue reading Trying dieting
The Hammer Holds
Even though we live on the Spanish coast, this year we don’t plan to watch the sunrise on the beach… perhaps because we have approximately one morning person on our team (and it’s not me). We still plan to celebrate Christ’s resurrection for most of the day through worship, fellowship, and food. What are your plans? Continue reading The Hammer Holds
The “little” of what’s happening
Today you get bullets because that’s how my thoughts are arriving. After most of a day buried in a textbook, my brain is sore. There are big things happening in life right now, probably for both of us. But today, I’m bulleting the little things, the things that fall between the cracks of the bigger things because they don’t announce themselves but wait to be noticed. Continue reading The “little” of what’s happening
