[ba-dropcap size=”4″]C[/ba-dropcap]oming back to this blog after a long absence always feels awkward, and for those of you who have read it for a while, you know there have been many long absences. But here I am again, trying to put words together. I’m not sure what brought you here in the past or why … Read more becoming a person of action in an era of outrage
I’ve been reading Grace Table almost since it started, and love its message about faith and the table. I joined the contributing team a few months ago, and here’s my first offering. Do click over to read the whole piece, and subscribe there as well. You will love the varied perspectives on the hospitable life and … Read more learning to live with limitations: a grace table post
It was last week ago when I saw the news. I follow a popular food blogger on Instagram, she has over 150,000 followers, and she was telling us that Instagram is switching to an algorithm-based feed as opposed to a chronological-order one. And I could feel a sinking, twisting feeling in my stomach. My guess … Read more on instagram and algorithms
Image Source: Christianity Today A Malaysian Airlines flight goes down over Ukraine, 298 people dead in an instant, taking with them decades of HIV/AIDS research, family life and memories. Israeli teens are kidnapped and murdered, a Palestinian teen’s life is snuffed away. Rockets fire into Israel, the mothers of Gaza hold 414 broken, lifeless bodies. … Read more Ukraine, Palestine, Iraq, West Africa
We’re keeping it short, simple and not-very-sweet today. The internet feeds comparison. Social media feeds comparison. The time all of us spend online empowers us to compare more. Do I look the way I should? How can I get better hair? Better eyes? ______ got married, and I’m not, how come she’s able to find … Read more day 23: unplug
That’s what our dining table looks like after several hours of eating, conversation and pacifying a baby. It’s like viewing the landscape of a friendship, and my heart is overflowing with thankfulness. Dear friends of ours were in town for a few days, and we were able to make a dinner visit work, and after … Read more day 10: entering in
I felt stumped today thinking about comparison. Writing daily about the same topic is challenging me and boring me at the same time. Perhaps the real challenge is to keep myself from boredom? Moving on. I was praying today about what to write about, and I heard the answer back, Comparison is bad, write about that. … Read more day 9: why we love comparison island
Comparison is the death of joy – Mark Twain I’m away for the weekend, so we’re keeping it simple today. I’m writing daily in October as part of The Nester’s 31 Days challenge, check out day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Head over to the Nesting Place for other great 31 Days topics.
Something happened to me this weekend that I will not forget for a long, long time. Husband and I were in Frankfurt for our holiday long weekend, and when we are there, we always attend the church of his childhood. His family has been a part of this church since the mid 80s, so the … Read more at your service
Small One screams his head off when he is hungry. I’m sure there is nothing particularly unique about this, but as a first-time parent, I am amazed at his singular focus on food when he needs it (although as a formerly pregnant woman, perhaps I should be more understanding). If I need to carry him … Read more food for the hungry