Meet my mom
There was a time in my life when I kept this woman somewhat of a secret. If there was an opportunity to change a story so that I could avoid […]
Category Archives: Tasting Faith
Please, eat
A year ago, I wrote a tribute to my thighs, because when I stand in front of the mirror, it’s so tempting for me to criticize. To wish for something […]
Identification
The waitress thumbed the tacky sticker that covered the bottom half of my driver’s license, its fading black letters much harder to read since I smoothed on the adhesive label […]
A simple menu
Before my days of Friday Night Dinner Parties, Fridays were reserved for restauranting with my dad. No movies with the girls or midnight bowling trips (because I’ve always had too […]
I believe in Christmas
It couldn’t have been louder than a whisper – the sound of a ringing bell on that cold December night. My head reeled back from the pillow. Staring at the […]
Ode to 23
You can plot. Plan and practice and put every goal you have on a precise timeline. But it doesn’t matter, does it. Because road maps are merely lines of projected […]
My someday Thanksgiving
This is a different kind of thankfulness. The kind that looks at blessings past and present, grabs hold of heartstrings and translates the emotional gobeldy gook into a promise for the […]
Baking life
Cookie comforts. There he was, standing at the gate with a purple lunch pail, wearing that wide smile and calling my name with that big, booming voice I so clearly […]
Happy Birthday, Dad
This post was written for the Friday Night Dinner blog. Eating together is an art I learned at an early age. And if you spend any time around me, you […]
21st Century Sabbath
You work hard, you play hard. You’re tough. An all-nighter? Bring it on. Who can afford to rest when you’re you? You’re busy. You have places to go, errands to […]
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