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pound cake
The Hubby’s birthday was this past week. Visions of creating a big, decadent–and pretty–cake for him never materialized in my mind. The three-layered white-chocolate frosted chocolate cake that I blogged about a few weeks ago? Not for my birthday boy. No,…
Review
3 weeks ago The hubby and I have bachelor degrees! I realize it isn’t that rare; even Master’s degrees are becoming commonplace and more competitive. But when the diploma is your own, it seems all the grander. As our commencement speaker said, “You now…
Grandmother’s Kitchen
Recently, my friend Tassja wrote a blog post about food. Specifically, her post is about her experiences as a Sri Lankan vegetarian living in the omnivorous, conservative Midwest. (If you are interested in reading her article, click here.) She concluded…
Remember
The following is a (slightly edited) essay I wrote in ~2009 for Lutheran Social Services to use for promotion and publication for their in-home elder care programs. It was a sunny, Saturday afternoon and I sat on my grandmother’s couch,…
Socks
I am a big fan of being productive. It is one of my qualities that, frankly, annoys my husband. I know this because when I began a question the other day that started with, “Babe, could we…” He interrupted (in…
Americanized Christian Dichotomies
We donate money to missions, but won’t sacrifice time.We pray for opportunities to witness, but never prepare an answer for our faith.We support our artists, but settle for sub-par talent.We cater to our kids, but forget our elderly.We celebrate our…