Prayers Blog Posts
Plant Seeds of Change
I was reacquainted with the word biophillia while listening to a gardening podcast several weeks ago.
Namoura, Lebanese Semolina Sheet Cake
Easter in the Middle East is marked by so many traditional dishes and sweets are no exception! Many are made with semolina flour and are drenched in orange blossom syrup.
Resurrection Story
I was having a conversation with Jesus. Actually, it was more like I was begging with every ounce of my being to stay. I knew that this strong, gentle being standing before me was Jesus, because the power of our connection, of being one was so pure, sure, and true. I looked, really looked into his warm brown eyes and knew; I just unequivocally knew I was at heavens gate.
April Garden Checklist
April is the season to to sit back and enjoy the hard work you put in last Fall.
Isolation
For me, the most prevalent and invasive emotion during one wave after another of the tumbling COVID variants is loneliness.
Spinach Casserole, A Delicious Make-ahead Side
Another big holiday is around the corner and the prudent chef looks to make-ahead sides to serve with a traditional Easter baked ham.
Ode to My Sister
My dear sister, Christine, passed in August of 2020. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t miss her. Her daughter, Reta, wrote this poem that perfectly describes her. She has penned the words where I’m bereft of poetic vocabulary.
Dates, Yum!
Dates are a delicious staple in Middle Eastern cuisine, whether used as a pick-me-up mid-afternoon snack with a demitasse cup of coffee, the first menu item in breaking a religious fast, or the main ingredient in desserts.
An Honorable Gift for my Dad
March is my dad’s birthday month. He had Alzheimer’s in his last years and was lost to our reality most of the time. We missed his wit and academic wisdom. My mother had always surpassed him in the brass-tacks wisdom department! Be that as it may, the world my father inhabited in the grips of Alzheimer’s wasn’t this one, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t real to him.
Don’t Sweat the Dead-stuff
I’m learning not to sweat the dead-stuff in my garden! Every year, I fret that my flowering shrubs and perennials have been killed off by our crazy Texas weather! I say to myself, “this is the year that the ice storms are going to be the killers!”