My Ramblings
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black beans
3 cans black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can diced tomatoes (pureed if you don’t like chunks) 1 cup chopped onion 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped 1/4 cup chopped cilantro 3 tsp cumin 1 tsp chili powder (more or less) 1 Tbsp vinegar 1 Tbsp olive oil (optional) 1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic 2 bay leaves Read more
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dinner with Jesus, new year’s eve, 2010
How fortunate the one who gets to eat dinner in God’s kingdom. Luke 14:15 I’m a home body, relieved rather than offended when left out of the guest list. But when the invitation is from Roy’s boss or from Al and Tipper Gore, I’m smart enough to accept with graciousness, show up on time and Read more
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my christmas wish
On Facebook today, David C. Cook posted, “Tell us what your “gotta have it gift” was when you were a child.” And it got me thinking. And I remembered so vividly. And I said: My father. When I was about three, the church sponsored my dad for studies in the US. It was back when Read more
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a life well spent
Towering above the grassy clearing, sat the stone mansion. Garish, neon “Estate Sale” signs flaunted the driveway up the hill like floosies in a lady’s parlor. I stepped across the threshold, feeling like a stranger at another’s wake. I felt awkward invading the privacy of this home, rifling through their belongings in pursuit of a Read more
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sometimes life’s better than a fairy tale
I felt so alone that September morning, sitting under the big oak tree behind my Aunt and Uncle’s home. A pool of tears blotted out the “apartments for rent” in the Sunday paper. The remaining tears clogged my heart. Several months earlier I had moved to the United States with my toddler son to join Read more
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album of deliverance
This is because of what God did for me. Exodus 13:8 (The Message) God and I share a photo album. It’s not the digital kind with easy access to random pictures. It’s old school–the kind that grows heavier with every year, the one that weighs a ton and is stored up on the shelf. It Read more
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a zum zum attitude
Twenty assorted sizes of tape securely hold down on my desk a very old and wrinkled piece of paper that measures 4 x 3 inches. It is a special piece of paper. From margin to margin, in elementary scribble, is a message: “Hardy-Hee-Hah! La-Lop Lee! Ubee-Ubee-oop-Oop! Koo-Koo! Yipa-Zipa Lipa-Hipa! Ookee-Ookee! Eek-Eek-Eek! Bo-ba-bee-bap! Oopa-Loopa! Zum-Zum!” Sky Read more
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the once-over
I gave her the quick once-over. Starting with her candy-apple red toenails in a pair of open-toed white alligators, my eyes travelled upwards past a designer linen suit and a green silk blouse to deep red lips that matched her toes. Pale green polish complemented the blouse. The blonde hair and brown eyelashes were definitely Read more
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