How is your Lent going? It’s Passiontide (which I only just really learned about by going to a Dominican event with chanting and lots of candles last night), which means we have two weeks to really buckle down and get serious about this Lent thing. It’s so nice we get all these chances, like Laetare Sunday… Continue reading lent 2015 final push check-in
Ugh, guys. Reminded of this right now. Kayla Mueller, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammed, and Razan Mohammed Abu-Salha were all young, peaceful, engaged, faith-filled people. We need more of those kind of people in the world. It is tragic to lose even one of them, under any circumstances. I want to spend my Lent focusing on… Continue reading embracing lent in a bleak world
Tuesdays are the worst day of the week. I think it’s a fact. Here are some happier notes for this Wednesday. I hope you survived the dreadful Tuesday. 1. SERIAL SERIAL SERIAL. The best part about Wednesday is that it is almost Thursday AKA the day SERIAL gets posted. Do you like a) murder mysteries b)… Continue reading midweek tidbits
As you may remember, I attempted/failed at doing a Whole30 in August. I chose a month in which I was leaving a job and starting a new job with a vacation in between. So I was clearly set up for success. And if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again, right? After I saw… Continue reading the old college try: whole30 round 2
It was a lovely weekend, and a lovely week has continued from there. Two long-time friends of Ibrahim — we’re talking grade school — came into town. Lauren’s brother Tim plays tennis on the professional circuit and just finished his run at the Citi Open last night. We spent the weekend having a DC runaround… Continue reading tennis and a last sugar hurrah
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