The name of my blog used to be “Perfectly Imperfect,” by which I was trying to say that it’s okay to be imperfect. More than that, I was trying to remind myself that it’s okay that I am not perfect, but it didn’t work! The name just made me feel like I had to be …
Tag: Daily Life
Tabouli Recipe
This tabouli recipe has been enjoyed a couple of times at the community dinner at Wicker Park Grace, including tonight. So I said I would post the recipe. I think what makes it wonderful is mixing all the liquids into the boiling water and pouring it onto the bulgar (cracked wheat) all at once. This …
Spicy Peanut Sauce
When I turned 40, my friends made me a fabulous cookbook with recipes contributed by everyone who came to the party! This peanut sauce was popular at last week’s potluck dinner after spiritual practice at Wicker Park Grace. It was given to me by Sarah in the birthday cookbook. Spicy Peanut Sauce 1/4 cup garlic …
Mid-night Tweets (Micro-blogging)
It’s the middle of the night.Woke up thinking of all the ways I am imperfect. But this is the nature of being human, right? Have to forgive. about 15 hours ago from Twitterrific This is why we need each other to love each other.To say that we are *good enough* to be loved.Every mistake feels …
Patterns of Hope
I was very disturbed to read in the news a couple of weeks ago about a Census worker found murdered in Kentucky. (You can google it. It’s gruesome.) The white census worker was found hanging from a tree in a graveyard. And this week an African American friend of mine told me that there is a …