I just finished Chapter 1 of Rita Madden's new book, Food Faith, and Fasting: A Sacred Journey to Better Health. As I have mentioned in a previous post, I am reading this book with a study group from church and in preparation for Great Lent in just about 10 more days or so. Chapter one,... Continue Reading →
For anyone that knows TBF and I, we love meeting new people, especially those of other cultures and faiths. We love discussing and listening to others who hold a different idea of life and society. We find ourselves comparing our upbringing and experiences (finding similarities and ways to understand new levels of thoughts and behaviors),... Continue Reading →
Father Alexander Schmemann's book, Great Lent: Journey to Pascha is the book that I am following during this season of preparation and fasting. Sunday, February 21st, we commemorated the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the previous Sunday of Zacchaeus focused on desire; the Sunday of the... Continue Reading →
I am resolved to get my weight off, but I can't stop from thinking back on how I got to this point to begin with. I was doing so well before I started the manager position in my last job in 2012. I ended up putting on almost 30 extra pounds just in the 2.5... Continue Reading →
Yesterday morning with the blizzard behind us and me getting breakfast-creative, I decided to see what I could come up with. I had some Tennessee Pride Country Sausage (Mild) in the freezer that I had defrosted yesterday (I am trying to eat all of our meat and cheese products before Great Lent starts the second... Continue Reading →
This blog has already started putting me out of my comfort zone. Anyone that has known me for awhile, knows that I have a pretty high level of disclosure. But there is something about putting my personal information out there for the whole world to potentially read that makes me really uncomfortable (even though I... Continue Reading →
TBF's cousin Kathy got the Honey Badger an awesome present for her Baby Shower last year. The book by Lily Jacobs is called The Littlest Bunny in Indiana: An Easter Adventure. This is a great book for this time of the year as we approach Easter at the end of March. If you are looking... Continue Reading →
As anyone who knows me intimately, knows that I enjoy organizing EVERYTHING that I get my hands on. Actually since staying at home with the Honey Badger, I have been invited to organize my sister's bedroom closet and my mom's linen closet. Sounds weird but I enjoy doing stuff like that. Well, this is no... Continue Reading →
Sunday, February 14th of this year, we commemorated what is in known in the Orthodox Tradition as Zacchaeus Sunday. This year, like most years, the Orthodox community celebrates Lent (aka Pascha) on a different calendar from that of the Western Protestant and Catholic Churches. [I wrote a little bit about the uniqueness of the Eastern... Continue Reading →
Chapter 2 of the book, Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe by Father Stephen Freeman takes us in to another understanding and a deeper path through discovering the One-storey universe. My thoughts on chapter 1 can be found at: http://tiffanyoday.com/discovering-the-one-storey-universe/ One page 17 Freeman discusses the Orthodox doctrine of the communion of the saints.... Continue Reading →
Tiffany O'Day 