Last night, I made the most amazing salad ever. I ripped it out of a magazine months ago and stumbled upon it going through some recipes for dinner last night. So here it goes: 1 1/2 pounds peeled, de-veined large shrimp 1 tbsp. olive oil the juice of 1 lemon plus 1 lemon cut into... Continue Reading →
Recently, the Honey Badger and I went to Mishawaka to visit with some beautiful women in a nursing home. The Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration (SSFPA) are a wonderful group of women. When I was a little girl, I had the blessing of meeting some of these women because my mom worked as... Continue Reading →
From time to time, I am asked if I get bored now that I am not working in a full-time career. I think that there is a perception among various people out there that think that being a Stay at Home Mom (SAHM) means that I must be routinely bored or I have very little... Continue Reading →
Chapter 1--The Shape of the Universe Let's just say, the first chapter had me at hello. I was mind-blown so much that I had to set the book down for a week to contemplate the chapter's contents before I was ready to read on. [As a side note: Anyone reading this that has been cradle... Continue Reading →
Today I was thinking back on specific moments in my childhood. I guess that probably most people do this routinely. As I watch the Honey Badger grow, the more I think and reflect on my own childhood. I was born at a hospital in Northwest Indiana and my parents brought me home to their duplex... Continue Reading →
My mother-in-law came over for dinner last night. Since we had been in Indianapolis all weekend, I didn't have time to run to the grocery store. I rummaged through the freezer the night before to figure what I could make and I found two pork chops (one for her and one for Dan as I... Continue Reading →
I struggled with infertility...but back to that in a minute. The Same Sky: A Novel by Amanda Eyre Ward is one that I would never have picked up on my own. This was assigned for a the first book club with some former co-workers. I wished I could have attended the book club meeting, but... Continue Reading →
I just finished a book that was on our shelf for a few years now, In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Churchby Gina Welch. Author and professed atheist details her story of moving from where she was born and raised in Berkley, California to completing her... Continue Reading →
So last week I stumbled upon a podcast by the late Father Thomas Hopko on Ancient Faith Radio (AFR). For those of you that may not be familiar with Father Thomas Hopko, he served as the Dean Emeritus at St. Vladamir's Orthodox Seminary in Crestwood, New York prior to his passing away last year. His... Continue Reading →
Three weeks ago I began to apply principles which are considered staples in which one lives and practices their Orthodox Christian faith; I started the fasting process three weeks ago and then introduced morning prayer two weeks ago. The first of the two is routine fasting. These fast days are every Wednesday and Friday throughout... Continue Reading →
Tiffany O'Day 