This post is not lengthy. It is just me wanting to remember myself standing in the kitchen marinating chicken waiting for the verdict of Derek Chauvin. Me wanting to remember how I stopped what I was doing when the judge appeared on my T.V. so that I could go sit down to hear. Me wanting…
Just wanting to remember
Asado Chicken and Sautéed Lemon Zucchini
Tonight for dinner, I tried something new—Asado chicken and sautéed lemon zucchini. I pinned this recipe some time ago from eatwell.com, and I would say it’s a keeper. It’s flavorful, quick enough to make, and it’s pretty healthy, the three things on my checklist to make it to my archives. I didn’t use three pounds of…
Daunte Wright
It’s crazy. Admittedly, I avoided it––the Derek Chauvin trial and any other news that served as a reminder of black reality in America that came across my social media timelines. I didn’t want to click on any videos of a black soldier in uniform getting pepper-sprayed by cops or read anything about how another white guy committing another mass shooting had…
Reflecting on Sunday’s Church Sermon
It was a Sunday, so I gathered Ash to the family room sofa and turned on virtual church. We were running late, go figure. Service was well underway when I turned on the television and clicked open the YouTube channel. So I slid that tiny red dot back to the beginning. I thought of my…
Happy Easter, love Ash
Happy Easter, love Ash.
What I’m wearing for Easter this year
Easter is my favorite, second to Christmas. I have written about my Easter nostalgia before, frilly dresses with ruffled socks, ceremonial speeches, music, church, the very reason for celebration and its ever-deepening meaningfulness, all at the onset of spring. It’s a beautiful time. Last Easter, COVID stopped us from physically going to church. I still bought an…