by Vania | Uncategorized
Sitting on the floor in front of the open window. Early weekend mornings provide the most quiet time in my neighborhood. A gentle rain falls from the sky, and the crickets are still singing their soft night songs. The trees are mostly calm except for the very top of...
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The bright yellow tree outside the window is finally losing its leaves creating an exquisite carpet on the side walk more beautiful than a Persian rug. I feel royal and walk a little taller when stepping on such a tapestry of bright. Rooftops are decorated with a...
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I opened my eyes to look at the clock. 4:28 a.m. I had set my alarm for 7, butI guess I was not going to sleep in today. I got out of the bed, went to the kitchen to put some water to boil, and chose one of my favorite teas to drink in a tall green tumbler. Soon the...
by Vania | Uncategorized
Horror. Disbelief. Shock. Overwhelming sadness. This week some of the members of my ever-growing church family, the people whom God has called my husband and I to love, to point to Jesus, and to encourage suffered a violent tragedy that is hard to comprehend....
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Today could be a massive-amount-of-hot-tea type of day. Sitting at my desk with the windows on each side of the computer screen open to let in the fresh of the new day, I can see that fall, in spite of the recent hot days, is definitely here. The large trees outside...
by Vania | Uncategorized
Change can be difficult and change can be fun! And change can elicit more change. A few weeks ago I decided to try something different for breakfast, to break away from my faithful oatmeal with fruit and nuts and use this first meal of the day to add more veggies....
