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Soul Rhythms - Appreciating a president who relies on faith, prayer
I don't know about you but I am glad to hear that I have a president who believes in faith and the power of prayer, even if he doesn't wear it on his sleeves. Given all that he is faced with --wars, budget deficits, the economic crisis, high unemployment, you name it -- President Obama is well served by being in ...
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Healthy Southern Comforts - Brussel sprouts rock
There was a time not too long ago that you couldn’t get me to touch Brussel sprouts with a 10-foot pole. Even though I love cabbage, which Brussel sprouts resemble (they are in the same family), I considered them to be the nastiest vegetable around. Until my daughter Rashidah requested them for dinner one night ...
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Auction Finds - New cars then and now
It’s been a couple years since I’ve been to the Philadelphia Auto Show. It was in the city over the last week and closed yesterday amid the 28 inches of snow that trounced the place. You won’t find any of the beauties from the auto show at my auction houses, but you can find replicas from ...
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Juggling Act - Me & Grandma: Teaching my daughter to cook
Part 1: My daughter looked suspiciously at the pieces of chicken breast as she dusted them lightly with sea salt and pepper. As she picked them up, she shuddered slightly and grimaced. "Mom," she asked, "why do we eat animals?" My 15-year-old daughter hadn't given this notion much thought before; she ate meat because I began serving ...
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Juggling Act - Becoming a real team of caregivers (0)
2/04/10 •
I’m lucky to have three sisters, particularly as we adjust to the changing relationship with our mother. As Mom grows older, she needs more from us – compassion, patience and time. We also need just as much from each other.
We’ve been figuring out our new roles over the past few years as Mom has faced [...]
Soul Rhythms - Taking time to check my ‘real age’ (0)
2/03/10 •
On a whim a couple of days ago, I took the RealAge Test to find out if I am younger or older than my biological age. I had to answer a series to questions about my health, habits, relationships, diet and fitness. Some of the questions, such as what were my cholesterol level and blood [...]
Soul Rhythms - Savoring a good cup of tea (0)
2/01/10 •
A cup of hot tea has taken on a whole new meaning for me after listening to my daughter talk enthusiastically yesterday about the sermon she heard. I didn’t make it out to church yesterday because of the snow that blanketed the Washington area over the weekend. So my daughter’s over the phone recitation of the sermon [...]
Auction Finds - Skookum dolls: Not truly Native American (0)
1/29/10 •
I always wondered if different parts of the country yielded different items on the auction tables. I recall spending a day one December in Georgia, my niece in tow, driving from one antique shop to another within a 50-mile radius of Macon, GA.
I found nothing that jumped out at me, that said take me home. [...]
Juggling Act - Privacy on Facebook (0)
1/29/10 •
What are your teenagers saying on MySpace and Facebook? Have you looked lately, or at all?
Parents, we have to. No matter how much they protest or complain about an invasion of privacy. Without this type of parental guidance, our children are roaming dangerously in cyberspace. I began to better understand the risks of this new [...]
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Me & Grandma: Teaching my daughter to cook
Follow blogger Mae Israel as she teaches her 15-year-old daughter how to cook, with the help of other black women in the family: her mother, sisters and aunts.
They'll be cooking all year, and Mae will blog about it each Monday. She's using "Martha Stewart's Cooking School" cookbook as a guide.
