soul food
Last year, while studying the Great Depression in civics, my son Joe had a homework assignment to make dinner for the family and spend no more than $3.00. It took Joe and me close to an hour at Shoppers Food Warehouse, and we finally settled on a box of Goya rice and black beans, corn tortillas and a [...]
Ah, Saturday. The rampaging week skids to a halt and, if we’re lucky, we get to enjoy a few precious moments of tranquility. As for me, I’m in my happy place–sitting on the back porch, listening to my favorite Pandora station, which right now is playing “Behind Your Eyes” by Jon Foreman. There were three things [...]
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow and reap and store in barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are worth more than the birds! Is there a man of you who by anxious thought can add a foot to his height? And why be anxious about clothes? Consider how [...]
Excited, thrilled, blessed beyond measure–I have been invited to join a Compassion-sponsored church engagement trip to Rwanda in August. I left my soul in Rwanda when I visited in 2008, and I’ve been longing to go back. I’ll get to see my sponsored child Ishimwe, who turns 17 in July, and James’ sponsored child, Julius. [...]
Hi, I’m Kathleen. I write about food for body and soul. What’s your soul food?
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