Recipe derived from the wonderful and amazing Giada, found here Things to make it delicious: 1½ cups cake flour (I used regular flour) 2½ teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt ¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter, room temperature, plus more to grease the baking pan 1½ cups whole milk ricotta cheese (Whatever I had…
I truly wish social media algorithms weren’t a thing. Can I just start by saying that? (ugh.) Before Instagram/Facebook decided to radically change their internal algorithm to “provide you with a more customized experience” garbage, there once was a day where content flowed in freely in a time ordinated matter. What time you posted your…
“Don’t use social media to impress people; use it to impact people.”- Dave Willis Social media gets a bad rap. I get why. In my day-to-day duties, I deal with complaints, stalker-like behavior, spamming, “tattling”, and people who are just having a bad day. People use social media to depict a part of themselves that…
The bold colors, the shiny exteriors and beautiful sights are only a reflection of the joyous spirits that are found within the people we came into contact with. The boldness and vitality of the surroundings were sub-par to the people that served in this beautiful ministry.
I hope you’re reading this….or at least you passed it on to someone who you know sponsors a child. The beautiful art form of letter writing is one that got lost to the digital age. However while the Rest of the world sped forward in the fast lane towards digital communication, texting, IMing, email, Facebook,…
My life is pretty chaotic. How do I know? It’s not my schedule, although that is busy. And it’s not the length of my to do list. It was the status of my email accounts. Cluttered and filled with chaos and ugliness. I realized my life was inundated with all of this….well for lack of…
Can you hear that? No? Neither can I. The whispers of life outside my window tease me to what I can be missing out on. The clacks of flip flops on the pavement tell stories of running late for church and rushed walking to the coffee shop. The silence is almost haunting, but yet so…
When traveling abroad I look at the beauty. I look at the ancient buildings. I look at the stories that echo off the walls of the ancient structures. Sitting watching people pass by I realized. It’s not the location. It’s not the buildings. It’s not the food. It’s the people. It’s the people that make…
What happens when you click that unsubscribe button to Netflix? Binge watching. Oh the joys of mindless hours spent in front of a computer or TV screen watching Netflix. You know it has been too long when the haunting message of, “are you still watching?” pops up and you shamefully click, “yes”. Hours spent in…
When I say God changes plans last minute. I mean very last minute. I mean already being packed and ready to head back to the states and God decides to throw me a curve ball and tell me that I am staying in Ireland another 5 weeks. Yup. You read that right! I am staying…
HIYA, from sunny Arizona! If we were in person, you would be met with a giant bear hug and a cold beverage.
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