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The Burrito Generation

Published on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 by Manouri10 Comments

My Dad started out this week in a hospital in Ontario – he has since returned home. He has leukemia, non-alcoholic liver disease and kidney disease. I have been keeping my phone with me at all times with the ringer on, waiting for the call, ready to fly home at a moment’s notice. My heart is so heavy and burdened because my father is sick, and I can’t be with him. I feel horrible that I’m not able to do my part. I feel helpless that he is suffering and I’m across the country not able to do anything but pray. I can’t help him. I can’t help my stepmother or my sisters.

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Bread, Milk, Eggs and – Vinegar?!

Published on May 25, 2020 by Manouri9 Comments

When Dave and/or I go grocery shopping, vinegar is one of the staples that is always on the list. And we always buy more than one bottle. We always keep one big jug under the sink, another big jug in the laundry room, and a little jug in the pantry. That’s right, just a little jug in the pantry for cooking – I actually don’t use it a lot in recipes. So, what do we use all that vinegar for around the house, you ask?

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If Momma Ain’t Happy…

Published on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by Manouri5 Comments

You’ve heard that saying: “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” There’s a lot of interpretations as to what it means. It could mean that women are harder to please. It could also mean that a mother has to make her own happiness a priority if she is to have a hope of helping anyone else. She has to make sure she’s taking care of herself or she isn’t going to be able to provide what her family needs. It’s this interpretation that will be the focus of this post.

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