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How Will My Life Change After 7-Food Challenge?

So I have 2 more days left of 7-food challenge!  To recap, I have allowed myself 7 items of food to eat for the whole month of June... and I've allowed cooking condiments and few sauces.  I cheated 3 times: 1.  I was invited to my cousin's house for a meal, and it was early… Continue reading How Will My Life Change After 7-Food Challenge?

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Rice Cheese & Tofu Noodles?

It's Day 20... and some people are wondering how I've been doing with my 7 Food Challenge.... Last time I had blogged about this was on Day 5... so I've had 15 more days to reflect.  Surprisingly, I've been doing well without coffee!  It's totally mind over matter!  Telling myself that coffee isn't an option… Continue reading Rice Cheese & Tofu Noodles?

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Stronger Wings

Couple weeks ago, I was invited to dinner at one of our church deacon's home.  They have two little boys, and I got to see something cool for the first time.  Their older son had gotten a butterfly cocoon  from a museum, and it was in an insect cage.  The butterfly happened to emerge from the… Continue reading Stronger Wings

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life altering decisions…

Have you ever made any decisions that could change the course of your life?  I know, this sounds really dramatic... but I believe I've made some of those decisions in my life whether I knew it or not at the time.  One was choosing to go to Berkeley over UCLA for college. At the time,… Continue reading life altering decisions…

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where is the love?

One day, I was hanging out with a friend, and she said something that really got me thinking. C:  Gloria, I can't believe that I'm friends with you, a children's pastor. Me:  Why?  Why does it matter whether I'm a children's pastor or not? C:  Because you're a devout christian, and you like serve in… Continue reading where is the love?