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Less Is More: 5 Tips for Keeping Clothes Classy

Consider me, as my sweet, dear friend Sharon once said , “a nicer Christian version of the lady on What Not to Wear.”  Here’s what Stacy London and I might say to Christian gals:  A tight slinky cocktail dress and spike heels are not for church or the office. Jeans are not professional, unless you […]

Quebrantamiento Necesario

Mi hija está escribiendo un artículo titulado “La belleza de quebrantamiento”. Ella espera mostrar que estar “roto” en espíritu y en el cuerpo puede ser hermoso. Encontró un artículo sobre un niño autista que, a causa de su incapacidad para hablar, ahora puede escribir con asombrosa elocuencia.  Escribe y se expresa mejor, tal vez porque […]

Broken became Necessary

Maybe brokenness is necessary in order to appreciate beauty on this side of heaven. My daughter is writing an essay titled “The Beauty of Brokenness”. She hopes to point out that being “broken” in spirit or in body can be beautiful.  She found an article about an autistic boy who, because of his inability to […]

A little bit of Mexican flava-flave

The beauty of being bi-cultural (both Mexican and American) is that I have learned to borrow and adapt from both cultures to create unique traditions and recipes. I want to share skinny Mexican recipes with you, but the following recipe is definitely not skinny! Maybe later I will figure out how to make them less artery-clogging..but for […]

The Miley in All of Us

Miley Cyrus’ gyrating, scantily-clad image makes me seethe, but not at her. I watched a video to see what all the fuss was about and saw that she was just like me and you… This is what I would tell the Miley in all of us: You were born beautiful, destined for a beautiful life. […]