I’m Pentecostal. Furthermore, I’m Church of God In Christ or COGIC for those of you familiar with the acronym. We’re considered Evangelical Christians, and nine times out of ten, you’ve enjoyed the music from our members, and the acting of some of them too. Denzel Washington is COGIC and I’ve been in the same room …
Challenges
It’s November in Chicago and that means that there are a TON of family friendly things to do. From plays, to the circus, to leaf watching, to plays. Everything is up for grabs, and the city is at one of the best points in the year. I LOVE fall in the city, as it gives …
*I started this blog post early this summer. It’s hard when something presents itself to you that’s so heavy that your stomach feels as if it’s bottomed out and given way to a big ball of nerves. I’m better now, but when looking through drafts, I did want to share something a bit more raw …
You all know how much I love Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and their constantly rotating exhibits. It’s also the place where we go and have a yearly photo with the bottom three right outside the museum. I actually try to do a seasonal photo, but I digress. The new exhibit Frogs: A Chorus of Colors opens …
One of these months (September) was National Chicken Month. We all missed it around here, but I still have a great post! I bet you didn’t know that. For some of you, I bet you didn’t know that you care. Because you should. I’m pretty sure that you have a TON of chicken recipes to …
One thing that #NaBloPoMo is good for is getting all of those blog posts that have been sitting on your to-do list forever, out of your head. Today we get to talk a little bit about tomato farming and tomato processing on a larger scale than the Union Avenue Community Garden will ever accomplish. There …