simple hospitality

I remember as a little girl sitting at the top of the stairs in my nightie, the upstairs landing dark but light flowing from the hallway at the bottom of the stairs. My little sister sat next to me, probably in matching nightie, and we would sit and listen to the snatches of conversation that…

thankful

On Friday, we celebrated Thanksgiving. Yes, Thanksgiving was actually on Thursday. But this was a rather “alternative” celebration anyway, seeing as we were only three Americans and nine others from UK, Denmark, Bosnia, Romania, Canada, and Belgium. Marissa cooked the whole amazing meal, including the HUGE turkey, and I had great fun decorating the table…

this is church

Serving the City through feeding the homeless, clearing and painting a youth centre, teaching residents of an old people’s home to tango, helping people with disabilities learn to ride a bike, playing frisbee and football with asylum seekers, awareness raising about traffiking in our communities, cleaning up the parks… I am proud of this proud…