God, Love, Life, Repeat...

What makes you who you are? We string together experiences and lessons one by one like pearls. Some are born out of irritants, but they help us develop many beautiful layers of strength and courage. Others are timeless gifts of wisdom graciously given by those closest to us.

In Celebration of Cinco de Mayo, I asked my aunt, Maricarmen Lopez, to share some of her favorite recipes. Maricarmen is a catering chef and baker in Morelia, Mexico.  Enjoy

Pondering the things of God. A short devotional: Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

From the very beginning, God knew that we would fall and He had a plan:

By Angie Many people could quickly think of how they screwed up, but it took more thought and effort to come up with successes. Surprised? After giving it some thought, I was glad to share with her a heartfelt list. It made me think. Even though we are full of goofs, it’s ok. We are still valuable and loved. Why? I’ll show ya…