Dear Readers, I hope you are well. Some days, even weeks, are hard. My mother moved in a week ago Friday, somewhat unexpected, and then on Monday went into the hospital with heart failure. It was so fast that I didn't have her medicine list and we haven't even found her a doctor here yet. But, somehow, with my husband, son, sisters, colleagues. and friends' support, we are making it. I pray that each of you are surrounded by love and kindness. God bless, Christina Introduce y

Dear Readers, Food doesn't just satisfy our taste buds and stave off hunger. Recipes can be reminders of people and times from our past. Mrs. Dorothy Kinzie was my home economics teacher in high school. She was also the advisor for Future Homemakers of America. I served as Parliamentarian and Vice-President at James River High School and also as Secretary for the district. Because of Mrs. Kinzie, I got to experience my first "nice" restaurant and learned how to cook fan

Virtue Blog Post: Peace Dear Readers, Thank you so much for being with me on this journey of exploring virtues from both a Christian and psychological viewpoint. I also hope I’ve made these things applicable to our own lives (don’t worry, I’m not done, just reflecting). I chose Peace this time because I am struggling with that concept. How about you? Are you, perhaps, going through a difficult time? Or maybe it’s not just a season, but something that’s not going away any ti