This past week I have repeatedly found myself driving around parts of L.A. that are a bit unfamiliar. Saturday I wound my way through the hills up to Rancho Palos Verdes; Sunday we drove to two different residences in Hollywood. And last night I ventured out through the hills and canyons of the Valley. In… Continue reading This is my now
Category: Culture
My daughter, the bilingual one
Mercy came walking up to me in my sister’s backyard this afternoon with her mud-caked hands proudly extended: “Mommy, my hands are FILTHY.” And then she turned to her brother: “That’s Spanish for dirty.”
Branded
A friend ministering in the wealthy community of Laguna Beach recently posted on her blog about how the perspective of her kids will be shaped by the affluence around her. One thing I appreciate about Patty’s blog is her honesty and willingness to ask tough questions about what it means to live in the land… Continue reading Branded
Rite of passage, South Central style
One of the consistent things in our neighborhood is the very steady flow of ice-cream trucks up and down our street. In the six years that I have lived here, I have never bought ice-cream from any of them. Until yesterday I can’t remember the occasion, but I had told the kids last week that… Continue reading Rite of passage, South Central style
The end of eHarmony?
I read an interesting piece this past week over at Mark Galli’s blog where he quotes a portion of a recent Atlantic Monthly article titled: “Marry Him.” He leads with this quotation from the article: My advice is this: Settle! That’s right. Don’t worry about passion or intense connection. Don’t nix a guy based on… Continue reading The end of eHarmony?
I love Facebook
Last night we were so grateful to have someone very dear to us come for a visit. He was in San Diego for business, and he was able to shift his outbound flight from San Diego to LAX (and willing to forsake a day at a pretty amazing spa resort) to come up and see… Continue reading I love Facebook
Billy’s Bucket
My sister was kind enough to take Mercy to the downtown library last week, and Mercy and Aaron are so excited to have new books in the house. Aaron is addicted to a Thomas the Tank Engine storybook collection (he finds the page with the Troublesome Trucks story every time and wants to read it),… Continue reading Billy’s Bucket
Another good read
I missed watching the Oscars last night due to a dinner fiasco, surprise dinner guests, two especially crazy children who did everything they could to avoid going to bed, and Doug’s use of our living room as his homework room where he is furiously working to finish a paper for his Fuller class. I like… Continue reading Another good read
Slumming
Brad Boydston pointed me to this article in the Atlantic on the future of suburbs, titled: “The Next Slum”. Definitely worth the read.
First lady?
Back in my undergrad days in Chicago, I was given an award from an organization called Chicago Public Allies. The award was called Tomorrow’s Leaders Today, and we were recognized during a nice reception at the Harold Washington Library downtown. I remember “Michelle from Public Allies” well, however it was not until this week’s Newsweek… Continue reading First lady?