Quite the trip. I don't recall how many, if any other trips she made back to the States while serving. Any trip like that would have
taken a > lot of planning ahead.
And conditioning. Sad that she couldn't make
that last trip home.
Very sad, but the SBC has honored her by naming its annual Christmas
offering to support foreign missionaries (outside North America) for
her. She was able to make friends with the Chinese, especially children,
with her home made sugar cookies.
Not that that retroactively made her sufferings
more bearable.
If I'd been a young person encountering this, I'd
oppose it pretty actively. Being an oldster, a sound
talking-to followed by a shrug if my words fell on
deaf ears.
I probably would have done as my parents wished when I was younger. As a parent, I would have had a good "talk to" with my daughters; one
probably would have respected my point of view and not done something
risky. Other one would have respected my point of view but tried the
risky endevour.
But properly weighing the risks, no doubt.
which is worse. And there are "sources" that
just plain make things up.
So, instead of the grain of salt we used to take news with, now we
need > just about the whole shaker full.
Aye, and like literal salt, that makes me ill.
I'll listen for the good stories in among the bad. There are some of the former, yet.
Fewer and farther between than one would like.
If you're reading this, the annihilation of our
planet by Nibiru didn't happen, again. It won't
happen, again, next week.
Didn't know we were supposed to be bumped off. (G)
It was in the news, mostly by writers
making fun of the doomsayers, who, it
must be admitted, pretty much invited
that treatment.
IOW, sounds like an April fool.
It comes up far too often, and now they're
saying that it's coming in October.
The ingredients and processing facilities have
to be obsessively checked to make sure there's
no chametz anywhere. Among other things, some
obscure to me.
Obscure probably to all but the very highly educated. The summer that I worked at a Jewish camp, we (staff) "decided" that the U within a circle (symbol for Kosher) on food containers was the rabbi's thumbprint.
There are numerous certifying authorities,
the Orthodox Union being one of the most
common. Where I was growing up the K in a
circle was prevalent (Organized Kashrut
Labs) and still is frequently seen.
I'd maybe tolerate it once or twice in a young child but not one old enough to reason with, and for sure, not an adult.
Tolerate, sure. Endorse, no.
Kids can get away with it easier than adults, but the line has to be
firmly drawn for them as well.
In my opinion it should be drawn early and
definitively.
Yemeni Charoset
cats: Passover, condiment
yield: 1 batch
15 dates, dried
15 figs, dried
2 or 3 ts sesame seeds, toasted *
1 ts cinnamon powder
1 cardamom, freshly crushed with a mortar and pestle
1 Tb fresh ginger root, grated
1 oz dry red wine
Combine all ingredients in blender and blend to
desired consistency.
adapted from Phyllis and Miriyam Glazer,
The Essential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking
* Optional - if you eat Kitniyot on Passover).
I personally found their texture in this
context to be annoying, as well as the fig
seeds. Next time I am trying this with less
figs, more dates and with tahini (sesame
paste) instead!
Ayala Moriel Parfums
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