Christmas is celebrated in over 160 countries around the world. Today we explore Ethiopia. First, Ethiopia does not use the Gregorian calendar that much of the rest of the world does. Instead, they still use the Julian calendar with twelve months of 30 days and the thirteenth month of five days. But, on leap years …
The holiday season can be challenging for bilingual and bicultural families such as ours. My daughters are now 8 years old. From the get-go, I worked hard to foster the Spanish and Latino culture (our heritage). I naively believed that if I did that, I’d be set by the time they started elementary school. As …
Threads of Life, located in Ubud, Bali, is a Fair Trade, Indonesian Textile Arts Center focused on preserving traditional weaving techniques and natural dyeing methods. Textiles play a major role in the lives of Indonesians, from daily ceremonies to burials. Threads of Life takes great pride in partnering with female artisans throughout eastern Indonesia to …
Threads of Life: Empowering Women and Preserving Tradition Read More »
Interview with Vicki Garlock, Founder of Faith Seeker Kids I’m delighted to share an interview with one of my role models and interfaith inspirations, Vicki Garlock. We discussed her brilliant interfaith work with children in her role as founder of Faith Seeker Kids and curriculum developer at Jubilee! Community Church in Asheville, North Carolina. During …
Sharing Stories and Festival Foods: Interfaith at Church and Home Read More »
The kitchen timer softly chimed, its numbers half worn away by years of use. Two bubbling pots now playing the lead in the chorus of Christmas dinner sounds. A red and white dish towel lay spread under the window covered by dozens of small gingerbread angels, fish, stars and moons. This latest batch will soon …
