Thyolo, Malawi (© Bahá’à World Centre. All rights reserved.) Day Thirteen of the Baha’i Fast. Yesterday, Negin and I were preparing for junior youth group. As it turned out, no one was home. But the preparation was great. Since we are in the midst of expanding the group, we reflected on some of the initial [...]
Light My Fire 1 (CC / BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Daniel Y. Go) Had a wonderful non-lunch with PJ Andrews yesterday. We talked about service, and it was just generally good to see him after a few months of not having done so. Toward the end of our visit, one topic that came up was the [...]
I like the cover… This last week Negin and I have been talking about graduate study in a more structured way. I know that I have a set of beliefs about human nature and human capacity, as well as a set of epistemological beliefs that inform how I want to approach learning and the generation [...]
Brand new bag (© 2010 by Lev Rickards) So over the weekend, Negin taught me how to sew! I’m pretty sure Mom taught me when I was little, but I don’t really remember. I’m now fairly comfortable threading a needle, putting a knot in the thread so it doesn’t pull out of the fabric, and [...]
Allium Flora blank book/journal (CC / BY-NC 2.0 by Smallest Forest) Yesterday we broke the fast with our cousin and her husband, and then proceeded to babysit for their 11-month-old so they could go on a date! While the baby slept, Negin taught me how to sew – we made a small bag for a [...]
9th floor Harold Washington Library (CC / BY-NC-ND 2.0 by clarkmaxwell) Yesterday, we had a small insight about the Baha’i Fast. As sundown approached, I noticed that I was really looking forward to the sun going down so I could eat! And in that moment, it occurred to me that what I should really be [...]