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Mar 2, 2014

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Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe

The festival of Ayyam-i-Ha has now passed and I just wanted to share a recipe of homemade strawberry jam that I made as gifts for our neighbors a couple of days ago. Here is the recipe which I found on ..

Feb 14, 2014

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Love is Heaven's Kindly Light

A friend of mine was telling me today that everyday should be Valentine’s Day and she’s absolutely right.  Telling our loved ones how much we love them cannot be overstated. I’m dedicating this song to all my dear ones today. ..

Feb 11, 2014

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New Silk Prayer Covers on Sale!

There are many joys of living in China and one of them is having access to the wonderful colors and patterns of Chinese silk.  For the past 10 years or more, I have been scouring the local markets to find ..

Feb 7, 2014

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New song – No refuge Save Thee

Yesterday I asked my friends on Facebook to assist me by contributing an uplifting quotation so that I could set it to music. I received a lot of wonderful responses (thank you to those of you who shared such wonderful ..

Jan 30, 2014

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Happy Year of the Horse!

As we approach the Year of the Horse, I wanted to wish all my friends a Happy Chinese New Year.  It is a special time of year where families gather together, spend the evening preparing Chinese dumplings (jiaozi) and enjoy ..

Jan 19, 2014

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Anniversary Song for my Hubby!

Recently my hubby and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary!  I wanted to give him a special gift this year so I composed a song in his honor called, ‘On the Wings of an Eagle’. The first three verses were ..

Jan 1, 2014

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Video for 'Invictus'

As we embark on a New Year with fresh beginnings, I am excited to share with you a video for the poem ‘Invictus’ that I recently set to music as a tribute to Nelson Mandela.  I felt it would be ..

Dec 30, 2013

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The first sign of faith…

From time to time I like to share some of my favorite quotations with photographs I’ve taken recently.  Here is a beautiful one about faith and love.  Enjoy!

Dec 24, 2013

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Merry Christmas!

Wishing joy and happiness to all my family and friends who celebrate Christmas! I would like to share this beautiful passage from the Writings of Baha’u’llah about Jesus: “Know thou that when the Son of Man yielded up His breath ..

Dec 17, 2013

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Happiness is Not a Limited Resource…

I would like to share an inspiring video of a youth whose love for others and attitude of life has touched many hearts. His name is Christopher Aiff and he has a rare form of cancer, yet he consciously chooses ..