Flashback Friday: Frida and Eva.
Flashback to that time when Mexican artist Frida Kahlo traveled to San Fran and painted a portrait of a Black woman... as a woman... not a caricature.
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CoviDiaries: Easter and my Totem.
It doesn't quite feel like Easter, but I know it's coming.
Come Clean: Sometimes, I wish Black singers wouldn’t “sang”.
Just sing the song, Mother Hattie Mae.
Lent 2020, Day 39: It is finished.
With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Lent 2020, Day 38: The dark night of Jesus’ Soul.
"We all try to accept with some sort of submission our afflictions when they actually arrive. But the prayer in Gethsemane shows that the preceding anxiety is equally God’s will…
Lent 2020, Day 36: Drown out the annoyance.
Remember, we ALL are made in God's image- even those of us who perform renditions of "Stomp!" in cement tap shoes.
Lent 2020, Palm Sunday: Hosanna in the highest heaven.
Life moves fast.
Lent 2020, Day 32: Grief.
Picture a wave. In the ocean. You can see it, measure it, its height, the way the sunlight refracts when it passes through. And it's there. And you can see…
Lent 2020, Day 31: Create and survive.
“Never, ever think about creating something good. Good is boring." -Jerry Saltz
Lent 2020, Day 30: Drown out the aloneness.
One of my neighbors opened her door a crack to leave, and upon hearing me and Zoe coming down the hall, quickly and rather loudly, slammed it shut. About 30…
Alisha
@myeastofedenTo borrow a line from Drake: I’m more than just a number. But if I had to pick one, I’d be a 7 — not perfect, just honest about it.
I’m Alisha: 30, a Christ-follower, married to my husband Keiron, and mom to our daughter Zoe. East of Eden is where I write weekly about faith, culture, and relationships — a curious mix of the relevant and reverential, covering everything from religion and politics to pop culture to the quieter, more personal stuff.
I’m slightly off-kilter (but aren’t all “ar-teeests”?) and not your average girl. Hope you enjoy the rantings — don’t take the sarcasm too seriously, and know that comments are always welcome. Very welcome… ahem, HINT, HINT, HINT.
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“A curious mix of the sacred and profane… too nice for a run of the mill blog?”
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