Sunday Reads

• After the Kenyan election, this was the article that made the most sense to me.​​
• As the India-Pakistan partition approaches its’ 70 year marks, I have listened to so many different documentaries and so I enjoyed this intersection with food.
• Books on race for white folks.
• So Algerians believe that black Africans are all diseased. Sigh, Yawn, Buff …
• A wide variety of articles on Bachelorette Rachel’s journey as the first black Bachelorette.
• God’s work of creation is amazing.
• Jesus was very patient with sexual sinners, but he was very hard on hypocrites. You can’t follow Jesus while pretending you don’t really need him.
• Men also need opportunities to share intimate friendships with each other.
• Yep, I am friends with my childhood best friends, are you?
• Very rarely do we see older ladies on blogs. Love this!!
• Beginning your wellness journey.
• Science answers we need: How long do we dunk an oreo for?
• Top 10 African Fiction, I am pretty sure this list will change by the end of the year so enjoy for now
• Because three year anniversaries ask for leather gifts.
• I agree that Home = Tea.

Recipes

• I WILL bake this cake
• … and maybe present it like this.
• Vegan pancakes.
• Cooking with coconut

Belated Sunday Reads

• Love her PhD work on such a personally interesting topic: language.
• Also this article on the benefits of being bilingual for younger kids.
• This short movie trailer is awesome. Then again, anything Chimamanda-related is 🙂
• Television shows for adults.
• I like this conversation on race but overall I am not impressed by Rachel’s choices on #TheBachelorette. But then again, I don’t have to be, it’s really her choice to make.
• In Africa we call these food services “friends and family”.
• Women are ushered into motherhood in such different ways globally. Some PC pics. 
• I know why I do not want to have a baby in the car 😦
• I went to a Christian University for my undergraduate studies.
• Self care that we need.
• How do adults make friends?

We mentally compress our networks when we are harassed, bullied or being threatened by job loss. We close ourselves off, isolating ourselves, creating a huge blind spot where we can’t see our resources, allies and opportunities.