by bianca | Jul 3, 2012 | personal
I sat on a blue, velvet recliner and listened to my best friend articulately describe the pain she was feeling. Her dreams—in her words—were in a million tiny pieces. She leapt through the air in front of thousands of people at the Olympic trials and...
by bianca | Jun 28, 2012 | culture, personal
I have an open mind, open heart, and open mouth when it comes to new things. I also believe you should always give something a second shot. Whether it’s trying a new dish or trying on a new shoe, give it another go-around. However, my post-modern, free-loving,...
by bianca | Jun 19, 2012 | personal, Teaching
It’s been twenty years. Everything felt fine. It wasn’t until my dentist requested an x-ray that things got complicated. Tap, tap. Poke. Scrape. But twenty years unraveled in nothing more than twenty minutes of sitting in his automatic chair. Bianca,...
by bianca | May 25, 2012 | personal
We’ve all misplaced something at some point or another. Our keys. Our shoes. Our minds. But eventually we find them and sigh a sigh of relief. But there are times when something is lost. No recollection, no path, no hope. In Luke 15 Jesus speaks of a woman who...
by bianca | May 22, 2012 | personal
Yesterday was quite possibly the worst failure in my career as a life-long stepparent. Oh Internet, I try. I really do, but sometimes my dreams of being an amazing stepparent and standup comedian go up in a ball of flames. The example: Parker, my eight year-old...