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You’re Invited to Breakfast on the Beach with jesus

I am a doer and a worker who comes from a long line of doers and workers. We are pioneers…

4 years ago

Why You Should Try Again

I live in this beautifully diverse and densely populated neighborhood on the north side of Chicago where the government resettles…

4 years ago

That One Thing that Will make All the Difference

Most of the time, I am a fish out of water in this neighborhood. I am the minority in a…

4 years ago

What Happens When We Cultivate Home

For about two years I lived in this absolutely beautiful, rustic home in a town that is the epitome of…

6 years ago

What my Grandparent’s Fridge Teaches You and Me

There are two types of people in this world—those who keep the front of their fridge clean and organized, and…

6 years ago

Why We Need the Simple and Little Things of Life to Build Lasting Community

Last night, our plans for the evening were interrupted, and it left me feeling fuller than I had in a…

7 years ago

Sometimes the main thing isn’t the main thing

I haven't done a lot of work recently. Don't get me wrong. I have been working and checking off things…

7 years ago

On Dinners Around the Table

I have a thing for the table, for food and friends and a place to gather and share a meal.…

8 years ago

Celebration-The Reminder That I’m Still Alive

It's New Year's Eve. In the Berkey household this means fondue, tall glasses of sparkling juice, life-long friends, laughter and…

11 years ago

Courage

Every once in a while, something wonderful or something terrible will hit us. Sometimes the thing that hits us will…

11 years ago

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