by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Feb 19, 2020 | Hands, Life
Hands are ordinarily extraordinary. They allow us to do the most mundane tasks, yet manifest things we create in our minds into this world. If our hands and all of their parts could talk, would the thumb be an elitist, thinking itself above all the other digits? Would...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jan 22, 2020 | Faith, Life
There are praises to be sung this morning! Sarah, my sister-in-law, gave birth to two, healthy and good sized, twin girls yesterday!! They are a little earlier than we anticipated, at 32 weeks gestation, but we...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Dec 3, 2019 | Family, Life
A friend shared a picture of the Christmas tree her kiddos decorated that was not aesthetically pleasing. It made me smile and reminded me of the sugar cookies my mom and I baked using the recipe offered in my cookie monster book. I was in first grade and remember my...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Nov 11, 2019 | Faith, Life
This country is fraught with imperfections, but I am so thankful for the freedoms I have. It is with deepest gratitude that I remember all who paid the ultimate sacrifice and their families. Were it not for them, I may not have been able to write this… ...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Oct 28, 2019 | Family, Life
Yeah (sigh) we are those people……. I know Jason is not the only one who drowns their pumpkin pie in cool whip. But let’s be real, a marble-sized dollop always leaves you wanting. #Fallfood #Pumpkinspice #pumpkinpie #pumpkin #Coolwhip...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jun 26, 2019 | Life
I recently had lunch with an unlikely colleague. I say unlikely because what transpired between us, while we worked together, was ugly. While I contributed to the ugliness in ways, I acknowledge and ways I simply don’t see, she took significant unparalleled...
