Rev. Mercy’s Blog
Finally! A Bilingual Christmas
This year though, while visiting my parents in Las Vegas, we got to experience my favorite Christmas movie in a brand new way. On DisneyPlus*, you can watch The Muppet Christmas Carol dubbed into Spanish with Spanish subtitles (or English subtitles if you need the option). This year, I got to laugh out of love for my parents by watching them finally fully understand all the jokes being made, and every lyric of every song. It was like a new world opened up for them, like they finally got to fully enjoy the nuances of this particular version of the classic Dickens story.
5 Mindful Ways to Deal with Wedding Planning Stress (plus one important bonus tip…)
From dealing with parents who have their own vision for what your wedding should look like, to budgets that keep expanding, to the uncertainty created by the new Omicron variant, there are many things that can keep you up at night. Or worse—they cause you to start arguing with your partner over silly things…
It’s Noche Buena
If you’re Latina, Latino, or Latinx like me, you know that Noche Buena, “The Good Night,” or Christmas Eve, is the night we really celebrate. In my Cuban family, that is certainly the case. Every year we look forward to the same mouth-watering foods: lechon (Cuban roast pork) or my mom’s pork ribs, congrí (rice and beans cooked together), yuca con mojo (yucca or cassava with a garlic marinade), empanadas, and turron for dessert (almond nougat candies from Spain), among other things…
Your Ceremony Checklist: The 5 Most Important Things to Bring on Your Wedding Day
So, I’ve been professionally officiating weddings since 2017, 2016 if you count my friend Zeke’s wedding, which was the first. Since then, I have seen a few wedding day mishaps. Here is a checklist of things you need to remember to bring to the ceremony on your wedding day…
The Best Advice I Ever Received About My Wedding Day
Even more surprising though, is the impact one of my bosses made on me. It was such a small gesture, a short conversation she might not even remember, but it has lasted with me to this day and I still talk about it regularly.
You see, she had gotten married the first year I was there. I was engaged as well during that time and right before I left on leave to get married, she gave me the best advice I ever received in regards to my wedding day…
What I Have Learned Over the Course of 20 Anniversaries
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. This year things did not go as we had planned. We had booked a cabin near the Sequoia National Forest, but sadly that forest is now under threat of wildfire and our trip had to be canceled. On top of that, we’re still waiting on our refund. So instead of our trip, we had a “staycation” together…